School Town Speedway board approves minutes, early-literacy stipend resolution and personnel actions

The School Town Speedway board on Feb. 11 approved the minutes of its Jan. 14 meeting, passed a resolution to accept and distribute state early-literacy grant stipends, approved the personnel report, and acknowledged $268,227.53 in grant funding.

The board opened by approving the Jan. 14 minutes after a motion and second; the chair then signed the minutes. Later, a board member moved to approve an early literacy grant resolution that follows Indiana Department of Education guidance to distribute supplemental payment stipends to teachers, instructional coaches and other staff involved in literacy instruction through grade 3; the motion was seconded and approved. The personnel report — which included two resignations, one dismissal and several new hires and a recommended administrative appointment — was moved, seconded and approved. The board also acknowledged receipt of $268,227.53 in grant awards.

Why it matters: the early-literacy stipend distribution implements state guidance tied to the Indiana General Assembly appropriation; personnel actions change staffing at multiple schools and include a recommended appointment to an assistant superintendent role. The grants acknowledged represent additional funding the district can apply to operations or programs identified in the grant paperwork.

Votes, motions and outcomes (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Approval of minutes (Jan. 14, 2025): motion made by a board member and seconded; outcome: approved. (Transcript: motion to approve minutes at 00:59–01:04; “That passes…” at 01:17.) - Early Literacy Grant Resolution: motion to approve by a board member, seconded; outcome: approved. (Transcript: explanation of the IDOE grant and recommendation to approve at 02:30–03:30; formal motion at 03:31–03:48; vote recorded as passed at 03:50–03:52.) - Acknowledge grants totaling $268,227.53: listed as agenda item and acknowledged in the meeting (Transcript: item introduced at 36:28–36:52). No specific motion text or roll-call tally appears in the transcript beyond standard voice vote procedure. - Personnel report: motion to approve by a board member, seconded; outcome: approved. Personnel items included resignations (Tina Ross, custodian; Brady Nylund, PE and strength/conditioning teacher, effective June 30), a dismissal (Amber K. Roth), and hires (Rosa Louvenos, cafeteria worker; Fred Suttle, custodian; Tristan Taylor, assistant baseball coach; Joel Magnabasco, teacher contract; recommendation of Lance Snouse as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education and Programs). (Transcript: personnel report presented 36:28–37:30; motion at 38:18–38:24; vote passed at 38:35–38:40.)

Notes on vote tallies: the meeting transcript records voice votes and statements such as “That passes” but does not provide a roll-call or numeric breakdown for each item in the public record. Where exact tallies or named roll-call votes were not entered in the transcript, this article states only the motions, who moved/seconded where recorded, and the recorded outcome of “approved.”

Provenance: the above actions and outcomes are drawn from the meeting transcript segments in which each agenda item was introduced, discussed and voted on, as listed below.