Board Buzz

We offer this recap of our school board meetings as part of our commitment to providing timely updates for students, families, staff, and the community.

To expedite maintenance work at several schools, the board members agreed to move ahead with a proposed request for capital funds to cover various repairs and services.

Several items are on the board's consent agenda for its June 24 regular meeting, including:

• Certified Evaluation Plan for FCPS employees
• FY25 Internal Audit Plan, which Murphy deemed "critical to the health of our organization"
• Proposed Changes to the 2024-25 Student Code of Conduct, including language to clarify dress code violations

In addition, the board will be asked to adopt our district's Annual Policy Updates and Annual Procedure Updates at their next meeting, including the language about paid parental leave for employees. Kentucky School Boards Association Director of Policy and E-meetings Services Katrina Kinman and Chief Legal Officer Shelley Chatfield presented the first reading on Monday evening.

Finally, Superintendent Demetrus Liggins mentioned he will share an informational item at the June 24 action meeting that details the Defined Teacher Workday document, which was developed with campus principals and the Fayette County Education Association (FCEA). FCPS plans to pilot this initiative in the upcoming school year. Additionally, Liggins said we will seek to formalize the FCPS and board's relationship with FCEA, the Fayette County Education Support Professionals Association, and the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.

The video series “Murphy’s Minute” features Board Chair Tyler Murphy answering frequently asked questions. Topics include the school board’s roles, responsibilities, service to the community, advocacy, meeting schedules, and decisions that affect our students, schools, and families. Students from several of our secondary schools host the biweekly series.

You can watch the latest video here in the Board Buzz; it's later archived on the main school board webpage and in a YouTube playlist.

• Skim the June 10 planning agenda or listen to the audio file.
• Read the official minutes, which will be posted within the agenda of the next board meeting.
  

The public is welcome to attend planning sessions and action meetings in person at the John D. Price Administration Building, 450 Park Place. (Note: June and July meetings are virtual.) The monthly action meetings are also livestreamed on the FCPS YouTube channel and the district's Video on Demand service. These videos are archived in a YouTube playlist.