MINUTES

MINUTES

KEDC Board of Directors

November 14-15, 2007

Embassy Suites, Lexington, Kentucky

The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) Board of Directors met on November 14-15, 2007 at the Embassy Suites, Lexington, Kentucky. Present were the following members and guests:

Members Present:

Mr. John Paul Amis, Supt., Perry County Schools
Mr. Steve Butcher, Supt., Wolfe County Schools
Ms. Kelley Crain, Supt., Fleming County Schools
Mr. John T. Dalton, Supt., Wayne County Schools
Mr. Tim Eaton, Supt., Pulaski County Schools

Ms. Darlene Gee, Supt., Carter County Schools

Mr. Ronnie Fern representing Mr. John Cordle, Supt. Augusta Independent Schools
Mr. Matt Wireman representing Mr. Robert Fentress, Supt., Floyd County Schools
Mr. Joe Dan Gold, Supt., Morgan County Schools
Mr. Larry Hammond, Supt., Rockcastle County Schools
Ms. Linda Hatter, Supt., Casey County Schools

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

Ms. Nancy Hutchinson, Supt., Bath County Schools
Mr. Bruce Johnson, Supt., Mercer County Schools

Mr. Jeff May, Supt., Lawrence County Schools

Mr. Frank Melvin, Supt., Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools
Mr. Charles Mitchell, Supt., Menifee County Schools

Mr. Tim Moore, Supt., Mason County Schools
Mr. Bill Musick, Supt., Fairview Independent Schools
Mr. Howard Osborne, Supt., Boyd County Schools

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

Mr. Wilson Sears, Supt., Somerset Independent Schools

Mr. Stu Silberman, Supt., Fayette County Schools
Mr. Steve Trimble, Supt., Johnson County Schools
Mr. Rick Walker, Supt., Science Hill Independent Schools

Mr. Larry Warren, Supt., Barbourville Independent Schools

Mr. Darryl Wilder, Supt., Middlesboro Independent Schools
Mr. John Williams, Supt., Elliott County Schools

Members Not Present:

Mr. Lonnie Anderson, Supt., Whitley County Schools

Mr. Ray Ball, Supt., McCreary County Schools

Mr. Mark Blackburn, Supt., Martin County Schools
Mr. Chuck Brown, Supt., Robertson County Schools
Mr. Dennis W. Byrd, Supt., Williamsburg Independent Schools
Dr. Susan Compton, Supt., Russell Independent Schools

Mr. Gary Conkin, Supt., Berea Independent Schools

Mr. Roger Cook, Supt., Russellville Independent Schools

Mr. Keith Davis, Interim Supt., Bullitt County Schools
Mr. Phil Eason, Supt., Ashland Independent Schools

Mr. Robert Fentress, Supt., Floyd County Schools

Mr. Burt Hensley, Supt., Estill County Schools
Mr. Ralph Hoskins, Supt., Jackson County Schools
Mr. Joe Hunley, Supt., Magoffin County Schools

Mr. Marshall Kemp, Supt., Logan County Schools

Dr. Janice Lantz, Supt., Nelson County Schools

Mr. Roger Marcum, Supt., Marion County Schools

Mr. Glenn Marshall, Acting Supt., Madison County Schools

Mr. Ed McNeel, Supt., Corbin Independent Schools

Mr. Marvin Moore, Supt., Rowan County Schools

Mr. Lonnie Morris, Supt., Powell 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. Donnie Robison, Supt., Monticello Independent Schools

Mr. Gary Rye, Supt., Dayton Independent Schools

Mr. Larry Sparks, Supt., Leslie County Schools

Mr. George Thompson, Supt., Bell County Schools

Mr. Paul Upchurch, Supt., Oldham County Schools
Mr. Roger Wagner, Supt., Pike County Schools
Dr. Teresa Wallace, Supt., Lincoln County Schools
Mr. Richard Webb, Supt., Burgin Independent Schools
Mr. Mike White, Supt., Pineville Independent Schools

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

Mr. John Younce, Supt., Greenup County Schools

Guests Present:

Mr. Rocky Atkins, State Representative

Mr. David Baird, KSBA

Ms. Martha Collier, Burgin Independent Schools

Ms. Sue Davis, KDE

Dr. Dale Duvall, MSU

Mr. Wendell Emerson, Ross, Sinclair, and Associates

Mr. Ronnie Fern, Augusta Independent Schools

Dr. Roland Haun, EKU

Mr. Jerry Hedinger, TRANE

Ms. Barbara Kennedy, KDE

Mr. Joel McKenzie, American Fidelity

Ms. Amy McVey, Fayette County Schools

Dr. Phil Rogers, EPSB

Mr. Tom Sledge, American Fidelity

Ms. Alicia Sneed, EPSB

Ms. Jamie Spugnardi, KDE

Dr. Larry Stinson, KDE

Mr. Ernie Tacoque, TRANE

Mr. Matt Wireman, Floyd County Schools
Ms. Mary Browning Wright, Fayette County Schools

Mr. Wayne Young, KASA

KEDC Staff Present

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

Mr. Steve Smith, Director of Business Services

Ms. Susan Ramey, Administrative Assistant
Ms. Tammy Vonderheide, Business Manager

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 14, 2007, at 3:00 PM by Chairwoman Kelley Crain with twenty-eight (28) members present. Mr. Coy Samons, Chair-elect introduced and welcomed the guests to the Board of Directors meeting.

