MINUTES

KEDC Board of Directors

November 15-16, 2006

Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky

The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) Board of Directors met on November 15-16, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky. Present were the following members and guests:

Members Present:

Mr. John Paul Amis, Supt., Perry County Schools

Mr. Lonnie Anderson, Supt., Whitley County Schools

Mr. Steve Butcher, Supt., Wolfe County Schools

Mr. Dennis W. Byrd, Supt., Williamsburg Independent Schools

Ms. Kelley Crain, Supt., Fleming County Schools
Mr. Tim Eaton, Supt., Pulaski County Schools

Mr. Joe Dan Gold, Supt., Morgan County Schools

Mr. Larry Hammond, Supt., Rockcastle County Schools
Ms. Linda Hatter, Supt., Casey County Schools
Ms. Nancy Hutchinson, Supt., Bath County Schools

Mr. Bruce Johnson, Supt., Mercer County Schools
Mr. Marshall Kemp, Supt., Logan County Schools

Mr. Jeff May, Supt., Lawrence County Schools

Mr. Charles Mitchell, Supt., Menifee County Schools
Mr. Tim Moore, Supt., Mason County Schools

Mr. Lonnie Morris, Supt., Powell County Schools
Mr. Bill Musick, Supt., Fairview Independent Schools
Mr. Howard Osborne, Supt., Boyd County Schools

Mr. Donnie Robison, Supt., Monticello Independent Schools

Mr. Gary Rye, Supt., Dayton Independent Schools

Mr. Coy Samons, Supt., Supt., Paintsville Independent Schools

Ms. Mary Browning representing Mr. Stu Silberman, Supt., Fayette County Schools

Mr. Rick Walker, Supt., Science Hill Independent Schools

Mr. Larry Warren, Supt., Barbourville Independent Schools
Mr. Richard Webb, Supt., Burgin Independent Schools

Mr. John Williams, Supt., Elliott County Schools

Mr. John Younce, Supt., Greenup County Schools

Members Not Present:

Mr. Ray Ball, Supt., McCreary County Schools

Mr. Mark Blackburn, Supt., Martin County Schools
Mr. Chuck Brown, Supt., Robertson County Schools
Mr. Mike Caudill, Supt., Madison County Schools
Dr. Susan Compton, Supt., Russell Independent Schools
Mr. Gary Conkin, Supt., Berea Independent Schools

Mr. Roger Cook, Supt., Russellville Independent Schools

Mr. John Cordle, Supt. Augusta Independent Schools
Mr. John T. Dalton, Supt., Wayne County Schools

Mr. Phil Eason, Supt., Ashland Independent Schools

Dr. Michael Eberbaugh, Supt., Bullitt County Schools

Dr. Paul W. Fanning, Supt., Floyd County Schools
Ms. Darlene Gee, Supt., Carter County Schools

Mr. Burt Hensley, Supt., Estill County Schools

Mr. Ralph Hoskins, Supt., Jackson County Schools
Mr. Walter “T” Hulett, Supt., Knox County Schools

Mr. Joe Hunley, Supt., Magoffin County Schools
Dr. Janice Lantz, Supt., Nelson County Schools

Mr. Roger Marcum, Supt., Marion County Schools
Mr. Ed McNeel, Supt., Corbin Independent Schools
Mr. Frank Melvin, Supt., Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools
Mr. Marvin Moore, Supt., Rowan County Schools

Mr. Scott Pierce, Supt., Russell County Schools

Mr. Homer Radford, Jr., Supt., E. Bernstadt Independent Schools

Mr. Maurice Reeder, Supt., Lewis County Schools
Mr. Wilson Sears, Supt., Somerset Independent Schools

Mr. Stu Silberman, Supt., Fayette County Schools

Mr. Larry Sparks, Supt., Leslie County Schools

Mr. George Thompson, Supt., Bell County Schools
Mr. Steve Trimble, Supt., Johnson County Schools
Mr. Paul Upchurch, Supt., Oldham County Schools
Mr. Patrick Waddell, Supt., Supt., Edmonson County Schools

Mr. Roger Wagner, Supt., Pike County Schools

Dr. Teresa Wallace, Supt., Lincoln County Schools
Mr. Mike White, Supt., Pineville Independent Schools
Mr. Darryl Wilder, Supt., Middlesboro Independent Schools

Mr. Larry Woods, Supt., Butler County Schools
Mr. Raymond Woolsey, Supt., Garrard County Schools

Guests Present:

Mr. Charlie Borders, Senator and Chairman of Senate A&R Committee

Mr. Richard Bray, Rockcastle County Schools
Ms. Debbie Daniels, KDE
Dr. Dale Duvall, MSU

Mr. Wendell Emerson, Ross, Sinclair, and Associates
Ms. Sonya Glynn, Creative Image Technologies

Dr. Blake Haselton, KASS

Dr. Roland Haun, EKU
Ms. Linda Pittenger, KDE

Dr. Phil Rogers, EPSB

Mr. Bill Scott, KSBA
Ms. Rhonda Sims, KDE

Mr. Tom Sledge, American Fidelity
Mr. Ernie Tacoque, TRANE
Dr. Bob Tarvin, Kentucky School Facilities
Mr. Myron Thompson, KSBA

Mr. Wayne Young, KASA

KEDC Staff Present

Mr. Stan Riggs, Executive Director & Board Secretary/Treasurer

Ms. Susan Ramey, Procurement Specialist

Mr. Steve Smith, Director of Business Services
Ms. Tammy Vonderheide, Business Manager

Mr. Rocky Wallace, Director of Instructional Support

Ms. Terri White, Executive Assistant / Webmaster

Mr. Tim Crawford, KEDC Board Attorney

The KEDC Board of Directors meeting was called to order on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 3:00 PM by Chairperson Tim Eaton with twenty-five (25) members present.

