MSD Martinsville board approves budget, compensation policy, capital plans and multiple resolutions

The MSD Martinsville Schools Board of School Trustees approved the district budget, updated board compensation policy and several capital- and operations-related resolutions during a regularly scheduled meeting, the board president said.

Board members voted to approve the 2025–26 budget, adopt a new compensation policy for the board (Policy 0144.1), authorize projected transfers between the Education Fund and Operations Fund (Resolution 478), adopt the district bus replacement plan (Resolution 479), approve the capital projects fund plan (Resolution 480), and set appropriations and tax rates (Resolution 481). The board also approved a district technology building switch project under the E-rate program, a facility-usage fee schedule for Martinsville High School, and accepted several donations and a robotics grant from the Indiana Department of Education.

Why it matters: the votes put the district’s operating plan and capital priorities into motion for the coming school year and formalize a new approach to board compensation and outside-group use of district facilities.

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