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Opelika City Schools board unanimously approves personnel, calendar, field trip and City project agreement
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Opelika City Schools board unanimously approved the superintendent's personnel recommendations, the 2026–2027 school calendar, an out-of-state 4th-grade trip to the Georgia Aquarium, an increase to the state mileage reimbursement rate and a project agreement with the City of Opelika.
At its Jan. 27, 2026 meeting, the Opelika City Schools Board of Education approved a package of routine items including personnel recommendations, the 2026–2027 school calendar, an out-of-state student field trip and a project agreement with the City of Opelika.
The superintendent's personnel recommendations were approved on a motion by Antione T. Harvis and second by Tipi Miller; the minutes record the vote as unanimously approved. The board then approved the 2026–2027 school calendar on a motion by Antione T. Harvis, seconded by Pearson Alsobrook, also unanimously approved.
The board approved several out-of-state field trips. Notably, a March 13, 2026 4th Grade Enrichment trip for Morris Avenue, Northside and West Forest elementary schools to Atlanta, Georgia to attend the Georgia Aquarium was approved (motion by Tipi Miller, second by Antione T. Harvis). The minutes list the field trips and record the approval as unanimous.
The board approved an increase in the State per-mile travel reimbursement rate for use of personal vehicles, citing a memorandum from the Office of State Comptroller, on a motion by Antione T. Harvis and second by Tipi Miller. The board also approved a Project Agreement with the City of Opelika (motion by Tipi Miller, second by Antione T. Harvis).
Votes at a glance: approval of minutes for prior meetings; superintendent personnel recommendations (motion: Antione T. Harvis; second: Tipi Miller; outcome: unanimously approved); 2026–2027 school calendar (motion: Antione T. Harvis; second: Pearson Alsobrook; outcome: unanimously approved); out-of-state field trips including March 13, 2026 Georgia Aquarium trip (motion: Tipi Miller; second: Antione T. Harvis; outcome: unanimously approved); State per-mile rate increase (motion: Antione T. Harvis; second: Tipi Miller; outcome: unanimously approved); Project Agreement with City of Opelika (motion: Tipi Miller; second: Antione T. Harvis; outcome: unanimously approved).
The minutes show the board's next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2026.
