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Board reviews small AHEC summer agreement, donor-leave policy and 2025–26 calendar options
Summary
The board considered a short summer AHEC agreement that includes a $1,500 teacher stipend and discussed a staff-donation leave policy and the proposed 2025–26 school-year calendar; staff said the AHEC agreement funds a student health-care exposure program and that the calendar maintains the district’s existing instructional-day framework.
Under agenda item 7b, staff presented an AHEC summer 2025 agreement intended to expose students to health-care careers. Staff said the agreement includes a $1,500 payment to a teacher for program work. The item was presented to the finance committee because of the stipend; no final contract award or formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
Separately, staff described a leave-donation policy adapted from other districts that would allow employees to donate leave to colleagues facing extended illness; staff said the donated leave must be cash-equivalent and used within the district’s parameters. Staff said they consulted with Ms. Paige, Ms. Weidner and Ms. Hillberry while drafting the policy.
The board also reviewed a proposed 2025–26 school calendar and the parameters guiding calendar development: the district’s instructional-day target (168 student days/176 teacher days), five professional-development days and three parent-teacher conference days. Staff said they considered balanced-calendar alternatives but noted survey responses did not show strong preference to change. Board members and commenters raised concerns about bus-driver schedules and days out that affect transportation staffing; staff said those operational issues factored into calendar decisions.
No formal votes were recorded on these administrative items during the meeting; staff were asked to return with any revisions if the board wished to act later in the process.
