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Votes at a glance: Warrick County School Corp. board approves policies, contracts, agreements and personnel on Jan. 27, 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting, the Warrick County School Corp. Board of Trustees approved a slate of routine and operational items, including policy updates, resolutions, contracts, agreements, a construction change order, a donation and multiple personnel actions.
At its Jan. 27, 2025 meeting, the Warrick County School Corp. Board of Trustees approved a slate of routine and operational items. Below are the actions recorded in the meeting packet with outcomes as shown in the board’s roll-call votes or recorded motions.
Votes at a glance
- Appoint Board of Finance officers — Approved (roll call): The board appointed Jeff Baker as president and Leonard Glover as secretary of the Board of Finance. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve updated Policy 1301 (School Board Committees) — Approved (roll call). Summary: Second reading; updated standing committee names and structure (bid; construction/technology/transportation/maintenance; student learning and growth; personnel/custodial/food and nutrition; policy committee). Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve Resolution 2025-1 (retirement plan signatories) — Approved. Summary: Reauthorizes named individuals to act on behalf of the district’s retirement 401(a) plan during a transition in services. Motion by a board member; second recorded. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve Resolution 2025-2 (transfer from Education Fund to Operations Fund) — Approved. Summary: Authorizes transfer amounts from Education Fund to Operations Fund as presented. Motion by a board member; second recorded. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve nonexclusive clinical affiliation agreement with American Senior Communities, LLC — Approved. Summary: Allows district students and faculty clinical placements and practical learning experiences at American Senior Communities facilities. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve change order (asbestos abatement) — Approved. Summary: Danco Construction change order for safe removal of asbestos-contaminated tile and mastic discovered during demolition of former art rooms at Castle High School; amount listed in packet $13,280. Motion and second recorded; board approved with no change to project timeline reported.
- Award contract for THS/TMS and Castle North Middle School HVAC to Danco Construction, base amount $655,000 — Approved. Summary: Lowest responsive and responsible bidder recommended. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve affiliation agreement with Grand Canyon University — Approved. Summary: Nonexclusive field-placement agreement for practicum, student teaching and internships through Dec. 12, 2027; agreement reviewed by district counsel. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve annual vendor agreement (JumpingJacks Entertainment) with amendment — Approved. Summary: One-year vendor agreement through June 30, 2025; board approved the agreement with a contract language change as directed by district counsel. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Approve donation to Logan Elementary — Approved. Summary: Orion New Generation LLC donation of $5,000 to purchase shoes, clothing, hygiene items and snacks for students in need. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Personnel actions — Approved. Summary: The board approved multiple personnel items as listed in the packet, including noncertified hires, certificated hires, transfers, resignations and retirements; a reclassification (James Chapman to lead mechanic, class A maintenance) was approved; motions and seconds were recorded and votes carried.
What the board did not do
- The board did not take final action on any school consolidation or closure at the Jan. 27 meeting. The presentation regarding Tennyson Elementary School was informational only; no vote on closure occurred.
