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Hyannis Area Schools board approves 2025–26 calendar, hires paraeducator and OKs safety plan
Summary
At its March 10 meeting, the Hyannis Area Schools Board of Education approved the 2025–26 school calendar, accepted two resignations, hired Nikki Opatrny as a paraeducator, and adopted a Plan for Safe Schools for the remainder of 2024–25; trustees also discussed graduation-hour increases, classified wage boosts and a proposed campuswide cell-phone ban for 2025–26.
The Hyannis Area Schools Board of Education on March 10 approved the district's 2025'26 school calendar, accepted two staff resignations, hired a paraeducator and adopted a Plan for Safe Schools for the remainder of the 2024'25 year.
Board President Justin Vinton called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 PM in the high school library. The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda, which included certification of the Feb. 10 minutes and routine bills and claims. The consent agenda recorded general fund disbursements of $262,542.77, an activity fund total of $20,384.97 and a lunch fund total of $14,653.54.
The board accepted resignations from Angela Hiemstra and Nancy Anderson "with regrets" after a motion by Clint Taylor that Bob Meester seconded. The board then approved the hiring recommendation of Nikki Opatrny as a paraeducator (motion by Chris Cover, second by Kevin Anderson); both personnel actions passed unanimously.
Trustees approved the 2025'26 school calendar (motion by Clint Taylor, second by Chris Cover). The board also adopted the Plan for Safe Schools Opening for the remainder of the 2024'25 school year (motion by Kevin Anderson, second by Chris Cover); both measures carried on unanimous recorded votes by the trustees present (Justin Vinton, Bob Meester, Kevin Anderson, Chris Cover, Clint Taylor and Mark Vinton).
During the meeting the board received the Annual Report to Patrons and a financial review from Superintendent/Principal Travis Hawk and Business Manager Lauren Kostman. Reno Anderson presented to the board urging that "no two administrative position titles be named to one person," a governance concern noted in the minutes.
Trustees also held policy-level discussion about several items for the next school year: changes to the activity calendar; proposals to increase math graduation requirements and an overall minimum of 260 instructional hours to graduate beginning with the class of 2029; planned increases to classified wages for 2025'26; and a proposed campuswide cell-phone ban for 2025'26. The minutes record these as discussion items only; no formal board votes on those specific policy changes appear in the published minutes.
The minutes include an itemized vendor and payroll listing. Notable entries in the disbursement detail include Chromebooks ($8,887.25), a HARRIS data license ($1,047.78) and electricity charges ($12,223.32). Total disbursements for the general fund were recorded as $262,542.77.
The board set its next regular meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025, at 7:00 PM and adjourned at 7:45 PM. Chris Cover signed the minutes as secretary.
