The Piedmont Public Schools superintendent told the board the district is continuing to invest in staff development and community engagement, announcing foundation grants and local training while saying district enrollment is roughly unchanged from October.

During the superintendent's report the administrator reminded board members that Veterans Assemblies are scheduled for the following day and noted the sixth-grade assembly had already taken place at Piedmont, encouraging board members to visit: "If you've not been in a while and you've got half an hour, catch 1 or more of those," the superintendent said.

The superintendent read a social media post by the state superintendent (named in the meeting transcript as 'Bridal Fields') that praised educators and included the line, "If you're not taking care of students, take care of someone who is," which the district superintendent flagged as a memorable message.

On enrollment, the superintendent reported district numbers for November were "just right about the same," and said the district was three students above October, with most schools up or down by only one student. He added that pre-K and kindergarten classes at Northwood and Piedmont Elementary affect those counts and that an intermediate campus is expected to be ready in under a year.

The board also heard that the Piedmont Education Foundation awarded roughly $41,000 in grants in a single "grant day" when foundation members visited classrooms and surprised teachers with awards. The superintendent said the foundation also provided $5,000 to bring Capturing Kids' Hearts training to Piedmont Elementary and described the program as a way to bring professional development to more staff locally instead of sending staff out of district for training.

Brett, a staff member who attended the PD, told the board: "It was great...the first PD that I've been a part of that really engaged the staff," and added, "Honestly, it was awesome". The superintendent closed by thanking the foundation and encouraging board members to attend upcoming training and school events.

The superintendent's remarks contained no formal motions; next procedural steps mentioned included upcoming assemblies and continuing to schedule local PD for staff.