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Elkhart board unanimously approves superintendent contract after revisions
Summary
The Elkhart Community Schools Board of Trustees approved a revised contract for the superintendent after discussing changes at a prior meeting; the board voted unanimously to adopt the agreement.
The Elkhart Community Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously May 27 to approve a revised contract for the district superintendent.
Board President Scott brought the contract back to the board after it was pulled at the prior meeting so members could discuss and request changes. The administration and board made “appropriate adjustments,” and the revised contract was re-noticed to the public before the vote. President Scott announced, “The contract passes unanimously.”
The board read portions of the superintendent job description and responsibilities aloud during the discussion; the description listed district-wide duties including oversight of more than 10,000 students, communication with more than 20,000 parents and community members, management of a roughly $156,000,000 annual budget, and stewardship of school properties and a large transportation fleet. The board noted those responsibilities as context for the agreement they approved.
No individual motion-maker or second was recorded in the public remarks captured by the transcript. The board did not modify the contract language on the dais; administrators said the changes had been incorporated and publicly noticed prior to the vote.
The approval took place at the start of the meeting before the public comment period.
The board did not announce any additional timeline for public disclosure of the final contract text during the meeting.
