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Board approves 2025‑26 handbooks, district calendar and several personnel and vendor agreements
Summary
The Lebanon board approved 2025‑26 handbooks for elementary, middle and high schools, adopted the 2026‑27 district calendar, authorized summer hiring authority for the superintendent, approved administrative and superintendent contracts, and contracted Rocket Alumni Solutions for digitizing athletic photos under a legacy‑pricing option.
The Lebanon Community School Corporation board on Tuesday approved a package of operational items for the coming school year, including updated student handbooks, the district calendar, personnel actions and a vendor agreement to digitize historical athletic photos.
Superintendent Dr. Milliman presented the 2025‑26 handbooks for elementary, middle (LMS) and high school (LHS), noting that ongoing state guidance on attendance and other legislative changes will require future handbook revisions. Principals and assistant administrators summarized key updates: LMS added guidance on dressing out for physical education now that locker rooms are returning from construction and clarified that AI use is treated as academic misconduct in cheating policies; LHS condensed and clarified the drug‑testing policy and adjusted eligibility and awards language for athletics. The board approved the handbooks by voice votes.
The board also approved the 2026‑27 district calendar, which keeps a pre‑spring‑break Friday off and schedules graduation for the Friday of Memorial Day weekend; staff said the calendar balances the 180 student‑day requirement and provided a planned weather day in February.
On personnel and contracts, the board gave the superintendent limited authority to make certified and noncertified hires during June and July to compete for candidates during peak recruitment months; the authority will sunset in August. The board approved administrative contracts for listed administrators and ratified the superintendent’s contract extension aligning it with district administrative timelines. School police wage recommendations for the district police force were approved as presented.
On vendor services, the board approved an agreement with Rocket Alumni Solutions to digitize athletic photos and host them in a cloud platform; staff said Rocket offers “legacy pricing” that would lock the district’s subscription rate for the duration of its service and allows multi‑year payment options with discounts for prepaid terms. The board approved a five‑year payment option with a $1,000 startup credit described in the vendor agreement.
Why it matters: Handbook and calendar approvals set rules and schedules for students and families. The limited summer hiring authority and administrative contracts let the district secure staff ahead of the school year. The Rocket Alumni agreement digitizes historical athletic records and preserves physical photos in district archives, while fixing subscription costs under the vendor’s legacy‑pricing model.
Other routine items approved included consent personnel matters (leaves, hires, resignations and retirement notices), monthly claims and change orders. The board scheduled upcoming registration and the next regular meeting for July 15 at 7 p.m.
