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More than 200 parents and caregivers of Breckinridge County Schools students submitted responses to a survey sent out by the district in February, and Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter says that feedback is a gift.

“The goal of the survey was to receive feedback and input about how our parents and caregivers in our school district feel about the educational experiences of their children,” Carter said.

Respondents were asked to score statements on the district on a one to five scale. Carter said the statements that scored best reflect efforts made across the district.

“We strive for our schools to be a place of respect and stability and positivity, and so to hear that positive feedback, there’s been so much emphasis on that,” Carter said. “Also, ‘I feel comfortable approaching school administration’ was another high area, and that’s terrific. I know that our school principals work really hard to build relationships, and that’s wonderful.”

The lowest scoring statements involved parents and caregivers receiving feedback on how their children are doing in school, but Carter said he was pleased that even the lowest scoring categories still scored in positive ranges. He said the feedback is already guiding district plans.

“Our district and school leaders have reviewed the data and had conversations about next steps,” Carter said. “They are also working to share this information with all of our teachers and staff, and then what we do is we use the feedback to continue to improve, to highlight the great things that are taking place in our district, and then look at the areas that maybe scored lower and think about what can we do to help with that.”

Carter said more opportunities for feedback from district families will be coming, and encouraged anybody with questions to reach out.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday.

The court approved, as part of its consent agenda, an updated inter-local agreement with the City of Elizabethtown allowing for use of the city’s enforcement officer for recovery residences in the county. That agreement will run for one year beginning July 1, with the city paying for the enforcement officer and the county paying for needed involvement of the county attorney.

Also approved was the adoption of goals and objectives for the county comprehensive plan. Judge-Executive Ketih Taul thanked the members of the county’s Planning and Development Department for their hard work getting the plan ready for adoption.

Planning and Development Director Adam King said 16 plots have been recorded and 20 new lots created to this point this year, which is already up from this point in 2023. King encouraged anybody planning on doing building to contact his office to avoid delays.

“What I’m not thrilled about here is we’ve already done 18 stop work orders for the year,” King said. “So just educational: you need a building permit even if you’re out in the county.”

Deputy Judge-Executive Vicki Meredith gave a presentation on behalf of the county’s Engineering Department concerning the county’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit application process.

“The MS4 permit has six minimum control measures, so these are actual activities that are included in this permit,” Meredith said. “When I came on board in 2006, I said ‘this is the most comprehensive permit I’ve ever seen,’ but actually it works very well because it addresses all different elements of activities that need to be worked on to make sure that erosion and sediment control and controlling the storm water is done effectively.”

Meredith’s presentation also gave information for homeowners with septic systems to look for to help keep those systems running compliantly.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet March 26.