Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel

Board Meeting

February 18, 2005

Minutes of the Meeting

 

 

Members Present:  Pashia Staton, Mike Casteel, Tom Daugherty, Rita Byrd, Skip Johnson, Anthony Little, Chuck Green, Steve Dunn, Jennifer Smith, Steve Harrison, Brenda Mann, Jon Lawson, Karen Kirby, Charles Criss, Kristina Springer, Larry Cotton. Gerald Turner, Marsha Hurt

 

Guests:  Michele Kays, Sherri Clusky, Yvette Perry, Julie Ennis, Jane Keys, Bill Monroe, Jan Fletcher, Barbara Donica, Karen Erwin, Sharon Trivette, Jeff Brock, Gary Bevill, Pamela Downs, Mark Vaughn, Jeff Sexton, Shirley Herald, Clyde Caudill

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

President Pashia Staton called the meeting go order at 9:30 AM in the State Board Room in Frankfort on Friday, February 18, 2005.  She asked for a moment of silence in memory of Judith Eastridge, the former DPP in Taylor Co. who passed away recently.  President Staton then welcomed the guests in attendance at the meeting.

 

Rita Byrd presented the minutes of the September 22, 2004 meeting.  A motion was made by Mike Casteel and seconded by Steve Dunn to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.  Marsha Hurt presented the minutes of the November 8, 2004 meeting noting a correction to the spelling of Julie Ennis’ name.  A motion was made by Karen Kirby and seconded by Tom Daugherty to approve the minutes as corrected.  Motion carried.

 

Copies of the Treasurer’s Report were distributed in the absence of Chuck Stallard.  A motion was made by Larry Cotton and seconded by Rita Byrd to accept the report.  Motion carried. 

 

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

 

Clyde Caudill, representing KASA, provided an update to the Board on bills currently making their way through this session of the Kentucky General Assembly which are of particular concern to school districts.  This prompted quite a lengthy discussion and Mr. Caudill was able to answer several questions regarding many of the bills in question.  With the session winding down, it is doubtful that all of these bills will make it to passage.

 

KDE/FTE Sub-Committee Report

 

Michele Kays reported that the FTE sub-committee had met two times in Elizabethtown in order to have the necessary changes to STI by the February 1 deadline.  She indicated that the committee would meet one more time in the STI Glasgow office.  Michele explained the process that the committee used to identify the areas in STI Office and STI District where changes would need to be made to accommodate the move from the current way of tracking tardies, half day, and full day absences to the percentages tracked in the FTE model.  Marsha Hurt, who served as chair of the sub-committee, thanked the members of that group for all of the time and hard work that went into the project.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

Rita Byrd reported for the committee studying Perfect Attendance Rewards.  She indicated that there are approximately 75 students each year who have had perfect attendance for grades K-12.  The committee felt that scholarships probably would not be feasible because of that number.   A motion was made by Steve and seconded by Mike that some sort of recognition be made for public school students with perfect attendance in grades 1-12.  Motion carried.

 

Pashia will bring the proposed constitutional amendment keeping the old KASA Regions to the next meeting.  The Board will then vote on the proposed amendment and then take it to the general membership at the September, 2005 meeting.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Legislative Committee – Yvette Perry will copy information for the Board members regarding the following bills:  SB 7, SB 172, HB 72, HB 197, and HB 35.

 

Juvenile Justice Committee – No Report

 

PR Committee – No Report

 

KASA/KDPP Home School Committee – Bill Monroe with the KY Home Education Association provided copies of the Home School Information Packet to Board members.  This packet contains the Home School Information Packet and Best Practice Document prepared by the Christian Home Educators of Kentucky, the Kentucky Home Education Association and the Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel, August 21, 1997; Revised November 14, 2000.  He also indicated that the organization’s website is http://www.khea.info/.

 

NCLB/Homeless Children Committee – This report was moved to Old Business at the June, 2005 meeting.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Department of Public Health – State Immunization Registry – Jeff Brock reported that they are trying to develop a state-wide immunization registry.  Steve H. will serve on the advisory committee for this project.

 

Conference on Change in Lice Policies – Karen Erwin reported on the recommendation from the American Board of Pediatric Medicine that schools get away from the past practice of having “No Nit Policies”.  She indicated that KSBA is already aware of this and is working on proposed policies.  There will be a general session at the Fall KDPP Conference to address this topic.

 

Secondary GED Program – This item was moved to the June, 2005 agenda.  Pashia will ask Jennifer Carroll to come to that meeting and speak about the Secondary GED Program.

 

2005 KDPP Conference – Pashia reported that the brochure will be available on the KASA website and that registration can also be done online.  A letter will go out to Superintendents and KDPP Board members in May encouraging conference attendance.  It was suggested that the General Session with Commissioner Wilhoit be held on Thursday morning of the conference. 

 

Next Meeting Date – The next meeting will be held on Friday, June 24, 2005 at 9:30 AM (EDT) in the State Board Room, Capital Plaza Tower, Frankfort, KY.

 

A motion was made by Tom and Seconded by Rita to adjourn.   The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Marsha Hurt, Secretary