Buckeye Valley Board elects officers, schedules calendar hearing and middle‑school work session; accepts HR retirement notice

The Buckeye Valley Local Board of Education on Jan. 14 elected a board president and vice president, set a public hearing on the 2025–26 district calendar, scheduled a February work session to discuss a proposed middle‑school addition, approved routine financial and consent items, and accepted a retirement notice from the district’s human resources specialist.

The board unanimously elected Mr. Dickey as president and Troy Jeffrey as vice president in roll‑call votes during the organizational portion of the meeting. Trustees then approved an amended agenda that moved the proposed 2025–26 district calendar to a discussion/public‑hearing item and added a board work session on the middle‑school addition.

Board members heard a presentation on the proposed 2025–26 calendar and held that presentation as the public hearing required by Ohio Revised Code section 3313.4(A). The proposed calendar exceeds the state minimum hours in every grade band: the high school shows 1,153 hours (state minimum 1,001), providing roughly 24 flex days; middle school grades 7–8 show 1,138 hours (state minimum 1,001), providing roughly 21 flex days; grades 5–6 show 1,138 hours (state minimum 910), providing about 36 flex days; East and West elementary schools show 1,046 hours (state minimum 910), providing about 23 flex days; preschool is proposed at 372.5…