The Plainfield Community School Corp. board approved the personnel packet and a separate individual hire under Indiana Code 20-26-5-11.2(c) at its Jan. 9 meeting, then introduced multiple administrative appointments that the board had approved.

Board members voted to accept the personnel recommendations (schedule A-1 and an addendum) by motion and voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded. Earlier in the meeting the board approved an individual hire that required a separate vote under Indiana Code 20-26-5-11.2(c); that hire was approved by voice vote as recorded in the transcript.

After the votes, the superintendent and staff introduced several administrators the board had approved for 2025-26 leadership roles. The board recognized Brent Schwana as the incoming principal replacing Pat Cooney, who is retiring July 1. Ryan King, currently principal at Van Buren, will move to Clark's Creek to replace the retiring administrator there (identified as Marissa/Donovan in the transcript), and Devin Carter, currently assistant principal at Van Buren, will become Van Buren's principal effective July 1.

Why it matters: Personnel approvals and principal assignments affect school leadership, day-to-day management, and continuity at the building level. The board approved the personnel packet and then publicly introduced the administrators who will fill those leadership roles next school year.

Board members and the newly announced administrators offered brief remarks thanking the board and the community. The introductions followed the formal board approval; the transcript records expressions of gratitude from Schwana, King and Carter but no further votes were taken on those introductions.