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Principal reports $7,500 fundraiser, K20 Center professional development and student awards; district to monitor revenue and weather closures
Summary
The principal told the Cherokee Board of Education the elementary fundraiser raised about $7,500 and staff received K20 Center-funded professional development; she also listed student athletic and FFA honors and noted a teacher resignation.
The principal reported that the district's elementary fundraiser raised about $7,500 in donations and that teachers participated in professional development funded by a K20 Center grant focused on classroom technology use.
The principal also highlighted recent student and team recognitions: members of the FFA placed as an overall runner-up team at the state FFA competition; the district received an OSSA academic achievement award for a Chiefs football team with a team GPA at or above the standard noted in the packet; several football players were named to first- and second-team all-conference and all-star lists; and two students were selected for the 8-man all-star game. The principal invited the community to the Cherokee Invitational Basketball Tournament beginning Thursday and noted there will be no school on Friday, Jan. 10.
Staff informed the board that fifth-grade teacher Kirsten Harrison resigned prior to the holiday break and will not return; the district said replacements and grade-level coverage have been arranged for the rest of the school year. The business office and superintendent reported that overall fund balances remain steady but that gross production revenue has declined in recent months; county tax receipts arrived in December and in a subsequent check, and administrators said they will monitor revenue and constrain nonessential spending while planning staffing for next year.
On operations, the superintendent said weather-related closure decisions are made with safety as the priority, often after driving local roads and consulting area superintendents; the district uses an app and an automated all-call/text system to notify families of closures.
No disciplinary or legal matters were reported in the principal's or superintendent's reports at the meeting.
