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MSD Wabash board approves routine donations, personnel actions, bus salvage and Sharp Creek overnight field trip
Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting, the MSD Wabash County Schools Board of Trustees approved multiple donations to schools, accepted human-resources personnel actions, authorized changes to bank signatories, approved the salvage and auction of two older buses, and approved an overnight fourth-grade field trip for Sharp Creek Elementary.
The MSD Wabash County Schools Board of Trustees approved a package of routine business and personnel items, including multiple donations to district programs, human-resources hires and transfers, changes to bank authorization, salvage of two buses and an overnight field trip for a Sharp Creek fourth-grade class.
The approvals are routine but affect day-to-day operations and student activities: donations support athletics and classroom needs, personnel actions fill coaching and substitute positions, bank authorization ensures staff can access district accounts, and the bus salvage frees fleet capacity and recovers value for the district.
Donations and recognitions: The board accepted a list of donations earmarked for Northfield athletics and other school programs. Examples recorded in the meeting include an $870 donation from Robert and Claudia Bay, $1,500 from Thorn Insurance for Northfield cheerleading, a $15,000 donation from Fort Meter Box for the 2025–26 school year for all schools, a $950 donation from Randy Scroggins, and multiple smaller gifts and an anonymous donation. The board approved all listed donations by voice vote; the chair called for “aye” and no opposition was recorded.
Human resources and staffing: Trustees approved several hires and transfers reported by the district’s human-resources representative. Approved hires and role changes in the transcript included Macy Overlander as fifth- and sixth-grade volleyball coach at Sharp Creek Elementary (effective immediately); Amy Guesmato, Abigail Monette and Gloria Sisco as substitute teachers; Lisa Miller as substitute teacher for Metro North; Stephanie Hacker and Grama Snyder as volunteer junior-high and sixth-grade volleyball assistants; and transfers including Allison Rosemeyer moving to Northfield High School as athletic secretary and treasurer effective Sept. 15, and Jessica Fishback transferring from Metro North to Sharp Creek as a secretary/bookkeeper. The board approved the human-resources report by voice vote.
Bank authorization: The board approved a corporate authorization resolution to update bank signatories after internal personnel changes. The action adds district staff to accounts and renews signatures for the treasurer and the superintendent pending internal processing. The motion passed by voice vote.
Fleet and field trip approvals: Trustees approved salvaging two buses (identified in the meeting as bus 23 and bus 29), with the intent to auction them. The transcript notes the buses date to 2014. The board also approved an overnight Sharp Creek Elementary fourth-grade trip to Camp Tecumseh, scheduled for Oct. 2–3, 2025. Both motions were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Financial and minutes approvals: The board approved minutes from the Aug. 26 meeting, claims and payroll batch labeled "number 4," and reviewed a cash-balance summary for August. The treasurer/staff noted payroll and claims were in line with expectations and mentioned the district expected at least one school bus delivery within days.
Most motions were moved, seconded and approved via voice votes; the transcript records “all in favor, say aye” and no opposed votes were recorded in the meeting excerpt.
Sources: motions and votes recorded on the meeting transcript; human-resources report presented in open session.
