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Board approves fundraisers and two out-of-state field trips, district highlights new student programs and supports
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The board approved multiple school fundraisers and two field trips (Berea College and University of the Cumberlands) and heard reports on professional development, a reading garden, a cooking partnership and free dental sealants for elementary and middle-school students.
The Oneida Special School District Board approved several school fundraisers and two field trips and heard district staff describe new student-support programs and professional development initiatives.
Fundraisers approved include an OMS girls basketball free-throw-a-thon, fundraising for band (Ham and Goodies), an OMS football mom flower sale, OHS FFA activities and OHS girls soccer cookie sales. The board recorded unanimous aye votes on the fundraisers.
The board also approved two field trips presented by the director: a Berea College visit for 11th- and 12th-graders and a University of the Cumberlands campus visit scheduled Oct. 14 with about 50 students expected to attend.
In the director’s report, staff described a districtwide push on literacy and student supports: work on an OES Reading Garden, library updates, and a cooking-skills partnership with Spoons Across America that will provide hands-on food-preparation opportunities for students. Staff said the district secured grant funding to support a two-day Capturing Kids' Hearts professional-development rollout and will form a cohort of about 30 staff 'process champions' to sustain the program for up to three years.
The board also heard student-health items: the district’s dental-sealant program through a children’s hospital will provide free dental sealants for students at OES and OMS; staff urged parents to return permission forms. Additionally, the district noted that the First Lady of Tennessee provided a shipment of 500 backpacks, and the family-resource center has already distributed over 60 backpacks with school supplies.
School staff celebrated student achievements as well: Oneida’s Beta Club placed ninth in its division at a national convention, and principals reported increased enrollment at the middle school (306 students, an increase of 30 from last year).
