Votes at a glance: MSD Steuben County Board of Trustees (Jan. 14, 2025)

The following motions and recorded outcomes were taken during the MSD Steuben County Board of Trustees regular meeting and the subsequent Board of Finance meeting on Jan. 14, 2025. Where the transcript did not name a mover or seconder, the entry lists the motion text as recorded in meeting minutes. Vote tallies shown reflect the roll-call results recorded in the transcript.

Votes (motions approved unless otherwise noted):

- Elect board officers for 2025 and appoint Becky Maggard as board secretary — outcome: approved (recorded roll call: 7 yes, 0 no). - Approve 2025 meeting schedule (third Tuesday, 6 p.m., with December/January exceptions) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Continue state-set board member salary schedule ($2,000 per year; per diems $150 regular/$75 other) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Appoint and bond treasurer Jessica Swinford and assistant treasurer Penny Panelli — outcome: approved (7-0). - Appoint board attorneys (retain firms named in packet, including Barnes & Thornburg) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Appoint qualified publisher (Herald Republican) for legal notices — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve minutes from Dec. 10, 2024 — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve claims as presented — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve personnel recommendations in packet (retirements/resignations/reassignments) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve 2027-28 school calendar — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve updated diploma requirements (align with State Board clarifications; note Career Scholarship Account provider) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve revisions to student-discipline policy 54115 (seclusion/restraint) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve out-of-district transfer policy changes (remove tuition charge; retain attendance/discipline considerations) — outcome: approved (7-0). - First reading: retention appeal procedure policy 6121 (no final action recorded at first reading) — outcome: first reading only. - First readings: retention/extracurricular and test-integrity/security policies (policies 6146 and 6133) — outcome: first reading only. - Approve distribution of early-literacy grant funds ($26,000.18) to eligible K-3 teachers and cover employer payroll taxes — outcome: approved (7-0). - Accept donations listed in packet (Community Foundation classroom grants, Hawkins Water Tech $315, Weigler & Associates $2,000) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve permission to apply for and accept Don Wood Foundation grant for advanced-manufacturing equipment (application in progress) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve permission to apply for Commission for Higher Education/Connexus grant (Amatrol equipment quote; up to $225,000 award potential) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Approve three new high-school theater courses (Advanced Acting, Technical Theater, Theater Arts) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Board of Finance: elect officers for finance board (president and secretary) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Board of Finance: receive investment report noting approximately $975,657 in interest earned; continue current banking relationships — outcome: approved (7-0). - Board of Finance: approve cancellation of expired warrants (checks outstanding two years after issue) — outcome: approved (7-0). - Board of Finance: adopt IRS mileage reimbursement rate (reported as 70'¢ per mile effective Jan. 1) — outcome: approved (7-0).

Notes: Several items were presented as first readings (policies 6121, 6146, 6133) and therefore were not subject to final adoption on Jan. 14. For some motions the transcript did not capture a named mover or seconder; outcomes reflect the recorded roll-call votes in the transcript.