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The presentations highlighted the school’s enrichment offerings (more than 25 clubs offered three times a year), the first Spell Bowl team at Lafayette Meadows, the school’s first math-bowl participation, and multiple science-fair projects that advanced to regional competition. The showcase gave the board a look at student work and extracurricular learning outside regular classroom instruction.

Spell Bowl coaches Lisonbee Knappenberger and Andrea Harmeyer said the team practiced from a list of about 750 words even though the competition featured 56 words; students Tatum Moss and Hazel Miller described the experience and noted the school was the only entrant in its division, which produced a first-place division ribbon and a fourth-place overall finish. Math-bowl coaches Stephanie Frazier and Andy Landrigan said roughly 20 fourth- and fifth-grade students participated in practices before school and worked on standards up to seventh-grade concepts; student Caleb Kendall said his favorite part was meeting new people and experiencing new problems in competition.

On the science-fair stage, fifth-graders Andrew Funk and Eli Shear described a project titled “This is Removing Ink,” which tested 13 household materials plus two controls on painted drywall squares marked with Sharpie. The students said they applied each material, let it soak 30 seconds, scrubbed 15 seconds, and repeated the test; they reported sunscreen removed Sharpie most effectively and said their project advanced to regionals at Purdue University, where they placed second among fifth-grade entries. Fourth-grader Benjamin Shell said he advanced from regionals and competed at state after placing first in his division at regionals.

The board and speakers praised students’ confidence and the work of teachers and volunteer coaches. Presenters and students emphasized how extracurricular programs—spelling, math bowl, science fair and art—provide opportunities for teamwork, practice and public presentation. No formal board action was taken on these presentations; they were part of the communications and student-recognition portion of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SACS Board Meeting Live Feed - May 6th, 2025 beginning at 6 p.m.","oneSentenceSummary","Students from Lafayette Meadows Elementary presented art projects and described extracurricular programs; Spell Bowl and math-bowl teams reported competition results and science-fair projects advanced to regional and state competitions.","taxTitle","MSD Southwest Allen County Schools, School Boards, Indiana","taxId",38356,"location","Indiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6245025,"Board awards AHU contract for Central Maintenance Building; project under bond budget",117,2746000,2863000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227328-45af11b7faecc593040e84b6b8f02a12&start=2746&end=2863","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227328-45af11b7faecc593040e84b6b8f02a12/thumbnail_2746000.jpg","/articles/6245025/Indiana/Board-awards-AHU-contract-for-Central-Maintenance-Building-project-under-bond-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245025-479db2dfa312fe96e8e1f05b56ddc634/orig.mp4?Expires=1770948208&Signature=IoQnl2-4EFSgs59Zu9fiOkDTsV5Ts7br91l~jg7OBmPZujZ62BSD0apc3fv0ETTuBbO7xB-bemaS7xyOchIQ4obPZGKBwXK7WFJPHHcWc6wQU05JVodEfVFg7yFosv0Sb1gLtR6nQEUzKVe2s7eLPa2Qn0vHgUuu99dSfFtne5LNZZ0sSVLuwviWqEzkmTZdOxoLDt48VJVhn4ftvod0-yoeY9RelST5sTw5ZKv3YFLJIq46wgrm8tKtaZihSw96LW65mzgwYoWnW1H7MQwDw4jrreDW0hig3Xz9qENcwjKYGpT3VLAg25IQZFshiMcSi9TARTANjM8H2kjKsWflvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The MSD Southwest Allen County Schools Board of Trustees voted to award bids to replace the Central Maintenance Building’s air-handling units, a system the district said dates to 1972.

The decision matters for facilities and safety: the recommended award covers new air-handler units and three alternates that upgrade building controls, replace LED lighting while ceiling work is completed, and update sprinkler fixtures. District staff said the project is part of the bond issuance approved in fall 2024 and that, after including these alternates, the round of spring bid awards is roughly $1.2 million under the allocated bond budget.

District operations staff presented the bid recommendation at the meeting and said the air-handler units are original to 1972 and were included in the most recent bond program. A board member asked that staff email the bid-tabulation form to trustees for review; staff agreed to do so. The board then approved the recommendation by voice vote. The transcript records the motion and a second but does not record individual roll-call vote tallies.

District staff noted that the awarded package will update controls and fire-sprinkler fixtures and include LED lighting replacements where ceilings are opened for the mechanical work. No contractor names or contract amounts were read into the public transcript at the meeting.","The board voted to award bids to replace aging air-handler units at the Central Maintenance Building, a bond-funded project that district staff said is about $1.2 million under budget after awarding alternates for controls, LED lighting and upgraded sprinkler fixtures.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6245030,"Board approves consent agenda that includes central-office personnel changes",259,447000,706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227328-45af11b7faecc593040e84b6b8f02a12&start=447&end=706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227328-45af11b7faecc593040e84b6b8f02a12/thumbnail_447000.jpg","/articles/6245030/Indiana/Board-approves-consent-agenda-that-includes-central-office-personnel-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245030-b8a54df6af2a2a885ef0157f035ea6c4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770948208&Signature=DDu4EAqIXAUjaH2H7vZF41Un0V4~a6-aZMcwUrUEuD9Ljf2tHR06FpYUvPA6YVORdP9VEfYtWsqIcl9KN5BA5s6rRe~NsJ9VE7FwRFppxvok2nlJQQhH6mjl5Ani1Z~pPs6o7BXEGIkV9x2d~~VRfFKD579ok3IWgjGGtcfPQDvV~~l006nY6vOfzfgpDiuf0-9uDeHzfekj3tvlbSPmGix8bIWct8tgF5oaYszuUj870P3rvUj8vasQhziE83bvVYsTjFr48Wj3MhnGwkTsIx1r1ptXt6SlBi2ijPZLQAOVqy-4MFj99sUG67H0dalvwqC5yX1RL0TtAiJwhfenKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The MSD Southwest Allen County Schools Board of Trustees approved its consent agenda, which included personnel recommendations to staff central office roles for the 2025–26 school year.

The action matters because the appointments restructure the district’s central-office leadership ahead of a change in superintendent: the consent agenda included naming Janine Kleber as assistant superintendent, moving current human-resources director JR Ankenbrook into the Director of Student Services role, and rebranding the human-resources position as Chief Personnel Officer with David Parker named to that post.

Board members approved the consent agenda by voice vote earlier in the meeting. The personnel items were presented to the board as part of that consent package. School officials said Kleber has served the district in multiple roles, including as principal at Haverhill Elementary School from 2006 to 2020 and then as Director of Student Learning for the past four to five years; district staff credited her with leading the adoption of new elementary science curricular materials. The board also said Ankenbrook requested a move into a student-facing role and will leave the district’s human-resources office to take the Director of Student Services position. The district announced David Parker will join the central office from Blackford County, where he served as assistant superintendent for the last four years.

The board did not take a separate roll-call vote on each hire; the personnel changes were included in the consent agenda approved at the start of the meeting. No additional conditions or effective dates beyond the 2025–26 staffing timeline were specified during the presentation.

Board and district speakers at the meeting thanked outgoing and incoming staff; the board’s formal vote on the consent agenda was recorded by voice only without a named mover or recorded individual vote tallies in the public transcript. The district said it will proceed with the staffing transitions ahead of July 1, when the incoming superintendent’s term begins.","The school board approved the consent agenda, which included personnel recommendations that name Janine Kleber assistant superintendent, move JR Ankenbrook to Director of Student Services, and create a Chief Personnel Officer position filled by David Parker.","actionData","errors"]

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