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At Monday night’s meeting, the Hopkins County Board of Education swore in re-elected members and moved through a packed agenda, which included approving a draft budget and making key decisions on construction projects and a new position.
Board Attorney Keith Cartwright administered the Oath of Office to re-elected Board members Shannon Embry and Kerri Scisney, who attended the meeting in person, while John Osborne participated remotely.
The Board then elected Scisney as the Board chair and member Nicholas Foster as the vice board chairman.
In new business, the Board approved the 2025-2026 draft budget, which outlines total revenues and expenses exceeding $92.1 million.
The Board also approved a change order from architect Sherman, Carter, Barnhart, submitted by the contractor Danco Construction from Louisville, for the auxiliary gym and storm shelters project. The original cost of the construction was approximately $9 million, with the change order raising the total to over $9.3 million.
In other actions, the Board unanimously approved the construction documents for the new Central Office project, authorized the advertisement for general contractor bids for the project, and approved the establishment of a certified school counselor position at the Hopkins County Schools Career and Technology Center.
During the recognition segment, the South Hopkins Middle School dance team was celebrated for winning the Western Kentucky Athletic Conference (WKAC) championship, and the 8th-grade girls’ basketball team from James Madison Middle School was honored for winning the WKAC championship.
