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\"The governor did say that they would cover the shortfall,\" the superintendent reported, adding that the district had expected to lose up to $80,000 and that the governor's action means the district will not lose those funds. The superintendent said the Kentucky Department of Education may still seek additional funds from the General Assembly for other discretionary projects, but the immediate SEEK shortfall is covered.

The superintendent also reminded the board that the district will host free sports physicals for grades 2–12 on Monday, Feb. 17, at Rowan County Senior High School.

Board members received the update and acknowledged emails and information about the potential shortfall before the governor's announcement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle"," Special Called Board Meeting February 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent reported the governor said the state will cover an $80,000 SEEK funding shortfall the district had expected and the district will offer free sports physicals for grades 2–12 on Feb. 17 at the high school.","taxTitle","Rowan County, School Boards, Kentucky","taxId",49361,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6330985,"Community schools grant supports SEL coach, college visits and free vision screenings for third graders",316,1986000,2302000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d&start=1986&end=2302","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d/thumbnail_1986000.jpg","/articles/6330985/Kentucky/Community-schools-grant-supports-SEL-coach-college-visits-and-free-vision-screenings-for-third-graders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330985-e141fef2ade37c62addb8c51a2628b50/orig.mp4?Expires=1770652779&Signature=CyPoixqXrXLr8ndo9R-KcaFr9m~5wkC6qJpCLYvp8lJKVPfZr~DjDfdHJKUQQ3IFC2YczMWSCj5TEvGFQaY5wQlOLRstfQFOB3xHPOvFtFPPqkytS7yeGEPt6I-tmPqnnVENMUEoJ-n6TUOUnIZU9C8i626HqikIAbq7buHelXdUifiqkcOJdynhwFPT8UnbmX~oUdwsrjZRCPH-4ut64K~zGst4LN1GDgRNDJJQ~4UhJLUlikFIJCgcTArRHEC9l8NIIXYPuFh8~63NFRyMt-sYDbyI~0i-zXPqkVe36-SzOOzDO~CbnTCsP2EWy6DYpUR1Hp8OGRccAeiiGz8PSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff told the board on Feb. 13 that the community schools grant supports an SEL coach at Clearfield Elementary and a student success coach at the high school who coordinates college and career activities.

Miss Gessler said the SEL coach is at Clearfield four days a week and at preschool one day a week to support social-emotional learning and behavior work. She said the student success coach, Emma, organizes college recruiters to visit the high school, led a college day in November and is planning a career day this spring; Emma also coordinates one-on-one meetings and college visits for students.

Gessler said the district has scheduled free vision screenings for all third graders on March 14, to be conducted by second-year optometry students from the University of Pikeville. The screenings will produce individual reports for each student; family resource staff will follow up with families of students who fail the screen to help arrange appointments or transportation to local optometrists.

Gessler and district staff also said that seniors will participate in an \"adulting day\" coordinated by staff and that a group of freshmen will visit Morehead State University and MCTC in March for campus visits. Carver, Gessler and a community member will travel to Anaheim, California, for a Prichard Committee event about community schools later in the month.

The board received the update as part of ongoing implementation of the community schools grant.","District staff reported the community schools grant funds an SEL coach at Clearfield Elementary, a student success coach at the high school who coordinates college and career activities, and a March vision-screening visit from University of Pikeville optometry students for third graders.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6330989,"Family Resource centers report hundreds of contacts and holiday assistance in December",265,1697000,1962000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d&start=1697&end=1962","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d/thumbnail_1697000.jpg","/articles/6330989/Kentucky/Family-Resource-centers-report-hundreds-of-contacts-and-holiday-assistance-in-December","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330989-a113a60d3d705494d86b7d14bb389f2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770652779&Signature=f9-hx2GzFkREMFqG~JeyxqyJxuzWZxrkPqoCybokbEpOKHkmrfGK9ta9Wj718wPPAmvJH0~Tv72jeI59JlHUCrkE-c0dqj37vbUBw33eUk5wWMRTIJ31lc0qyLSrQp-Q0ETtU0g1vxw9q~PgaSY-leGxCjDyebC6p7fbtyUGL8Vf1k0IK3pHjq461j5KwlKh5jl9ciux0CpqG6YnnTQ0d2QKfl-nESO2puuSiidhMktoFOH~7V0DPDFJQXzE0-vBhTHxtAjM38tcTXq8zZjs3jc8tdogZoKrpCXK14J0Lm4qaO8eYfZh9CwftnA4qH1qLdvpVsZAjx7iZhiXM2RGEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District family resource and youth services center coordinators reported to the board on Feb. 13 that their December activity included hundreds of direct contacts and large-scale holiday assistance for families.

