The South Madison Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees took a series of routine and substantive actions during the regular meeting, approving minutes, financial items, contracts, the 2026 budget and related resolutions, a reduction to 2025 appropriations, bus financing and a revised school calendar.

Votes of record taken during the meeting (items listed as on the agenda) included:

- Approval of minutes of the regular meeting on Sept. 18, 2025 (agenda item 3.1): motion to approve; roll-call recorded yes votes from Anna Blake, Kevin Ginder, Mike Hanna, Bill Hutton, Mark Thompson and John Lord. Outcome: approved.

- Approval of accounts payable vouchers (agenda item 3.2): motion to approve; roll-call recorded yes votes including Anna Blake, Kevin Ginder, Mikanna, Bill Hutton, Mark Thompson and John Moore. Outcome: approved.

- Approval of consent items 4.1–4.6 taken together: motion to approve; roll-call recorded yes votes from members present including Spondylo, Kevin Kindred, Mike Hanna, Bill Hutton, Mark Thompson and John Lord. Outcome: approved.

- Contractor approvals and one memorandum of understanding with the Madison County Sheriff's Department (agenda item 5.1): administration requested approval of four contracts and one MOU; motion to approve carried on roll call with yes votes from trustees present. Outcome: approved.

- Adoption of the 2026 budget and associated resolutions (agenda item 5.2): the administration presented the advertised budget, a resolution to adopt tax rates for all funds, a five‑year bus replacement plan and a three‑year capital projects plan; motion to adopt carried on roll call. Outcome: adopted.

- Reduction of 2025 education fund appropriations to allow rolling appropriations into the 2026 budget (agenda item 5.3): motion to approve carried on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Approval of financing for two Thomas buses (agenda item 5.4): administration recommended a six‑year term with a 5.957% rate (three quotes received); motion to approve carried on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Approval of a revised school calendar to remove five days and set a proposed start date of Aug. 10 for teachers and Aug. 12 for students: motion carried on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Adjournment of the regular meeting: motion and second carried by voice/roll call; meeting adjourned and the board proceeded to the public hearing on the tentative teachers’ contract.

Where the transcript listed roll-call responses, yes votes were recorded as noted above. No formal “no” votes, abstentions or recusals were recorded in the transcript for the items summarized here.