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Cherokee Board approves 2025-26 calendar, transfer limits, 1,080-hour method and superintendent-evaluation program; consent agenda passes
Summary
The Cherokee Board of Education approved the district's 2025-26 school calendar, continued use of the 1,080-hour method, set student transfer capacity limits and adopted the OSSBA superintendent evaluation program. The board also approved its consent agenda, which included routine purchases and a staff resignation.
The Cherokee Board of Education voted to approve its consent agenda and several administrative items during its meeting, including the 2025-26 school calendar, continued use of the 1,080-hour method for counting instructional time, new student transfer capacity limits and formal adoption of the OSSBA superintendent evaluation program.
Board members approved the consent agenda, which the superintendent said included routine encumbrances and purchases. Items noted in the packet included a $5,430 purchase from AC Services for a backup motor for the elementary school's geothermal HVAC system; a $325 payment to Preventive Test LLC for additional campus spraying; and child-nutrition expenses with Keystone Food Services. The consent materials also included a resignation letter from fifth-grade teacher Kirsten Harrison.
Board members discussed and approved a quarterly update to student-transfer capacity numbers; the district's stated intent is to limit incoming transfers at this time to protect class sizes, while students who move into the district continue to be admitted. The board approved the full 2025-26 school-year calendar, which matches most dates from the current year, sets the first day of school in August and the final student day on May 14 with May 15 as a professional development day and graduation. Trustees also voted to continue using the 1,080-hour method for the 2025-26 school year when reporting calendar hours to the state. Finally, the board voted to adopt the OSSBA superintendent evaluation program, following a training session held at a prior special meeting.
Votes and roll calls on the record indicated unanimous approval on the motions taken at the meeting.
The board packet and comments from staff flagged the district's need to watch revenue: the treasurer reported all fund balances remain steady but noted that gross production revenue has declined in recent months and that the district will monitor expenditures and staffing as budget planning begins. The superintendent and staff said county tax collections arrived in December and in a subsequent check received by the district.
No ordinances or multi-year contracts requiring separate public hearings were taken up during the meeting.
The board closed routine business and moved on to reports from building leadership.
