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School City of East Chicago board approves Dunes MOU, adopts nurse salary scale and passes personnel report after procedural dispute
Summary
At its Nov. 26 meeting the School City of East Chicago board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Dunes Learning Center, tabled a bid for Central High School’s HVAC project for further review, adopted a revised nurse salary scale retroactive to July 1 and approved a contested personnel report following a debate over a 30‑day reconsideration policy.
The School City of East Chicago Board of Trustees approved a memorandum of understanding with the Dunes Learning Center, adopted a new nurse salary scale and, after a heated procedural debate, approved its personnel report at a combined Nov. 26 work session and regular meeting.
Trustee Rodriguez moved to approve the MOU with the Dunes Learning Center for field trips in the 2026–27 school year; Trustee Smith seconded and the board voted unanimously to approve the item. Board staff described the MOU as an academic‑support activity for elementary students.
The board discussed a construction manager‑as‑constructor bid for an HVAC renovation at East Chicago Central High School but tabled the item after trustees and the district attorney flagged numerical inconsistencies in the bidder’s cost breakdown. Attorney Harris and Trustee Gomez asked staff to request a corrected submission; the board voted to table the bid so staff can obtain clarified figures and staffing breakdowns.
Trustees then considered a nurse salary scale…
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