Somerset Independent School District
Board Meeting Agenda
November 12, 2013, Regular Monthly Board Meeting
6:00 P.M.
“We will provide our students with the highest educational learning experience by creating innovative opportunities, effective communication, and leaders who inspire – Everyday, Everyway, No Exceptions!”
I. Call to Order
A. Approve/Amend November 12, 2013, Board Meeting Agenda
II. Recognitions
A. Somerset High School
Character Salutes for the Month of October 2013, for the word Courage
Dustin Burkett – Senior, Jasmine Lucas – Junior,
James Gregory Cole Smith – Sophomore, Jordan Doan – Freshman,
Lynette Penley – Science Teacher/National Honor Society Sponsor
Central Kentucky Youth Salute
Jordyn Bray, Alex Demunbrun, Keaton Eberly, Brooke Galloway,
Jasmine Lucas
Battle of the Bluegrass $1000 Play of the Game
Jordan Doan (football)
SHS Boys’ Soccer Team
Mosawer Amarkhail, William Tate Blankenship, Carlos Canella,
Benjamin Rawley Crosslin, Keaton Eberly, Nicholas Henry, Austin Hill,
Kevenn Huerman, Trenton Jones, Reza Katanbaf, Philip Christian Mauney, Marlon Moran, Blake Morris, Brandon Patterson, Manuel Dixon-Peralta,
Jake Pierce, Tucker Powers, Jaron Richards, Trevor Richardson,
Audeli Salvador-Agustin, James Gregory Cole Smith, Isaac Stephens,
Logan Stevens, Grant Tindle, Matthew Webb
Steve Wallace – Boys’ Head Coach
B. Meece Middle School
Character Salutes for the Month of October 2013, for the word Courage
Katelyn Collins – 5th Grade, Kannon Tucker – 5th Grade,
Olivia Stevens – 6th Grade, Audrey Anderson – 7th Grade,
Taylor Hines – 8th Grade,
Pam Burkett – PTA Parent Volunteer,
Margaret Dick – Bookkeeper
C. Hopkins Elementary School
Character Salutes for the Month of October 2013, for the word Courage
Jordan Lewis – Kindergarten, Danielle Holman – Kindergarten,
Gwendolyn Marion – 1st Grade, David Daniel Taylor – 1st Grade,
Julie Renae Meece – 2nd Grade, Noah West – 2nd Grade,
Max Carter – 3rd Grade, Payton Acey – 3rd Grade,
Arrlie Escobar-Lopez – 4th Grade, Avery Adams – 4th Grade,
Lisa Criswell – 3rd Grade Teacher
Girls’ Cross Country Team Regional Champions, Cave Run Lake Regional Meet
Johnna Katherine Bruner, Abigail Ford, Emily Ham, Grace Perkins,
Madelyn Perkins, Adria Poynter, Savannah Richardson, Pearl Wonn,
Albert Calhoun – Head Coach,
Kim Perkins – Assistant Coach, Michael Crowhurst – Assistant Coach
III. Communications
A. August 2013, Approved SBDM Minutes
1. Hopkins Elementary School
2. Meece Middle School
3. Somerset High School
B. Citizens and Delegations
IV. Superintendent’s Report
A. Retirements/Resignations/Dismissals
B. 2013-2014 Extra Service Employments
C. Porter Hopkins Elementary Proficiency Progress Report
1. 1st Grade through 3rd Grade
D. Meece Middle School Proficiency Progress Report
1. 5th Grade
2. 6th Grade
3. 7th Grade
4. 8th Grade
E. Somerset High School Proficiency Progress Report
1. 9-12 English
2. 9-12 Math
3. 9-12 Science
4. 9-12 Social Studies
5. 9-12 Supporting Subjects
V. Treasurer’s Report
A. Financial Statement, Link One and October 2013, Balances
B. Current bills, Construction Vendor Listing
VI. Consent Items
A. Board meeting minutes for October 2013
1. October 17, 2013, Special-Called Board Meeting
2. October 22, Special-Called Board Meeting
B. Use-of-Facility Request
1. Somerset Lions Club and Philip H. Losey, II are requesting to use the Somerset High School W.B. Jones Auditorium on Saturday, November 23, 2013, 4:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. for the annual Somerset Lions Club Magic Show, Link One
2. Woodstock Masonic Lodge and Tim Anderson are requesting to use the Somerset High School W.B. Jones Auditorium and sound system equipment, Somerset High School Dining Room/Kitchen on Friday, April 25, 2014, beginning at 5:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. for the Masonic Lodge of Kentucky District Meeting, The approval of this request is pending receipt of proper Certificate of Liability insurance notification, Link One
VII. New Business
A. Approve Special Inspections Contract with Thermal Balance, Inc. for Hopkins Elementary School Construction Phase II, Link One, Link Two
B. Approve BG-4 1302-09 Gerdau Ameristeel for the Hopkins Elementary School Renovation Project Phase II, Link One
C. Approve KETS Offer of Assistance, Link One
D. Approve the 2014 Nutrition & Physical Activity Report, Link One
E. Approve Creation of a Dance Coach Position at Meece Middle School
F. Approve Hopkins Elementary School PTO Fundraiser – Santa Workshop and Santa Pictures, Link One, Link Two
G. Approve an Out-of-State/Overnight Travel Request
1. Approve an out-of-state travel request by Somerset High School Cheerleaders, Beth Bruner, Elizabeth Fehrenbach, Ashley Martin and Megan McGlothlin to travel to Orlando, Florida to attend the National High School Cheerleading Championships, February 7-10, 2014. Funds will be collected through fundraising, Link One
2. Approve an overnight travel request by the Meece Middle School Y-Club, Kasey Bardin, Cindy Denney, and Jennifer Mink to travel to Lexington, Kentucky to attend the Kentucky Youth Assembly (KYA), December 1-3, 2013. Funds will be collected by parents of students and through aide offered by KYA, Link One
H. Approve Family Medical Leave Request (See Folder Marked Confidential)
VIII. Adjourn