Ms. Kelley Crain, Chair-elect introduced and welcomed the guests to the Board of Directors meeting.

Guest Speakers

Dr. Blake Haselton, KASS, gave an update from the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents.

Mr. Bill Scott, KSBA, gave an update from the Kentucky School Board Association.

Mr. Wayne Young, KASA, gave an update from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.

Mr. Mark Ryles, KDE, gave an update from the Kentucky Department of Education.

Dr. Phillip Rogers, EPSB, gave an update from the Educational Professional Standards Board.

Mr. Stan Riggs and Mr. Rocky Wallace KEDC, presented McREL: Leadership Responsibilities of Principals and Superintendents that Impact Student Achievement.

Ms. Debbie Daniels, KDE, presented information on the School Administration Manager (SAM) program.

Ms. Rhonda Sims, KDE, gave an assessment update.

Ms. Sonya Glynn from Creative Image Technologies presented information on multimedia for the 21^st Century classroom.

BUSINESS SESSION AGENDA

1. Call to Order/Confirm Presence of Quorum (>25% requires 17 of 64 voting members)
Chairman Tim Eaton declared that a quorum was present.

2. Actions By Consent
On the recommendation of the Executive Director, the Consent Items (2.1 – 2.5), were
approved on a motion by Mr. Bruce Johnson, and seconded by Mr. Coy Samons.

2.1. Approval of Minutes

Recommend approval of the attached minutes of the October 18, 2006 regular meeting.

2.2. Approval of Financial Report and Orders of the Treasurer

Recommend approval of the financial report for October 2006 and the Orders of the Treasurer for the period of October 1, 2006 through October 31, 2006.

2.3. Personnel Report

Recommend that the Board acknowledge receipt of the Executive Director’s Report on Personnel Actions as follows:

2.3.1. Employed Taunya Carpenter, Elliott County Corrections ABE Instructor, for 1110 hours, to be paid from the Master’s Degree Salary Schedule, Step 0, effective October 24, 2006.

2.3.2. Accepted the resignation of Pam Bischoff, Mercer County ABE Instructor, effective October 26, 2006.

2.4. Contract Approvals

Recommend approval of the following contracts and agreements (contract period is for FY2006-2007 unless otherwise noted):

General Fund

2.4.1. KY School Boards Insurance Trust – Worker’s Compensation Fund Member Self-Insurance Agreement

2.4.2. Tyler Technologies – Annual Support & License Agreement for Munis Software and GUI Support - $11,250.00

Big East Education Cooperative

2.4.3. Amy Hatzel – Consultant Services - $1,397.76

2.4.4. Safe Crisis Management – October 16-17, 2006 – Instructor Recertification

Adult Education

2.4.5. Jewell Montgomery – Consultant Services - $800.00

Smaller Learning Communities

2.4.6. Hyatt Regency Lexington – November 15, 2006 Meeting

Wilderness Trail & Upper Cumberland Education Cooperatives

2.4.7. KY School for the Blind – Agreement to establish a KSB Regional Program for children who are blind and visually impaired.

2.5. Collective Bidding

Recommend authorization to solicit and accept Preferred Vendor Core Item Bids as needed on an on-going basis for the various bid item categories to be effective January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.

3. Actions With Discussion

3.1. Approval of KEDC Vision Statement
On the recommendation of the Executive Director, the Vision Statement, was
approved on a motion by Mr. Bill Music, and seconded by Mr. John Younce.

Recommend approval of the attached vision statement as presented at the October board meeting. The vision statement was prepared with input from KEDC superintendents, other district personnel, and KEDC staff.

4. Communications and Other Items

4.1.Book Provided to KEDC Superintendents

KEDC is providing to each superintendent the book co-authored by Ken Blanchard, William Oncken, Jr., and Hal Burrows titled “The One-Minute Manager Meets the Monkey” and a token monkey as a reminder to practice “Monkey Management”.

4.2.Staff Reports

Written Staff Reports will be provided in the board packets.

The meeting was recessed until Thursday, November 16, 2006, at 8:30 AM.

The KEDC Board of Directors meeting was reconvened Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 8:30 AM by Chairperson Tim Eaton with seventeen (17) members present. Mr. Eaton introduced and welcomed the guests to the Board of Directors meeting.

Guest Speakers

Mr. Stan Riggs, KEDC, presented The 3 Keys to Empowerment.

Mr. Charlie Borders, Senator and Chairman of Senate A&R Committee, presented A Legislator’s Perspective.

Ms. Linda Pittenger, KDE, presented information on the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) program.

Mr. Tim Crawford, KEDC Board Attorney, gave an update.

A drawing was held for two $100 awards for instructional supplies donated by Ross, Sinclair & Associates and Touchstone Energy. Morgan County Schools and Menifee County Schools were drawn and will receive checks at the next meeting.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

KEDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES

November 15-16, 2006

SIGNATURES

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Mr. Tim Eaton Mr. Stan Riggs

Chairperson Secretary to the Board