Board approves treasurer and superintendent items including grants, Chromebooks and cybersecurity program
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Summary
On a series of motions the board approved a $91,048.24 appropriation increase for grants, authorized tax‑advance outreach, accepted retirements and donations, approved Chromebook replacement not to exceed $113,881, and adopted a NIST‑based cybersecurity program to comply with House Bill 96.
The New Albany‑Plain Local Board of Education approved several finance and superintendent items during its Dec. 8 meeting.
Treasurer items: The board approved two treasurer actions including an appropriation increase to fund 019 (other grants) by $91,048.24. The treasurer said the revenue represents unexpected grants from Amazon Web Services and an OSL STEM classroom grant. The board also authorized the treasurer to contact the County Auditor’s Office to seek advances on tax collections so the district can receive funds earlier in the fiscal year.
Personnel and purchases: The superintendent presented personnel actions and announced two retirements: Juliette Montague and Heather Woodruff, effective at the end of the school year. The board approved the personnel actions. The board approved a technology purchase — replacement Chromebooks for state testing and other uses — not to exceed $113,881 to be purchased from PI funds; the superintendent said the devices are expected to last more than five years.
Cybersecurity program: The board approved adoption of a cybersecurity program based on the NIST framework to comply with the new state requirement in House Bill 96. Superintendent Sawyers described the program as similar in approach to the district’s school‑safety plans and said the cybersecurity materials are not public information because of their contents.
Donations: The board accepted philanthropic support including a $44,000 grant from the New Albany Community Foundation to fund student mental‑health programming across grade levels.
Votes: Each of the above items was moved, seconded and approved on roll call during the meeting.