The Trimble County Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday June 5. The board heard from David Eddy, a representative from the Family Resource Center. The Family Resource Center operates under the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Eddy says he helps families with children in grades Kindergarten through Grade 5, while Denise Hall assists students in the middle and high schools. Eddy explained his position within the district as,”30% social worker, 50% educator, and 20% everything else.” He said the main part of his job was to remove barriers for academic success for all students. Eddy said it is alarming how many families in Trimble County truly need assistance. He went on to explain many of the programs that the Family Resource Center offers local families with children enrolled in Trimble County schools. One of the programs includes the weekend backpack program that Eddy explained is to, “help eliminate weekend hunger.” The backpack program feeds nearly 162 children per week. In addition to helping the children, the Family Resource Center helps parents earn their GEDs and offers them referrals to help find employment.
In other news, the board heard from Bob Haferman from K. Norman Berry Associates Architects from Louisville, KY about Phase II of the athletic grounds project. He informed that board that there were some minor changes but everything was going according to plans. He said that after reviewing the cost they are between $85-90 thousand higher than initially expected. Haferman added that contractors will have to pay approximately $75 for plans to bid on the project. Plans will be made available August 6, 2013. Contractors will have 21 days to review the plans and submit sealed bids by August 27. If everything continues to go as planned construction on the new athletic compound is set to begin on Monday, September 30.
The next school board meeting will be held Wednesday June 19 at 5:30 in the Trimble County Board of Education building.
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