School Board Recognizes Karen Evans

Mon, 08/17/2015 - 10:19pm — Diane Dyer

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, at the Butler County Education Complex. Board members Delbert Johnson, Debbie Hammers and Amy Hood were in attendance.
The board recognized former board member Karen Evans for her service to the district. Evans served on the board since 2007, and resigned this year after he son took a teaching position in the district. Due to regulations board members cannot have an immediate relative employed by the board. Evans served as chairman of the board.

"We want to thank Karen for her service to the district, we are going to miss her, she did a great job," said Superintendent Scott Howard.
“I enjoyed my time on the board; this is a very good board and district. They always put the students first,” said Evans.
After approving the minutes of the July 14th meeting, Eric Elms gave the treasurer’s report: Beginning balance; $1,448,309.68, Expenditures; $1,244,022.26, Receipts; $1,382,704.48, and Ending balance of $1,586,991.90.
Total enrollment for the district is down from this date last year according to Howard.
“On the third day of school last year we had 2164 students, this year’s total is 2137,” said Howard.
A breakdown of the numbers:
                 2014          2015
BCHS       626            639
BCMS       473            488
MES          686            651
NBES        336            337

Kaitlin Harrison gave the School Nutrition Report. According to Harrison more students are eating lunch and breakfast at school. Comparing number from last year to this year Harrison was well pleased with the increase.
“In order to keep the free lunch and breakfast program in the schools there needs to be at least a 90 percent participation rate. So far MES has had a 97 percent rate and BCMS and NBES have had a 96 percent rate,” said Harrison.

Superintendent Scott Howard reported to the board concerning recent meeting and events he had attended on behalf of the district including: United Way presentation, Adult Education graduation, Infant-Toddler Institute, leadership retreat, Chinese Tour, Out on a Limb on WLBQ 101.5, and the Leader In Me Initiative.

“We are very excited about the Leader In Me, which is starting this year at Morgantown Elementary and next year at North Butler Elementary. The community is a vital part of this program as well,” said Howard.
Instructional Supervisors Robert Tuck and Donna Annis reported on events, programs, and activities at each of the individual schools in the district.

Tammy Parker, representing the Butler County Baseball Boosters, asked for the board’s approval to erect an outfield metal fence at the baseball field.
“The money has been donated and the boosters are going to do the work, there will be no cost to the district, said Clark.
The board approved the project.

The board approved the following:

FMLA Request for BCMS Teacher

Receipt of the “Managing Government Records” Document

Receipt of the “Kentucky Open Records and Open Meetings Acts” Document

FY 16 Revised BCMS Master Schedule

KEDC FY 16 Dairy Products Bid from Purity Dairies LLC

KEDC FY 16 Groceries/Supplies Bid from Gordon Food Service

FY 16 Bakery Products Bid from Klosterman Baking Company

FY 16 Ice Cream Bid from Brown’s Ice Cream Co.

FY 16 Food Service Pest Control with Leitchfield Exterminators

FY 16 Chemicals Bid with Southern Foods

FY 16 Revised School Nutrition Handbook

FY 16 Preschool Handbook

FY 16 Tentative Fund 2 Budgets

FY 16 School Lunch Meal Price Increase to Meet the Requirement in Section 205 of the Healthy, Hungry Free Kids Act of 2010 – High School Student Lunch rose to $2.00

2nd Reading of KSBA Recommended Policies and Procedures Revisions

FY 16 Student Handbooks for Butler County Middle, Morgantown Elementary, and North Butler Elementary Schools

FY 16 Faculty Handbooks for Butler County Middle, Morgantown Elementary, and North Butler Elementary Schools

FY 16 Butler County Learning Center Policies and Procedures Handbook

KDE Funding Assurances

Baseball Booster Fence Project

FY 16 Gifted/Talented Handbook

FY 16 School Year ARC Chairpersons

Resolution of the Board of Education of Butler County, Kentucky, Authorizing the Use of Certain General Fund Revenues to Support Debt Service on a Series of School Building Revenue Bonds to be issued by the Butler County School District Finance Corporation

Resolution of Official Intent of the Butler County Board of Education to Finance the Construction of Renovations to Butler County High School, Butler County Middle School, and Morgantown Elementary School from the Proceeds of a Proposed Issue of Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds