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School board approves consent items, hires, grants and equipment leases; four girls‑basketball hires tabled
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees approved routine business, personnel hires, grants and a five‑year municipal copier lease, and accepted donated equipment — while tabling four girls‑basketball coaching recommendations for the next meeting.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. — The Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees on April 14 approved multiple routine and fiscal items including minutes, expenditures, new hires, grants and a five‑year municipal lease for multifunction copiers, while tabling four recommended hires in the girls basketball coaching staff for further review.
The board approved the consent agenda — listed as “minutes, expenditures, and resignations” — by voice vote with all members present supporting the motion (vote reported as 6‑0). The board then approved a large slate of personnel hires across certificated, support and operations positions (including principals, paraprofessionals, custodians, a new technology director and others) by a roll call indicated as unanimous among members present (6‑0).
The board approved multiple extracurricular and summer‑school coach and sponsor recommendations in grouped votes. After discussion, the board separated four girls basketball coaching recommendations (head coach plus three assistants) for a separate vote; that separate group was later TABLED to the next board meeting by a 5‑1 vote.
Grants and donations were approved unanimously (6‑0). The board accepted a $3,000 grant from the Franklin County Community Foundation Lucille Ernst Cultural Club for the drama department microphone repairs, and a $7,000 grant from the Franklin County Foundation (Clay John Seal Memorial Endowment and Lucille Ernst Cultural Club) for live orchestra funding. The board also accepted a $500 donation from Tri Kappa Beta Eta chapter for the school food pantry.
On facilities and equipment, the board voted 6‑0 to accept a 60‑month municipal lease with Millennium (recommended vendor) for multifunctional printers/copiers covering all buildings (21 machines). The superintendent explained a municipal lease puts the equipment in the district’s ownership at the end of the 60‑month term and avoids the “fair market lease” return costs.
Other approved items included a transfer of three surplus golf carts from the Town of Brookville to the school corporation (accepted for $1 total) and renewal authorization for the FCHS Athletic Boosters raffle license (May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026).
The board also appointed Beth Foster to a four‑year term on the Franklin County Public Library Board (motion carried; one abstention recorded on the record during the roll call).
Several agenda items with formal motions, movers/second and vote tallies are summarized below.
