Lawrence County Board of Education Special Meeting: Sept 28, 2022
The Lawrence County Board of Education held a special meeting and with a working budget work session on September 28, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the LCHS library. Board members Maddlene Roberts, Barbara Robinson, and Garnett Skaggs were present in-person, as Superintendent, Robbie Fletcher, Chairman, Heath Preston, and Jim See joined the meeting virtually. The next Regular Meeting will be held at Fallsburg Elementary School on October 17, 2022, at 6:00 PM.
Blaine School employees, Ms. Julie Cooper, Librarian/Media Specialist and Ms. Stacy Reynolds, Art/Music/VPA gave a presentation on the creation of the Blaine News Network (BNN). Their presentation outlined their need for equipment for the newscasting program. The news program will cover sporting events, academic team meets, school and community regular news, individual student success, and provide broadcasts on a YouTube channel. The BES staff will also collaborate with Mr. Prince’s LCHS news class for guidance on the new program. The group is requesting monetary support for new equipment to support the news class. Some of the new equipment includes a green screen, camera/tripod, wireless/wearable microphone, regular microphone, iPad and iPad pencil and safety case. Their goal is to encourage/teach students about the digital arts and digital journalism.
The Lady Dawgs Softball building, and upgrades will soon be underway. The start day for beginning work is for Oct 3rd, 2022, weather permitting.
Dr. Fletcher, Chair of the LSAC, discussed the charter school regulations. There are questions if it is constitutional, for local tax dollars to support charter schools in the state of Kentucky. Dr. Fletcher has also attended the KASS Summit, in Louisville, KY on September 28-29, 2022. The summit has discussed the legislation on kindergarten programs being funded for the full day and issues on teacher retention and pay.
The Claims and Orders of the Treasurer were approved for student learning and support services. Some the costs included fencing for the school campus, dues for the KY Association for Academic Competition (KACC), and dues for the KY School Public Relations Association (KYSPRA).
There were several items approved on the Consent Agenda. The dual credit Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Ashland Community & Technical College (ACTC) and Lawrence County Schools was approved. The Fallsburg Chaffin Property 5-year lease agreement; Oct 1, 2022- Sept 30, 2022, was approved. There were several out-of-state trip requests approved. The LCHS Baseball Spring Training Trip to Myrtle Beach, SC on April 1-6, 2023, was approved. The LWES K-1 student’s trip to Noble Family Farms, Minford, OH on Oct 17, 2022, was approved. The BES request for monetary assistance for the support of the news program in the amount of $3,303.65 was approved. LCHS Counselor, Scott Johnson requested assistance with payment for dual credit fees for LCHS students, for both ACTC dual credit courses and UK Next Generation Scholar dual credit courses, was approved.
The Blaine and Fallsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant modification, to reduce the monitoring form monthly to quarterly was approved.
Ms. Brandi Vanhoose related financial information concerning the working budget for the 2022- 2023 fiscal year. Ms. Vanhoose stated, “It is evident that students and instruction are a priority in Lawrence County Schools.” The categories of Instruction, Student Support Services, and Instructional Staff Support total 53% of the budget. Also, the budget has the Contingency set at 3.9%. The Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Working Budget was approved.
There was a motion to purchase three buses using ESSER funds. There will be a new 84 passenger bus, and two smaller passenger buses. The purchase of these buses will allow Lawrence County Schools to be back on schedule.
The CTE Coordinator, Christy Moore was requesting permission to bid and purchase an anatomage table for the LCHS Career Technical Education program. The board approved for the bidding of the anatomage table, which will require 3 bids from separate vendors.
All residents are always invited to attend the Lawrence County Board Meetings to become aware of the issues affecting our students and schools. The meetings may also be viewed virtually through the public viewing link. A copy of the most recent Lawrence County Board agendas & meetings can be found on the current Lawrence County District webpage at www.lawrence.k12.ky.us.
LC Schools would like to congratulate seven LCHS students on their success! Saibra Moore, Ivy Bowers, and Mia West are attending The Gatton Academy located at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Abigayle Caldwell, Casey Hovis, Dakota Murphy, and Hanah Whisenant are attending The Craft Academy located at Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. These academies both boast residential programs for students demonstrating excellence in science and mathematics. Congratulations to all!
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LEES has started a Compliment Journal Program to show gratitude and appreciation to their teachers and staff!
#EAST #AllinLC
LCHS's Chemistry Class/Lab welcomes in Autumn!
Fallsburg Elementary School held its Grandparents Day "Grand Dinner 2022" on Sept 20th, 2022!
