Frankfort Independent board approves treasurer orders and stipends; hears staffing, facilities and policy updates

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Frankfort Independent School District board met in regular session June 22 and approved the meeting agenda, the treasurer’s orders and a package of extra-duty stipends while hearing updates on staffing, facilities and several grant-funded programs.

Board members voted by voice at the start of the meeting to accept the agenda and later approved the treasurer’s orders, which included district-handled scholarship disbursements and recurring purchase items. The treasurer reported a general-fund beginning balance of about $2.5 million, revenues for the month of roughly $2.9 million and an ending balance near $2.2 million; the building fund balance stood at $640,381 after posting roughly $1.2 million in nickel-tax receipts.

The treasurer also described routine purchases (condensation pumps for locker-room fixtures, a badge/key-door repair at Second Street and replacement Chromebooks). The board approved the orders by motion and voice vote.

Superintendent’s report and staffing

The superintendent noted a resignation submitted by Mr. Elmore and thanked him for his service. The district reported it has filled a second speech-language pathologist position, reducing reliance on contracted services. The superintendent said two certified-teacher vacancies remain: a high-school math opening and a fifth-grade math opening; administrators expect to fill at least one this week.

The superintendent highlighted the district’s hiring goals and said 45% of recent hires were nonwhite. She also announced a registration help event at Second Street on June 24, a new employee orientation on July 23, leadership retreat dates in mid‑July and the school opening schedule (kindergarten Aug. 3; grades 1–12 Aug. 4).

Facilities and programs

Mr. Driscoll reported that replacement of eight HVAC units at Second Street is complete and that phased work on Frankfort High — the next phase of a three-phase project — is beginning.

The board discussed a large purchase of CKLA literacy materials to expand a grant-funded literacy program from K–3 to K–8, intended to provide consistent, science-of-reading-aligned materials across grade levels. School staff also summarized professional development taken at the Kentucky Council for Children Behavior Institute, which emphasized early‑childhood behavior supports and classroom management.

Grants and budget impacts

Officials said some programs are funded with grants and will sunset if grants end. The superintendent said the district will not receive Title V funds this year because its census-based poverty percentage fell to about 17%, and projected Title I funding will decline by roughly $30,000 compared with last year.

Summer meals and health services

The superintendent provided summer-feeding figures: about 23,814 meals distributed on Tuesdays and roughly 4,217 meals at other sites, for a combined total of approximately 28,031 meals over two weeks. The Healthy Kids Clinic provided sports physicals for 61 athletes on June 8 and will add optometry services next year.

Policy first reading

The board conducted a first reading of policy 3.121 (verification of employment) and related classified policy 3.221, which would require the human-resources coordinator to forward verification requests to prior employers and limit salary calculations to experience verified in writing. Board members sought to clarify what constitutes "notification of employment" and suggested specifying "notification from the district human resources director of employment." These policies will return for a second reading at a future meeting.

Votes and next steps

Later in the meeting the board approved the consent agenda and the proposed extra-duty stipends for 2026–27 by voice votes. At the end of public business the board voted to move into closed session pursuant to the statute cited on the record to discuss matters that might lead to appointment, discipline or dismissal of an individual.

The board did not take further public action before adjourning into closed session.