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Superintendent details safety app, CTE advisory event, enrollment and calendar items
Summary
Superintendent Hardesty reported rollout of a panic-button app funded by the districtexcess levy, CTE advisory council engagement, events updates, pre-K/k registration and upcoming spring break; personnel notification letters for staff changes are being mailed.
Superintendent John Hardesty told the board that a panic-button mobile app is now integrated into each Cabell County school, allowing users to alert local 9-1-1 and other campus users and reduce response time in emergencies. He said funds for the app were provided by the district's excess levy and thanked 9-1-1 and the safety department for their collaboration.
Hardesty summarized several recent and upcoming activities: a CTE advisory council dinner with business and industry partners, the "Night at the Castle" student arts and culinary showcase, the LSIC (Local School Improvement Council) forum for the east end of the district, the regional math field day where Cabell County placed first in every category, and the Rhythm and Red Show Choir invitational hosted by Cabell Midland.
He also noted recent family-facing eventsSuper Saturday (pre-K and kindergarten enrollment) and Hard Hats and Heroes (community resource fair)were co-sponsored by United Way of the River Cities, Cabell County Schools Foundation and the Junior League of Huntington and saw record attendance. The Young People's Concert with Marshall University's Symphonic Orchestra was also highlighted.
Looking ahead, Hardesty reminded families that pre-K and kindergarten registration is March 7 and that spring break begins with students and staff returning March 31. He said the district will not use spring break for make-up days because of calendar constraints.
On personnel, Hardesty said letters about staffing changes will be delivered beginning the next day and that administrators will work to complete deliveries before spring break. He characterized these personnel changes as part of the district's budgetary planning discussed during recent board workshops.