Louisa West Elementary School held their annual Grandparent's Day Ice Cream Social on Sept 20th, 2022!
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Congratulations Ms. Graves and Ms. Deerfield for going above and beyond at LEES!
#EAST #AllinLC @All_in_LC
LCHS Golf News!
The LCHS Golf team competed at regionals on Sept 19-20, 2022. JD Montgomery (Senior), qualified as an individual to compete in the state tournament on Monday Sept 26, 2022 at the Winchester Country Club!
Good Luck!!!
HOOPS League 2022!
Deadline for entry is Oct 15th, 2022!!!
Sign up online through the QR Code or
In-person sign-ups at LCHS on dates of
Oct 8th, 2022 & Oct 15th, 2022 from 9 AM- 12:00PM (Noon)
Must be a current resident!
Multi-Employer Job Fair
When? Wednesday, Sept 21, 2022
Where? Lawrence County Community Center
180 Bulldog Lane
Louisa, KY 41230
Time: 10:00AM- 4:00 PM (Check Flyer For Employers List)
4:00 PM- 6:00 PM (Check Flyer For Employers List)
LCHS Girls & Boys Golf Regional Competitions Sept 19-20, 2022!
EKEBC Local Teams- Blaine , Fallsburg, & Louisa East Elementary Schools
#EAST #AllinLC #ItsABlaineThing #OnceADragonAlwaysADragon
EKEBC Local Teams- Blaine , Fallsburg, & Louisa East Elementary Schools
#AllinLC #ItsABlaineThing
EKEBC Local Teams- Blaine , Fallsburg, & Louisa East Elementary Schools
#AllinLC #OnceADragonAlwaysADragon
EKEBC Local Teams- Blaine , Fallsburg, & Louisa East Elementary Schools
#EAST #AllinLC
LCHS Girls Soccer Team competes in Owensboro, KY for the 2A State Title on
Sept 16, 2022 at 12:00PM!
Tomorrow is High Attendance Day! Help your school have the best attendance in the state! #AllinLC
Help your school win $500!
The 2022 LC Homecoming is in the books and was a huge success! A big thank you to all the LC Schools, teachers, and staff for all their hard work during homecoming week!
At LCHS, homecoming week began with a book drive and coin drive. The donated K-8 level books are going to help with several Leslie County School libraries that were destroyed during the floods. The book drive will continue through Thursday, September 8th, 2022, and can be dropped off at LCHS. The coin drive proceeds will go toward counties that were also affected by Eastern Kentucky flooding. The sophomore class won the book drive, but all classes each received 200 points for their enormous contributions to the coin drive.
On Wednesday, LCHS students participated in gym day activities and competitions. Some of the activities included class vs class dodgeball games, a Fear Factor eating contest, three legged races, and more. On Thursday, field day activities were held at the Jim Varney football stadium. These activities included the mile race, metered races, a pie eating contest, football kick and throw, tug of war, and much more. The total points that were distributed from previous activities going into Friday’s spirit day were as follows: Sophomore Class- 1595, Senior Class- 1585, Junior Class- 1445, and Freshmen Class- 1280.
Finally on Friday, spirit day competitions were held in the heavily decorated LCHS gymnasium. There wasn’t a bare wall to be found. Students class signs were everywhere, in perfect LC Homecoming fashion. As the students competed to win the spirit stick, it was amazing to watch them cheer for each other. A sophomore student, Gibson Thompson also helped a fellow junior student, Dustin Moore when his guitars strings broke during the talent portion of the program. Thompson loaned Moore his guitar to finish his talent session. It is moments like these, that bring out so much LC pride!
In conclusion of Friday’s spirit day activities, these were the winners of the event categories.
The fight song winners were 1stplace Senior Class, 2nd place Junior Class, and 3rd place Freshmen Class. The talent winners were 1st place Sophomore Class, 2nd place Senior Class, and 3rd place Freshmen Class. The skit winners were 1st place Sophomore Class, 2nd place Senior Class, and 3rd place Junior Class.
All LCH classes performed great fight songs, talent, and skits. However, the overall class winner of the Spirit Stick for the 2022 LC Homecoming was the Sophomore Class! Congratulations!
And like everyone says, “No one does homecoming like Lawrence County!” Till next year!
In the student handbook, a Parent Engagement Meeting Schedule was posted for this school year. The LC District Parent Engagement Meeting that was scheduled for September 8th, 2022, has been rescheduled. The new date and time are September 19, 2022 from 5-6 PM. The location will be announced closer to the date. Please feel free to share this information. Thank you for your understanding.