In a very short meeting that featured no action taken on new business, the South Putnam School Board got an initial look at a potential 2024-25 school calendar. 

Superintendent Dr. Corey Smith told the board he had not discussed the calendar with the Teacher's Association yet, and wanted to have those discussions before presenting a more accurate calendar. 

With that said, Smith acknowledged the 2024-25 mirrors this year's school calendar in many ways, especially when it comes to the start and end dates, holidays and vacations. 

For the 2023-24 school year, school began on Aug. 9 and ends on May 23 with graduation held on May 25. 

"We are working on aligning with the county schools and the Old National Trail schools on shared services. No action is required at this time," Smith said. 

Smith was asked how the work has gone on aligning with other districts, and he said a lot of work had been done over the last four years. 

"Most line up well. There shouldn't be many tweaks," Smith said. 

In addition, Smith was asked about having one snow make up day, and he said the district can use more asynchronous days. 

In his Superintendent's Report, Smith briefly touched on a recent professional development day for teachers and how it was successful. 

"Administrators and teachers continue to work diligently to make sure we are meeting student's needs. I am excited, there are a lot of things going on in that arena," he said. 

He also mentioned he spent time last week with the district's FFA advisors and students at the national FFA Conference in Indianapolis at both Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center, saying there will be more to celebrate at future meetings.