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Hardee County School Board approves vehicle auction, 2025–26 calendar and evaluation system; moves upcoming meetings
Summary
At its April 10 meeting the Hardee County School Board approved advertising 18 district vehicles for auction, adopted the 2025–26 district calendar and approved the 2025–26 non-instructional evaluation system. The board also rescheduled April, May and June meetings to new dates.
The Hardee County School Board on April 10 approved several routine administrative actions and adjusted upcoming meeting dates.
Board members voted by voice on motions to advertise 18 district vehicles for auction; approve the 2025–26 district calendar; and adopt the 2025–26 Hardee non-instructional evaluation system. All three motions passed after board members called for the question and no members voiced opposition.
Votes at a glance
- 3.01 and 3.02: Approval of minutes for March 17 and April 3, 2025. Motions were made and seconded; both passed by voice vote with no opposition voiced.
- 9.01: Motion to approve advertising 18 district vehicles for auction — 9 buses, 4 pickup trucks, 4 vans and 1 car — described as not suitable for student transport or not worth repair. Motion by Miss Cornell; second by Mr. Smith. Passed by voice vote; no opposition voiced.
- 10.01: Motion to approve the 2025–26 district calendar. Motion by Miss Cornell; second by Miss Dasher. Board members asked about the calendar-development process; district staff described a committee with one representative from each school that narrowed four proposed calendars to two before voting. Motion passed by voice vote; no opposition voiced.
- 11.01: Motion to approve the 2025–26 Hardee non-instructional evaluation system. Motion by Miss Dasher; second was recorded. Passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Miss Cornell and seconded by Doctor Sharp; the motion passed by voice vote.
- Meeting schedule adjustments: The board approved moving the next regular meeting from April 24 to April 21, 2025. Later motions moved the May 8 meeting to May 5 and the June 12 meeting to June 9 to accommodate anticipated absences and conferences; each change was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board discussion and clarifications
Board members asked how the district calendar was developed and were told the calendar committee includes one representative from each school and district staff, that the committee solicited feedback at school sites and narrowed multiple drafts before presenting two final options for board consideration. A board member asked whether the district could begin approving calendars two years out to help families plan; staff said work on the following year's calendar had already begun and indicated the board could expect a decision before the school year ended.
On the vehicle-auction item, staff described the fleet as no longer suitable for student transport or not worth repair; no further fiscal details were provided during the meeting.
Each action above was recorded on the meeting record as a voice vote with the chair asking "All in favor say aye" and no members voicing opposition; no roll-call vote counts were provided in the record.
The board adjourned after administrative items.
