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Board actions: officers elected, Homestead Spain trip approved, contracts and donations accepted
Summary
The MSD Southwest Allen County Schools board elected finance officers, approved a student trip to Spain, ratified a design contract and SRO agreement, and accepted two donations at the meeting.
The MSD Southwest Allen County Schools board took several routine actions and approvals at its meeting.
Elections and procedural items - Board of Finance officers: Board members nominated and approved officers for the district Board of Finance. A motion to nominate "Kim" and "Stephanie" for president and secretary of the Board of Finance passed by voice vote. (Full names were not specified in the meeting minutes.)
Consent agenda - The consent agenda — including minutes of January meetings, bills, claims, payrolls and personnel recommendations — was approved by voice vote.
Field trip: Homestead High School – Spain, spring break 2026 - The board moved the Homestead overseas trip recommendation to an action item and approved the trip while the high‑school team was present. A motion to move to action passed and a subsequent motion to approve the trip passed by voice vote. (No roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.)
Contracts and agreements - Context Design contract: The board approved entering into a contract with Context Design, subject to prior legal review. District staff noted the contract had been finalized with legal counsel and that ERI will serve as the local civil engineering firm on the project. - School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement: The board approved the 2024–2025 school resource officer agreement by voice vote; no substantive discussion was recorded. - ABC Construction Prep MOU: District staff requested this MOU be tabled for final edits and will return it in two weeks; the board tabled the item.
Donations - Midwest America Federal Credit Union donated $156.10 to Homestead’s Environmental Center; the board accepted the donation. - Bobby and Brandy Petrus Foundation donated $1,600 to Covington Elementary’s PBIS committee for student rewards; the board accepted the donation.
Tabling and follow‑ups - First Responder Training Academy (EMT) MOU: District administrators discussed a proposed MOU to offer EMT coursework at Homestead and said a formal MOU will be presented at the next meeting; no approval was taken at this session.
Votes and tallies - The meeting recorded voice votes with “Aye” responses for motions; detailed roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for the items above. Where specific vote counts or named votes were not provided, the article notes the voice vote outcome as recorded.
The board closed the meeting after brief board comments and adjourned.
