Knox Board to conduct August 2023 monthly meeting

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The Knox County Board of Education will conduct their next regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, August 24, 6:30 pm, at the Board of Education Annex Building (199 Daniel Boone Drive, Barbourville).
A copy of the agenda follows and is available for download on our website. The meeting will also be live streamed on our website.  (See stream at the bottom of this news release.)

1. Call to Order

2. Communications
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Moment of Silence – Rev. Russell Jones, Pastor, Northside Baptist Church

3. Reports to the Board
A. Superintendent’s Monthly Report
B. Architect Updates on Current and Future Projects

4. Adopt Agenda

5. Actions By Consent
A.-I. Acknowledgment of Financial Statements and Financial Reports, Bills and Claims, Previous Board Meeting Minutes, Superintendent’s Personnel Report, Maintenance Report, Field Trip Report, Fundraisers, MOU/MOAs, and Request to Use District Property

6. District Facilities and Operations
A. Discuss and/or Take Action  to Commit $350,000 from the General Fund Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget (9011096-0732) for Future Bus Purchases
B. Discuss and/or Take Action on Lynn Camp Roof Replacement Pay Applications #5
C. Discuss and/or Take Action on Cooperative Agreement Pricing from Crowder and Associates for the Girdler Elementary Roof Replacement Project

7. Governance and Leadership
A. Discuss and/or Take Action on Amendments to Certified Policy 03.122 and Classified 03.222 and 03.273 Policies – First Reading Only
B. Discuss and/or Take Action on Amendments to KCPS Special Education Procedures Handbook – first and only reading

8. Teaching and Learning
A. Discuss and/or Take Action on Memorandum of Agreement for UK Teacher Leader Grant 2023-2024SY
B. Discuss and/or Take Action on Probationary Certification for 1 year for School Media Librarian
C. Discuss and/or Take Action on Emergency Hire for LBD Exceptional Child Teacher
D. Discuss and/or Take Action on Emergency Hire for Substitute Teacher

9. Resources and Support Systems
A. Discuss and/or Take Action on 2023-2024 External School Club Agreements
B. Discuss and/or Take Action on School Resource Officer Agreement for 2023-2024

10. Other Action Items with Discussion
A. Discuss and/or Take Action to Set 2023 Motor Vehicle and Watercraft Property Tax Rate
B. Discuss and/or Take Action to set Real Estate, Personal Property, Aircraft and Watercraft Taxes for 2023-2024
C. Discuss and/or Take Action on Staffing
D. Discuss and/or Take Action on Revised Fee Schedule
E. Discuss and/or Take Action on Banking Services Contract with Forcht Bank

11. Executive Session
A. Motion to enter into closed session for the purposes of discussing pending litigation and for discussions which might lead to the appointment or dismissal of an individual employee as permitted by KRS 61.810(1)(c & f)
B. Motion to return to regular session

12. Remarks By Citizens

13. Adjournment