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Mount Vernon school board meeting roundup: key votes and approvals
Summary
At its regular meeting the Mount Vernon Community School Corp. Board of Trustees approved the meeting agenda, consent items, calendar, construction contracts, course handbook updates, technology surplus disposal and adjourned; motions and vote outcomes are summarized below.
The Mount Vernon Community School Corp. Board of Trustees held its regular meeting and recorded several routine approvals and a disciplinary appeal outcome. Major actions included adopting the meeting agenda, approving the consent agenda, upholding an expulsion determination following executive-session review, approving the 2026–27 calendar, authorizing construction contracts for the preschool portion of a building project, approving course-scheduling handbook updates, and approving disposal of technology surplus. Most motions carried unanimously.
Votes at a glance
- Adoption of the meeting agenda: Motion recorded as "approve the agenda as presented." Motion by Kelly; second by Megan Britt. Vote: 5-0.
- Consent agenda (regular session minutes, personnel report, claims, construction claims/change orders, monthly fund transfers, overnight field trip request, donation approval, destruction of records): Motion recorded as "approve the consent agenda items." Motion by Kelly; second by Chad Gray. Vote: 5-0.
- Expulsion appeal: Motion recorded as "we uphold the expulsion determination from Dec. 20." Motion made following executive session; mover and seconder not clearly identified on the open record. Vote: 5-0 to uphold.
- 2026–27 school calendar: Motion recorded as "accept the 2627 calendar as presented." Motion by Kelly; second by Megan Britt. Vote: 5-0.
- Construction bids (preschool portion): Motion recorded as "accept the construction bids and contracts as presented." Motion by Chad Gray; second by Kelly. Vote: 5-0. Apparent low bidders named in the packet: JBM (general trades), Effie Moran (fire protection), Griner Brothers (MEP), West Electric (electrical).
- Course scheduling handbook updates: Motion recorded as "approve/accept the course scheduling handbook updates as presented." Motion by Kelly; second by Stacy Nielsen. Vote: 5-0. Changes include replacing ACP chemistry with AP Chemistry, removing certain low-demand courses (including Adult Roles), offering biology to all freshmen, and not offering AP Spanish next year due to lack of student requests; cohort 2029 will be addressed separately pending state diploma guidance.
- Technology surplus disposal: Motion recorded as "accept the technology surplus." Motion by Chad Gray; second by Megan Britt. Vote: 5-0. District partner Secure Tech Solutions will handle pickup and secure data destruction.
Other business included recognition announcements in the “good news” segment and board-member reports. The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
