Rowan County school board approves routine business, first reading of 2025–26 calendar and authorizes RFP for legal services

The Rowan County Board of Education on Dec. 17 approved several routine governance and operational items in a sequence of voice votes.

The board approved regular business items — including the Nov. 19 minutes, payment of monthly claims and the personnel report — and the consent agenda after motions, with no public comment. Treasurer Glenn delivered the monthly financial summary and noted an expected tax deposit in December.

Miss Dean, representing the calendar committee, presented the proposed 2025–26 school calendar and survey results from families and staff. The committee explained placement of statutory makeup days (to be used after the district’s 10 NTI days) and said the calendar largely mirrors the current year’s schedule. The board approved the first reading of the calendar and separately accepted consistent start and end times of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for all schools.

Superintendent Rowe described the annual Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) and Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP) as required by the Kentucky Department of Education and the board approved both plans. The board also set its first January meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the boardroom and authorized the superintendent to issue a request for proposals for school board attorney/legal services; the RFP will be circulated openly and via cooperative channels (KSBA/coop). All actions passed by voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call tallies by individual name.

The board recessed to adjourn following the business items.