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Superintendent highlights student achievements, attendance at 94.895% and enrollment of 2,218
Summary
Superintendent Jake Henson reported student achievements, attendance at 94.895% for the year, enrollment of 2,218, and notable substitute and overtime expenditures during the March 11 meeting.
Superintendent Jake Henson opened his report with student successes: CHS One Act advancing to bi-district competition at Lamar University (March 21, 2026), local students placing at the Shelby County Livestock Show and CHS soccer advancing to the bi-district championship at Roughrider Stadium on March 20 against Crockett High School. Henson named several students who placed in recent competitions.
Henson provided district-wide operational data: attendance was 94.92% for the first semester, dipped to 94.08% for the fourth six weeks, and "The District is currently at 94.895% for the year and we will be working really hard to get to 95% during the last couple of months of the school year." Enrollment was 2,218 students, down four from last month; the district used 260 substitute teachers in February (up from 141 last February) and has spent 39% of the substitute budget and 50% of the overtime and special duty pay budget to date.