Guest Speakers

Representative Rocky Atkins gave an update on the upcoming legislative session.

Ms. Jamie Spugnardi, KDE, gave an update from the Office of Assessment.

Dr. Larry Stinson, KDE, gave an update.

Dr. Phil Rogers, EPSB, gave an update.

Mr. David Baird, KSBA, gave a update.

Mr. Wayne Young, KASA, gave an update.

Ms. Amy McVey, Fayette County Schools, presented “Leading a School to Success”.

The draft letter of KEDC’s endorsement to fund full-day kindergarten before funding pre-k programs was approved on a motion by Mr. John Paul Amis, and seconded by Mr. Bill Musick.

BUSINESS SESSION AGENDA

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

2. Actions By Consent
On the recommendation of the Executive Director, the Consent Items ( 2.1 – 2.5.5), were approved on a motion by Mr. Tim Moore, and seconded by Mr. Lonnie Morris.

2.1. Approval of Minutes

Recommend approval of the attached minutes of the October 17, 2007 regular meeting.

2.2. Approval of Financial Report and Orders of the Treasurer

Recommend approval of the financial reports for October 2007 and the Orders of the Treasurer for the period of October 1 through October 31, 2007.

2.3. Personnel Report

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

2.3.1. Terminated employment of Cathy Neeley, East Kentucky Science Center Education Coordinator, effective October 22, 2007.

2.3.2. Employed Ross Hayes, Martin County Adult Ed Instructor for 340 hours at Class 3, Step 0, effective October 29, 2007.

2.3.3. Transferred Clyde Diamond, Technology Wiring Helper, to full-time employment status effective November 1, 2007, with no increase in pay.

2.3.4. Transferred Anthony Harris, Technology Wiring Helper, to full-time employment status effective November 1, 2007, with no increase in pay.

2.3.5. Transferred Michael Malone, Technology Wiring Helper, to full-time employment status effective November 1, 2007, with no increase in pay.

2.3.6. Accepted the retirement resignation of Anna Judd, Administrative Assistant, effective November 30, 2007.

2.4. Collective Bidding

2.4.1. Recommend acknowledgement of the Executive Director’s approval of bid contracts with the following list of vendors from the CLS2007.016 Catalog/Price List/Store Shelf bids which were opened and made effective on October 1, 2007. We received 21 bids for CLS2007.016, of which 14 have been awarded, and 7 were rejected.

Better Quality Business Systems	Nilfisk-Advance (Advance)
Big M Discount	OfficeWare
Emerald Graphics, Inc.	Realwood Llc
Funke Fired Arts	School Nurse Supply Inc.
High5 Sporting Goods	Simple Signs Limited
Hottees Silkscreen Design & Embroidery	The Voice Of Your Customer
Mack Laney Quality Cabinetry	World Almanac Education

2.4.2. Recommend acknowledgement of the Executive Director’s approval of bid contracts with the following list of vendors from the CLS2007.017 Catalog/Price List/Store Shelf bids which were opened and made effective on October 17, 2007. We received 32 bids for CLS2007.017, of which 19 have been awarded, and 13 were rejected.

A Plus Copiers	Lee Hartman & Sons, Inc
American International Sales Corp	Robson Corpation
Atlas Metal Products	School Health Corp
Atlas Office Systems, Inc.	South 27 Auto Parts, Inc.
Better Quality Business Systems	Sportable Scoreboards - Bid Division
Cintas First-Aid And Safety	Toner Plus, Inc
Clark Signature Engraving	United Art And Education
CompUSA	Wall & Window Accents
Gareth Stevens Publishing	World Almanac Education
J W Associates School Equipment, Inc.

2.4.3. Recommend acknowledgement of the Executive Director’s approval of bid contracts with the following list of vendors from the CLS2007.018 Catalog/Price List/Store Shelf bids which were opened and made effective on October 31, 2007. We received 16 bids for CLS2007.018, of which 13 have been awarded, and 3 were rejected.

Area Plumbing & Electric Supply Inc.	GTM Sportswear
Blantons Concrete Const.	Musco Sports Lighting
Center For Hands-On Learning	Phonic Ear Inc FrontRow
Codie Sports	R & R Screen Printing
Commercial Fitness Products, Inc.	Walmart
Delaney Educational Enterprises	Williams' Printing Company
Discovery Education