Board approves handbooks, calendar changes, hires and wage increases in unanimous votes

The Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees on June 9 unanimously approved a package of handbooks, personnel actions, a calendar revision and a classified wage increase during its regular meeting at the administration building.

The board approved the elementary, middle- and high-school student handbook changes; 2025 academic handbook changes for the middle and high schools; a revision to the 2025–26 school calendar tied to a state waiver; a new student engagement specialist job description and the superintendent’s recommendation to hire Jill Brock to that position; a phased 4% wage increase for classified staff; and revisions to the support staff handbook. The board also approved routine consent-agenda items, personnel hires, extracurricular assignments and a band trip request. All recorded votes were 7–0 in favor.

Why it matters: collectively, the actions set expectations for school operations next year (handbooks and calendar), add a central staff position intended to support coverage and compliance in buildings, and raise classified pay in a multiwave approach the district said it can afford now. The moves also finalize extracurricular staffing and approve a planned FCHS band travel request.

What the board voted on (high level): - Student handbook changes for elementary, FCMS and FCHS — motion carried 7–0. - 2025 academic handbook changes (middle and high school) — motion carried 7–0. - Revision to the 2025–26 school calendar (waiver days for staff professional development) — motion carried 7–0. - Student engagement specialist job description (position for next semester) — motion carried 7–0. - Superintendent’s recommendation to hire Jill Brock as student engagement specialist — motion carried 7–0. - Classified wage increase (phased 4% for classified employees) — motion carried 7–0. - Support-staff handbook revisions — motion carried 7–0. - Consent agenda (amendments, expenditures, resignations) — motion carried 7–0. - Personnel approvals (new hires named on the consent agenda) — motion carried 7–0. - Extracurricular appointments (list of coaches and volunteer positions) — motion carried 7–0. - FCHS band trip request (spring break 2026 travel to Missouri; details to follow) — motion carried 7–0.

Discussion vs. decisions: most items were presented with brief staff explanation and little board discussion. Several board members asked procedural or clarifying questions (for example about handbook distribution and calendar timing). The board’s approval was formal for each item; when the superintendent recommended Jill Brock for the new role, the board moved and approved that hiring recommendation after first approving the job description.

Quotes and attributions are drawn from the meeting record. Several motions were made by board members identified in the transcript as Miss Brennan, Miss Wilson, Miss Foster and Mr. Simonson; roll-call votes were read as “7–0.”

Implementation and next steps: staff will post and distribute the approved handbooks and the revised calendar; the district will onboard the student engagement specialist for the coming semester; classified pay changes will be applied in the schedule described by district staff; and details of the FCHS band trip will return to the board when finalized.

Votes at a glance is a factual roundup of the meeting’s formal board actions and does not evaluate policy merits beyond what trustees stated at the meeting.