County school board moves forward with personnel changes, sports partnership
By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Monday, June 25, 2018 (Corrected 7th graf) — The Nelson County Board of Education approved its Fiscal Year 2018-19 salary book that featured no pay raises for district employees. The district’s certified staff — teachers — will still receive their usual step increases.
The board approved the redesigned salary book, which takes on a new look and feel, and shares a similar layout and design as the district’s other documents created under new Superintendent Wes Bradley.
Board member Jeff Dickerson and Superintendent Wes Bradley talk prior to the start of the board’s June 19, 2018 regular meeting.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS. The board also approved reviewed a list of proposed changes to the district’s job descriptions sought by Superintendent Wes Bradley. It also approved deleting a number of obsolete or redundant job descriptions.
He also seeks the deletion of a number of job descriptions he said were now obsolete in the wake of his reorganization of Central Office.
Last month, the board approved transfers of 23 individuals to new jobs in the district. Some of those transferred were moved from their Central Office leadership positions to teaching positions around the district.
At the board’s June 19, 2018 meeting, it approved the hire of several new Central Office personnel:
– Amy Owens was hired as the district’s new chief finance officer. She replaced former finance officer Wanda Parker, who recently retired.
– Jessica Gies was hired as the district’s new Director of Food Services.
– Robin Hawkins McCoy was hired to as the Director of Community Health and Engagement at Central Office. McCoy comes to the district from the Kentucky Department of Education where she worked as the school counseling program coordinator.
Additionally, one principal transferred to accept a job at Central Office. Robin Handloser, the former principal of Old Kentucky Home Middle School, moves to Central Office to take over the human resources position left open when Bob Morris retired.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASKETBALL PARTNERSHIP. The board approved a partnership between Nelson Fiscal Court’s recreation program and the districts’ Little League Basketball program that current operate in a number of schools.
Tyler Wimsett, the director of the county’s recreation department, presented the board with a plan that would eventually put Wimsett in control of Little League Basketball in the county schools.
Under the plan, Wimsett will manage the program and game schedule. The games would still be played at school facilities. The goal is to provide continuity of the sports program in the event Nelson County High School athletic director, Bill Broaddus, retires.
In other business, the board:
— approved updates to the district’s policy and procedure manual and the 2018-19 student handbook;
— approved a memorandum of understanding between the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to provide collaborative efforts in providing students with disabilities opportunities and supports for pre-employment transition services.
NEXT UP. The board will hold a special-called meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2018. The board’s next regular meeting is 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018.
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