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Board approves consent agenda and several operational items including moving contract, bell schedules and grant-writer arrangement
Summary
The Mount Vernon board approved the consent agenda and several operational items: an RFP award to Guardian Relocation for moving services, 2025–26 bell schedules, a high-school block schedule for 2026–27, and a memorandum of understanding to retain a grant writer through the Mount Vernon Education Foundation.
At its regular meeting the Mount Vernon Community School Corporation board approved routine and operational items that administrators said will support the district’s upcoming moves and scheduling shifts.
The board approved the consent agenda (minutes, personnel report, claims, construction claims/change orders, monthly fund transfers, one overnight field trip request, donations, a call for destruction of records, and the state board of accounts audit report) by voice vote, recorded as 5-0.
The board awarded moving services to Guardian Relocation after a request-for-proposals process. Administration documents and a vendor evaluation showed Guardian as the low and best-qualified bidder with a contract amount “not to exceed $71,000,” which the presenter said was under budget. The board approved the selection by voice vote, recorded as 5-0.
Board members approved the proposed 2025–26 bell schedules for all district schools — adjustments administrators said required extensive coordination with transportation and staff — by a 5-0 vote.
The board also approved a block schedule for Mount Vernon High School for the 2026–27 school year. Presenters said the block schedule is intended to decrease learning gaps, align career-and-technical education and dual-credit options, and expand flexible course opportunities; the vote was 5-0.
Finally, the board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Mount Vernon Education Foundation to retain an in‑house grant writer. The MOU specifies monthly compensation of $2,916 (equaling $35,004 per year), according to the presentation, and board members approved the arrangement 5-0.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Consent agenda — approved, motion carries 5-0. - Guardian Relocation (moving services, not to exceed $71,000) — approved, motion carries 5-0. - 2025–26 bell schedules for all schools — approved, motion carries 5-0. - Mount Vernon High School block schedule for 2026–27 — approved, motion carries 5-0. - Memorandum of understanding for grant-writer services with the Mount Vernon Education Foundation ($2,916/month; $35,004/year) — approved, motion carries 5-0.
