Board approves 2-year school calendars and several staff policies
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Mercer County trustees approved the next two years of school calendars (first student day Aug. 12) after discussing spring-break timing and test scheduling; the board also approved travel and reimbursement policies, a professional meeting request form and a DFP planning update.
The Mercer County Board of Education approved school calendars for the next two years, alongside several staff policies and a planning update, during its regular meeting.
Staff presented the calendars as a second reading, saying the first student day for the coming school year will be Aug. 12. Board members asked about the placement of spring break and whether shifting dates could better align instructional days with SAT windows; staff replied shifts were considered to maximize instructional days before testing dates.
The board also approved a second reading of the district travel policy with no changes, a revised travel voucher procedure that standardizes reimbursements and includes an automated calculation form, and a new professional meeting/conference request form to estimate out-of-district costs in advance so the finance office can reconcile reimbursements to purchase orders.
Separately, staff reported the Local Planning Committee met Nov. 24 and approved adding an item number to priority 5 in the district’s DFP to provide a clear project reference for BG-1 and BG-2 submissions to the Kentucky Department of Education; the board approved the committee’s finding.
Board members approved the consent agenda earlier, which included out-of-state travel requests for cheer and band. The approvals were made by motions and seconded actions recorded on the meeting record; no roll-call tallies were recorded for these items in the transcript.