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Calendar changes: District staff presented two revised calendars with two added snow days for 2025‑26 (February 16 and March 13). To preserve total instructional and professional‑development counts the district shifted the school year start one day earlier (from Thursday, Aug. 14 to Wednesday, Aug. 13) and moved a professional‑development day into August. The revisions also designate two Fridays in April as \"inclement workdays\" for staff if snow days are used; these would be staff work days without students only if inclement weather forced using other snow days. Administrators said the district lengthened daily instructional minutes slightly during the year to bank additional time and now has three banked days above the baseline 1,080‑hour count. A board motion to accept the revised 2025‑26 calendar was made and seconded; the motion carried by recorded assent during roll call.

The board then considered a mirrored revision to the 2026‑27 calendar and approved it by the same motion/second pattern.

MOUs with USAO: The board accepted an updated MOU for clinical experience and student teaching with USAO (item 11 on the agenda). The superintendent said the agreement updates a long‑standing partnership; a board member moved to accept the MOU and the motion was seconded. A separate MOU to permit qualified USAO students to participate in federal work‑study tutoring and reading placements (item 12) was also approved after motion and second.

Other actions: The board reviewed revised job descriptions (counselor positions), accepted routine consent‑agenda items including financial reports and renewals, and approved an item to go into executive session to discuss hiring/retirement/resignations of insured public officers under Oklahoma statute for personnel actions. Motions were moved and seconded for these items and roll calls were held; no controversial roll-call dissents were recorded in the public transcript excerpt.

Votes at a glance
- Revised 2025‑26 calendar (add Feb. 16, Mar. 13 snow days; shift Aug. start; PD day moved): motion moved by Cliff (recorded as the motion maker), second by Miguel; outcome: approved (board members recorded assent during roll call).
- Revised 2026‑27 calendar: same motion/second; outcome: approved.
- MOU — USAO clinical experience/student teaching: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (roll call recorded affirmatives).
- MOU — USAO federal work‑study participation: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Revised job descriptions and consent agenda items (financial reports, renewals, routine personnel under Exhibit A): motion moved and seconded as a package; outcome: approved.
- Motion to convene executive session to discuss employment/hiring/resignations/retirements under OK statute 25 O.S. §307(B)(1): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved to proceed to executive session.

Board discussion recorded concerns about losing instructional days if snow days are used; administrators clarified that the two April Fridays designated as staff inclement workdays would be used only if needed and that the overall counts for instructional time and PD days remain unchanged. Administrators also said the changes were developed with input from site administrators and district stakeholder groups (Case and CUDA referenced in discussion as impacted constituents).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chickasha Public Schools Regular Board Meeting 3/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Chickasha Public Schools board approved revised 2025‑26 and 2026‑27 calendars that add two snow days and preserve total instructional and professional‑development counts, and approved MOUs with USAO for clinical placements and work‑study tutoring.","taxTitle","CHICKASHA, School Districts, Oklahoma","taxId",48416,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287649,"Chickasha Middle School outlines attendance, testing and intervention goals; pilots new math benchmarking",1649,1596000,3245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2548151-d56ed293264bed50c340e40024a82366&start=1596&end=3245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2548151-d56ed293264bed50c340e40024a82366/thumbnail_1596000.jpg","/articles/6287649/CHICKASHA/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Chickasha-Middle-School-outlines-attendance-testing-and-intervention-goals-pilots-new-math-benchmarking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287649-d758e8266f5cebd6245a752380c1d887/orig.mp4?Expires=1776210350&Signature=CxUmkplrs4PYK6HhCJRipYScehOMq-1lkkWPm6Xn~bFpPewZ0ex6nyRpJoLfQdd8knEk2ODIItFaL2pobkN1iGifktJfczJNyKGoPc95GFp-y0YndEHnnsBFEwCg-44gc1804WUV1SZO58UCriPjeBS3WAJ0JkyvOt1cBdXY0WUB6xHdk0OYodLh9yh-1p9r9VeqGo8yY47YraysJQmgZlWGFgDWZ8Dk1XBeECXkZD07HD1u3h0GJqYyjKzn429mcSs2Pr~EpvRLFaqH5ywgykjwjwQHRRVDuuqvJYHzyALHPZeDGd8lekePln6EdKN064~Tjq1GLQetZ7G0RpXxUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chickasha Middle School Principal (name given in the transcript as Miss Clark) briefed the Board of Education on a package of academic and engagement goals for the 2024‑25 school year, focused on reducing chronic absenteeism, improving ELA and math proficiency and expanding data-driven interventions.

On attendance the principal said CMS aims for a 4 percentage‑point reduction in chronic absenteeism for 2024‑25, noting the district removes \"in phase\" students (those enrolling after the first 20 days) from some published rates. She said daily chronic absence rates had fluctuated between 37 and 39 percent since January and that some recent data-processing choices produced a nine‑point drop when in‑phase students are excluded. To address attendance, CMS is increasing family contact, conducting home visits, and instructing students to chart and monitor their own attendance.