Miss Gessler presented monthly figures and said the numbers she shared covered December only. In that month the centers distributed 312 weekend snack packs to students, logged 298 contacts with families (in-building or phone contacts, excluding home visits), completed 16 home visits and provided holiday assistance to 310 families, she said.

Gessler described the December activity as driven by holiday assistance work: \"November, December is mainly all holiday assistance,\" she said, noting the centers coordinate Thanksgiving baskets, angel trees and local donations. She also told the board that community members often call to ask what individual centers need and the centers respond with specific items by grade level (for example, socks for younger children and gym shorts for older students).

Board members praised the centers' outreach and described them as an important local safety net for students and families.

Gessler said the figures are produced from coordinator reports sent monthly and are intended to give the board and school staff a clearer picture of center activity.","The district's family resource and youth services centers reported providing hundreds of contacts and hundreds of holiday-assistance packages in December, district staff told the board.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6330994,"Rowan County Schools wins Kentucky Board of Education 2024 Kevin C. Brown strategic priority award for early literacy",371,1297000,1668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d&start=1297&end=1668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d/thumbnail_1297000.jpg","/articles/6330994/Kentucky/Rowan-County-Schools-wins-Kentucky-Board-of-Education-2024-Kevin-C-Brown-strategic-priority-award-for-early-literacy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330994-a846cb3958e4d48ab08020e2d1e6ffbf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770652779&Signature=gA6~z9h82ahRj2YikaNrspg0lpISFInrtJ0Xv~rG8ag41OZ2L3gn6t6sBJjI4kDvaL60oQKnywbMUbF~hTZAUdfSULXvspEghLVQISN2qrEdmLtGoeqAWfqDypgeZqxrE5kVPP~VhHinCi-hzIxC0lRbp9L5p5d0pc458O4bTd9~9BWKFfMmkJyhHKcmBbmf12k6ArRSuF4Rmlp0j7LutaC8kG0yWINyUC9RGe~q5f2~gXntiCHrk2M5RS-G0epHkTJx54p1QxJuqGq8zE3s~Uu7vJdXJe2GuVlODmoeCmV~blcrtEpGEr4HmxKOkmWeZQ3xPLOe~0JYt5H5PhmXyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rowan County Schools was named the winner of the Kentucky Board of Education's 2024 Kevin C. Brown strategic priority award for its work to enhance early literacy across the district, district instructional staff told the board on Feb. 13.

Miss Carver, presenting the instructional update, said the district used a blend of federal and state resources and research-backed curricula to build a comprehensive reading initiative. \"We were a little floored,\" Carver said of the district's inventory of programs and supports, adding that the district coordinated ESSER relief funds, Title I, Title II, Title IV and a reading improvement grant to support the plan.

Carver described several elements the district cited in its award application: adoption of high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs) for K–12, use of digital supports such as Lexia and Reading Plus for personalized learning, schoolwide reading challenges supported by Beanstack, and extended elementary reading blocks (described as a 120-minute daily reading block). The district also invested in LETRS professional development, with participating teachers receiving about 24 hours of training across two years and a $1,000 stipend funded from ESSER.

Carver said the district uses regular data review days and instructional coaching — including walk-throughs and feedback — to support implementation and targeted reading-improvement plans for students who are below proficiency.

Board members praised the work. \"The better you read, the more successful you can be,\" one board member said during the discussion.

