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Superintendent report: district readies e-learning plan, flags Senate Bill 1 and reports enrollment growth and construction progress
Summary
District staff outlined a plan for e-learning and synchronized remote instruction tied to 10 o 3 flexibility waivers, reported an ADM increase of 33 students, described construction progress on a new facility and warned that Senate Bill 1 could affect local property-tax funding for schools and county services if enacted as written.
District staff presented several operational updates: an e-learning and “sync day” plan tied to state flexibility waivers, a pending state bill that could affect property-tax funding, a 33-student increase in the district’s average daily membership (ADM), and progress on a district construction project.
A speaker who presented the items explained that Indiana’s rules allow three asynchronous e-learning days by statute and that the district’s 10-0-3 flexibility waiver would permit five additional asynchronous days (for eight total). The district plans to use a mix of e-learning and “sync days” rather than making up canceled days at the end of the school year; the speaker said the plan has been shared with principals and teachers but not yet with parents. “We do have a plan,” the presenter said, adding the district will re-evaluate whether to notify parents later in the week depending on short-range weather forecasts.
The speaker also told trustees that enrollment (ADM) as of Feb. 3 was up 33 students from the October count. In addition, the presenter showed a short construction video demonstrating added foundation and masonry work and said gym foundations and other building elements were progressing, though some areas remained incomplete.
Separately, the presenter flagged Senate Bill 1 and said the board’s and county leaders’ conversations with legislators were ongoing; the presenter cautioned that, as written, the bill could reduce property taxes and thereby reduce revenues that currently support fire, police and schools. The presenter said local legislative leaders were aware and that district officials planned to discuss the measure with area legislators.
District staff said they would reconsider communication to parents about e-learning and sync-day plans later in the week if weather warranted and would provide specifics to the board and public when finalized.
