Monroe County school board approves 2026 officer slate, calendar and committee appointments
Summary
The Monroe County Community School Corporation board voted unanimously to approve its 2026 officer slate — Aaron Cooperman as president, Ross Grimes as vice president, Ashley Pirani as secretary and Tianna Eruje as assistant secretary — adopted the 2026 meeting calendar, and confirmed committee and non-board appointments including Sam Fleener and Brad Lucas.
At its annual reorganizational meeting, the Monroe County Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees approved the 2026 officer slate and a set of routine governance items.
The slate approved for calendar year 2026 names Aaron Cooperman as board president, Ross Grimes as vice president, Ashley Pirani as secretary and Tianna Eruje as assistant secretary. The nominations were presented by the chair, seconded, and approved by voice vote with no abstentions.
The board also adopted the 2026 meeting calendar, which follows the prior-year schedule of holding meetings on the fourth Tuesday when possible. Trustees approved two resolutions presented together (items 3.07 and 3.08) concerning board member compensation and the use of facsimile signatures; those resolutions were passed by voice vote.
The board confirmed several appointments: legal counsel(s) (not specified in the spoken record), Matthew Erwin as school corporation treasurer and Adam Terwilliger as deputy treasurer with authorization to invest corporation funds, and Karen Butcher as executive administrative assistant to the Board of School Trustees. Trustees approved ex officio committee assignments for 2026, naming representatives for ISBA legislative liaison duties and other committees; they also approved continuing external, nonboard member appointments including Sam Fleener (Bloomington redevelopment committee), Jim Muelling, Sarah Rogers and Martha Street (MCCSC building committee), and Brad Lucas (Monroe County Solid Waste Citizens Advisory Committee).
Board members offered brief closing remarks and adjourned the reorganizational meeting. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
