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Mishawaka board approves consent agenda, personnel actions and advertises $1.72 million in additional appropriations
Summary
The School City of Mishawaka Board of School Trustees unanimously approved the consent agenda (including $2,031,500.84 in warrants/payroll), accepted personnel recommendations and amended employee handbook appendices B and C. The board authorized advertising additional appropriations totaling $1,720,829 across three funds.
The School City of Mishawaka Board of School Trustees met on Nov. 6, 2024, and approved a routine slate of items including the consent agenda, personnel recommendations and updates to the employee handbook. The board also authorized staff to advertise for additional appropriations totaling $852,400 for the education fund, $668,429 for operations and $200,000 for the referendum capital fund.
The board opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and moved quickly through agenda business. The consent agenda—comprising approval of the Oct. 23, 2024 minutes, listed donations and bill warrants and payroll totaling $2,031,500.84—was moved, seconded and approved without recorded opposition.
Angie, speaking for the Mishawaka Education Foundation, reported that the foundation expects to net about $35,000 from the Mishawaka High School centennial celebration and thanked volunteers, students and staff. "MEF loves you and MHS," she said, and noted honorees Pete DeKeever and Ben Gates were "humbled" by the event.
Superintendent Dr. Stevens presented the personnel report dated Nov. 6, 2024, and explained updates to appendices B and C of the 2024–2025 employee handbook, enacted to reflect changes after the district's agreement with the Mishawaka Education Association. The board voted to approve the personnel recommendations and the amended handbook appendices.
On budget procedure, Mrs. Dutoy asked permission to advertise proposed additional appropriations: $852,400 for the education fund, $668,429 for the operations fund and $200,000 for the referendum capital fund. The board authorized advertising those additional appropriations so the public notice and hearing process can proceed.
Dr. Stevens also highlighted upcoming events, including Veterans Day convocations across district schools and a public unveiling of a documentary about Mishawaka High School scheduled for Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the MHS auditorium. He noted that two board candidates, listed in the transcript as Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Layman, ran unopposed and will be sworn in at the January reorganization meeting.
The board announced its next meeting for Dec. 4, 2024, at LaSalle Elementary School and adjourned. A brief on-record exchange about swearing in "Auntie and Melissa" appears at the end of the transcript but the formal swearing is not recorded in these segments.
