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Parents and volunteers urge Center Grove board to delay Honey Grove latchkey renewal over space, backdating and procurement concerns
Summary
Community members asked the board to table a two‑year latchkey renewal with Honey Grove, saying the contract backdated to July 1, 2025, gives Honey Grove priority for large spaces and lacks recent RFP/procurement documentation; the board approved the renewal with a 5% annual cap on rate increases and an evergreen clause.
At a Nov. meeting of the Center Grove Community School Corporation board, three community speakers asked trustees to delay approval of a two‑year renewal with Honey Grove, the district’s latchkey provider, citing space priority, alleged backdating of the contract and a lack of recent procurement records.
Nicole Teague said Honey Grove’s contract gives the provider “exclusive access to all large areas of every elementary school” and warned that a proposed evergreen clause would lock that priority in place. She said the contract was backdated to July 1, 2025, and that she could find no request‑for‑proposal (RFP) or procurement paperwork for child‑care services required under the district’s…
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