MURRAY – Calloway County Board of Education held their regular monthly meeting at the district’s central office on Dec. 18.
The meeting began with a recognition of Aubrey Naber, a CCHS senior who achieved a perfect 36 composite score on the ACT Test. Naber thanked her parents and teachers for pushing her to accomplish this feat. Less than 0.2% of test takers nationally achieve a perfect score on the standardized test.
The board approved a BG1 request to begin projects on the roofs of East Calloway Elementary and North Calloway Elementary. The district recently completed an assessment of the roofs in the district and will target portions of buildings with the highest need. The board also approved numerous fundraisers and travel requests from around the district.
The board also approved the school calendar for the 2026-27 school year. This calendar includes the first day of school as Aug. 5, with Fall Break on Oct. 5-9, Winter Break on Dec. 21 – Jan. 1, Spring Break on April 5-9, and the projected last day of school on May 13, 2027. The calendar is developed by an annual committee led by the district’s director of pupil personnel, Josh McKeel.
Numerous directors and principals gave updates to the board about the progress in their departments and schools. McKeel reported the district attendance rate of 95.5% is quite strong, and overall district enrollment is 39 students higher than one year prior. Director of Maintenance Kenny Duncan showed detailed energy usage graphs and noted the district had saved over $2 million in energy costs since 2015 due to energy friendly shifts in the district. Supervisor of Instruction Ryan Marchetti gave a quick update on the first-year teacher mentorship program in the district. Principals from every school discussed recent MAP testing in reading and math for students in grades K-10 and recent holiday and family engagement events at their schools to end the first semester.
Superintendent Tres Settle gave an update about the construction projects for the baseball and softball concession stand and the tennis courts. Settle also noted he has been in touch with local legislators advocating for the ability to connect the central campus to Highway 121 with an access road.
The next regularly scheduled meeting for the Calloway County Board of Education is Thursday, Jan. 16, at 6pm at the Calloway County Schools district office.
