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September 25, 2025 — Meeting Transcript

This is a transcript of the Clayton School District Board of Education meeting held September 25, 2025. Excerpts show routine meeting actions (pledge, motion to adopt the agenda, vote to adjourn), recognition of AP Scholars from the prior year (187 AP Scholars, 91 earning AP Scholar with Distinction), updates on facilities planning and community engagement leading toward a possible April bond vote and related workshops and surveys, discussion of elementary school options, and a policy change about substitute teacher eligibility and required DESE substitute surveys (including an under-20 restriction for grades 9–12).
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We will make sure that we respond to you, so thank you for sharing that with us. Okay, so this week, it's exciting to be in Clayton. Every week is exciting to be in Clayton, but this week in particular, you will have noticed an enhanced level of school spirit occurring from our family center, elementary school, middle school, and high school. And one of the things that's been really neat to see, I would say over the past five years, my time here is how much school spirit community feel has increased throughout our district. Quick example, I was at Y down middle school today and they were having their pep assembly in preparation for homecoming, which is this Saturday. And the band, the high school band was there, the cheerleading group was there. And what I noticed was, I remember five years ago, we had three cheerleaders and now we're up to 17. Wow. That's a whole other engagement that our students are having and participating in. So that's, again, just one small example. But tomorrow morning, starting at 6 a.m., Fox 2 Prep Zone is going to be at Clayton High School. So we're hoping, even though there's no school for students, we're hoping the gym's going to be filled with students. And we're going to highlight all the activities and just get excited for homecoming. And that's a great segue for Saturday.

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