# Berea City Schools Board of Education Meetings


**Body:** BCSDTitans
**Date:** October 26, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Professional Services


The Berea City Schools Board of Education meeting on October 26, 2026, featured student music performances, student-run business and school recognition presentations, and introductions of new staff. The board considered a leadership-transition resolution: Mark Smither was appointed superintendent effective January 1, 2027, and the board president and treasurer were authorized to execute his contract through July 31, 2030. Tracy Wheeler will move into a temporary special-assistant-to-the-superintendent role effective the same date for the remainder of her current employment contract. The resolution was moved and seconded and appears to have passed by roll-call vote. The district has worked with the educational leadership consulting firm Finding Leaders on the transition; no consulting fee or other dollar amount was stated.

The meeting also noted that the district hired 23 teachers, 25 support staff members, two administrators, and two contracted-services personnel. No other contract awards, bids, purchasing decisions, or procurement amounts were identified.

**Source:** BCSDTitans