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Franklin County school board adopts 2025 bond appropriation, approves staff hires and multiple contracts
Summary
On Nov. 10, 2025, the Franklin County Community School Corporation board voted 5-0 to add the district's 2025 bond into the budget via an additional appropriation and adopted a final bond resolution. The board also approved the consent agenda, multiple personnel and extracurricular hires, field-trip permissions and awarded contracts for snow/ice
The Franklin County Community School Corporation board voted unanimously Nov. 10 to approve an additional appropriation to include the 2025 bond in the district budget and adopted the final bond resolution.
Kendra, district finance staff, told the board the additional appropriation "allows us to add the bond that we have discussed at length, into our budget for the 2025 season" and that the district expects to collect those dollars in December. The board approved the appropriation and the final bond resolution by voice vote, each recorded as 5-0 (yes-no).
The meeting also cleared routine business: the board approved the consent agenda that included minutes, expenditures, resignations and internal position changes (voice vote 5-0). Personnel items approved included new hires listed by the superintendent and a roster of extracurricular coaching and sponsor assignments for elementary, middle and high school programs; those items were approved by voice vote.
The board granted permission for Franklin County High School programs to travel: FCCLA may attend the annual FCCLA State Conference in Muncie in February 2026, and the high-school boys basketball team was given permission to attend the Switzerland County holiday tournament in December 2025. The board discussed the overnight nature of the trip for students before voting to approve the request.
Procurement and operational actions taken Nov. 10 included approval of two contracts for snow and ice removal (the superintendent recommended splitting work between Culture Brothers and Furman Excavating, with district maintenance covering center campus) and a three-year custodial-supplies contract with H and H Products designed to centralize purchasing and return to dilution-based cleaning systems. In both cases, the superintendent described expected cost savings; board members asked about coverage for late-night/overnight events and implementation details before approving the recommendations by voice vote.
No public comments were registered for the meeting. The board set its next regular meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at the Administration Building.
Votes at a glance
- Additional appropriation to include the 2025 bond in the budget: Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 022-039). - Final bond resolution: Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 040-050). - Consent agenda (minutes, expenditures, resignations, internal position changes): Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 1149-1164). - Personnel: new hires and extracurricular assignments: Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 1165-1210). - Field trips: FCCLA state conference (Muncie, Feb. 2026) and boys basketball Switzerland County tournament (Dec. 2025): Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 1211-1265). - Snow/ice removal contracts (Culture Brothers; Furman Excavating): Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 1327-1403). - Custodial supplies contract (H and H Products, three-year): Approved, voice vote 5-0 (see SEG 1413-1477).
The meeting minutes provide procedural records of each motion and the recorded voice tallies; mover/second names were not consistently spoken on the record for every motion in the transcript.