The award recognizes districts for measurable, coordinated efforts to improve early literacy; Rowan County officials said the district's combination of funding streams and targeted professional development were central to the submission.","District officials said Rowan County Schools received the Kevin C. Brown strategic priority award for work coordinating federal funds, adopting research-backed curricula, and investing in teacher training and targeted student interventions to improve early literacy.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_46":117,"_48":118,"_50":119,"_52":120,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":121,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":122,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6330998,"Rowan County board approves routine business, adopts 2025-26 calendar and delays decision on snow-day makeup",701,707000,1408000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d&start=707&end=1408","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2313245-e250e80eb7ee05ae31edfc1973904b1d/thumbnail_707000.jpg","/articles/6330998/Kentucky/Rowan-County-board-approves-routine-business-adopts-2025-26-calendar-and-delays-decision-on-snow-day-makeup","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6330998-05c52474890da722f4a27d3096497933/orig.mp4?Expires=1770652779&Signature=hduvoJqhigQMD4Ypjm6m893Q8b5TnuX9yseTrWq2z8WY1haAJ3825m2g22LhPTMu2rE2bGZA4ez9LlbLlFPX1SDo5VqSqkjec-x~6au9VPu8sigxFgvrjiW1zC2yr61kdQtFLj~jw-ImgVQYycPnxIMKUki5QJTPuQXqKNuSGJ2~JX1P7RDbM1usFZwGM3HEZV7zuI6K4637mJER5VasMmJ~k76rgkcfW2ZK7Ah4J64HNginElnR1828w~h1MGWvhSsCH0TqdyfSD5FFTxJjyIKJelcq0~OoMaBsMdqTJfaajVGcwHlz2Iqsw3M5ybeX4QHXtduZ5ToAhEApRW0-eQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rowan County School Board on Feb. 13 approved routine business items, accepted two agreements on the consent agenda, adopted an amended 2025-26 school calendar and agreed to postpone a decision about how to make up three 2024-25 snow days until its next meeting.

Board members first approved regular business items — previous meeting minutes, payment of monthly claims and the personnel report — by voice vote. The board then approved the consent agenda, which included an agreement with the Rowan County Sportsman's Club for the high school trap league and a memorandum of understanding for the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program.

Mr. Rowe described JAG as \"a grant that stands for jobs for American graduates. This is a program that allows for a position to be funded through this grant that works with students and helps them find jobs in the workplace,\" and said the program focuses on students who plan to enter the workforce immediately after graduation.

On the 2024-25 calendar, Miss Sargent told the board a stakeholder survey was divided on how to make up three used snow days: 46.6% favored using some spring-break days while 45.3% wanted the days tacked on to the end of the year. The board voted to delay a final decision until next month to allow time for any potential changes at the state level (see next item), and the motion to defer passed by voice vote.

The board also approved an updated 2025-26 calendar to correct a technical error: instructional days were revised from 171 to 170, moving the final day of school one day earlier to May 21. The motion to accept the corrected calendar passed by voice vote.

Votes at a glance
- Regular business items (minutes, monthly claims, personnel report) — approved by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (agreement with Rowan County Sportsman's Club for high school trap league; JAG program MOU) — approved by voice vote. Mover/second recorded in the minutes as a motion and a second; names not consistently recorded in the transcript.
- 2024-25 snow-day makeup — motion to delay decision until next month — passed by voice vote.
- Updated 2025-26 school calendar (corrected to 170 instructional days; last day May 21) — approved by voice vote.

Board members and staff who spoke during these items included Mister Hood, Mr. Rowe, Miss Sargent, Sabrina, Mr. Scott and Miss Brenda. The board indicated it will revisit the 2024-25 calendar decision at a future meeting once more information is available.","At a special Feb. 13 meeting the Rowan County School Board approved routine business and agreements including a trap-team contract and a JAG grant MOU, adopted a corrected 2025-26 calendar and voted to delay deciding how to make up three 2024-25 snow days until next month.","actionData","errors"]

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Family Resource centers report hundreds of contacts and holiday assistance in December

Rowan County Schools wins Kentucky Board of Education 2024 Kevin C. Brown strategic priority award for early literacy

Rowan County board approves routine business, adopts 2025-26 calendar and delays decision on snow-day makeup