Bardstown school board votes to end its longtime role in adult education
The Bardstown Board of Education voted Tuesday to end its role in adult education. The district will continue its involvement in community education.
By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, 10 p.m. — The Bardstown Board of Education voted Tuesday — reluctantly — to end its longtime role in adult education.
Superintendent Brent Holsclaw told the board at it regular monthly meeting that while the district’s was ending its role, adult education will continue at the Adult Education Center, located in part of the former St. Monica School at 407 South Third St.
The adult education programs, which include GED training and testing, TABE (Testing of Adult Basic Education) testing and training and mentoring services, will continue under the auspices of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
Holsclaw said he appreciated the great work the center and its employees have done over the years, and the lives they have helped change. The center served the entire Nelson County community.
The change will become effective Dec. 31, 2015.
Bardstown Elementary School Principal Paul Bowling tells the board about the schools new playground. The playground was dedicated last week to the memory of special education teacher Kathy Netherland.
PLAYGROUND UNVEILED. Paul Bowling, principal of Bardstown Elementary School, gave the board details of the schools’ new playground area, which was unveiled last week and dedicated to the memory of Kathy Netherland, a former special education teacher at the school.
The new playground is fulling compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines and offers access for all students, including those with disabilities.
The amount of usable playground space was doubled by cutting into an embankment and moving that to fill in lower areas.
The playground equipment vendor used for the project was the same company that installed the original playground, and they provided the school a discount to replace its old equipment.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR MATH. The board approved the
approved 3 employment contracts for math teachers that will focus on improving the skills of students in kindergarten through third grade.
The positions are fully paid by grant money, Holsclaw told the board. The teachers will help young students gain better foundations in math.
In other business, the board:
— approved a BG-1 project application for construction of new dugouts that will replace deteriorating wooden ones. The new ones will be constructed from block and have metal roofs. The project will cost about $33,000 and will be paid from the district’s general fund.
— approved the district’s 2015-16 working budget;
— approved appointing Marci Ballard to a two-year term on the the certified evaluation appeals committee. Her alternate is Ken Hardman.
— conducted an executive session related to real estate but took no action.
-30-