Academic goals presented included a target combined proficient/advanced (passage) rate in ELA of at least 55 percent for both seventh and eighth grades, and a 10 percentage‑point growth target in math (from a cited 35 percent in seventh grade and 19 percent in eighth grade). The principal said STAR benchmark data are used three times annually and that 60 percent of students who took STAR from winter to spring \"showed growth\" even where standard scores declined because of changes in the test's standard-setting and pacing. The school will continue data protocols, common formative assessments (CFAs), and individualized goal-setting; CMS reported 66.4 percent of students showed math growth from fall to winter on STAR math.

CMS said it has restructured third‑hour \"Chick Fest\" time to provide data‑targeted tiered supports (intervention, extension, enrichment), expanded tier‑3 math and reading interventions with specific staff, and emphasized student reflection after CFAs. The school also noted social and enrichment activities (weight room, awards assemblies, weather‑safety programming) and a push to increase parent engagement through monthly events.

On curriculum tools, CMS is piloting Alpha Plus for math because district leaders said it aligns closely with Oklahoma state standards and provides three benchmark administrations and CFA support. Administrators said they are not relying on a single assessment tool and are evaluating data convergence between STAR, Alpha Plus and other sources; multiple board members said they remain unconvinced STAR alone supplies the granular data teachers need.

CMS described participation in the GEAR UP grant with the University of Oklahoma K20 Center, serving graduating cohorts of 2029 and 2030 with campus visits, tutoring (live online SSA tutoring), mentoring and family leadership activities; the principal said purchased audiovisual equipment will support an audio‑visual club feeding into high‑school offerings.

Board members asked about correlation between STAR and state assessments; CMS administrators acknowledged differences and said they had additional STAR vendor training and were pursuing complementary tools. No formal action was taken; the presentation was provided as a staff report.","CMS principal presented targets to reduce chronic absenteeism, raise state test passage rates and expand targeted interventions; school is piloting Alpha Plus for math benchmarking and using GEAR UP resources for college and career readiness.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287653,"Chickasha resident says student parking fees create barrier; district taps student advisory to study change",423,1161000,1584000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2548151-d56ed293264bed50c340e40024a82366&start=1161&end=1584","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2548151-d56ed293264bed50c340e40024a82366/thumbnail_1161000.jpg","/articles/6287653/CHICKASHA/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Chickasha-resident-says-student-parking-fees-create-barrier-district-taps-student-advisory-to-study-change","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287653-9f146ccc865e494aa8824fc0edfe9262/orig.mp4?Expires=1776210350&Signature=VSyatsuiJxfphGCINkZBEvZ36SyACHq38H-MC2d25gn1H465akuX9Rj8UmIH6SOehe~W9QZSaxkLf3whYXmiYU4lVNe7FJsQkrAKwTtka3Ul93jFnXZ5Uyc1OjWJkpNApYHv5feLbAo2xp6psIp~~CubrqGK5P3olLtt0nk8dIqiCsIdmy9Zp2k0dXO4JIjZCq32cXfSajWSZiB8sOzPGqVpuFwPQR0DNcq~-P9LvL5ud5A2GSZZQ-ewxXoyC9rLnvaVgph3LN2e7TJJpfVNLw5beDxyRNB1xlw-pvNqrcsXqKv1KyId70OZNsZJsoMt4cTfuYz26mH94CWUIffTNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hailey Luther told the Chickasha Public Schools Board of Education that charging students to park at school creates a financial barrier to a constitutionally guaranteed free public education. \"If education is supposed to be free, why are students being forced to pay to park at a school they're supposed to attend for free?\" Luther said during public comment, citing the Oklahoma Constitution and state statute claims about free public education.

Superintendent Rick (last name not specified in the transcript) responded during his report that the district has already engaged CHS student leaders to study parking fees. He said a student advisory group has been meeting on the topic and would meet again the following day; leadership — student and adult — will review student suggestions and aim to present recommendations in April. \"These suggestions will be reviewed by the leadership being student and adult leadership at CHS. They will discuss and they will decide how they're going to move forward with this issue. We hope to have everything to them in April,\" the superintendent said.

Luther cited Oklahoma constitutional and statutory language during her three-minute public comment, arguing that parking fees can create a financial impediment for students who must drive because of lack of other transportation. She linked the fees to Article 13, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution and a state statutory provision referenced in her remarks as \"section 70‑1‑1114\" to argue schools must be \"open to all children\" without financial barriers.

The district did not make any policy change or vote at the meeting. The superintendent described the ongoing student-led process as a civics exercise, noting the advisory group will recommend whether changes should take effect for the 2025‑26 school year. No timeline for a formal board action was given beyond an expected April report back to district leadership.

The public comment and the superintendent's report occurred on the same agenda and were the only recorded discussion at the meeting about parking fees and student access.","A Chickasha resident told the school board that student parking fees hinder access to free public education under Oklahoma law. Superintendent said a CHS student advisory group is studying the issue and will report recommendations in April for possible action for 2025-26.","actionData","errors"]

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