The School Town of Munster Board of School Trustees approved several action items by voice vote during its January meeting.

Consent agenda: The board approved items 5.1–5.7, including minutes from the Dec. 8 meeting, accounts payable and payroll voucher registers, the personnel report (with employment recommendations and resignations), approval of overnight field trips for high school activities (wrestling, debate, dance, softball), multiple donations to high school and middle school activities, and school fundraisers.

Bus purchase (Action 6.1): The board approved the purchase of two Bluebird school buses through the Central Indiana Educational Service Cooperative as presented: one 78-passenger conventional bus priced in the packet at $188,891 and one 84-passenger rear-engine bus priced at $238,416, for a total of $427,307. Administration said the purchase aligns with the 2025–2029 bus replacement plan and will reduce the portion of the fleet older than 12 years to under 30%.

Insurance renewal (Action 6.2): Administration recommended renewing the district’s insurance coverage for the 01/01/2026–12/31/2026 policy year with the Educational Service Center risk funding trust (as read in the meeting). The board approved the renewal by voice vote. (Transcript reads an implausible figure when the premium was read aloud; the recorded dollar amount appears to be a transcription error and is noted for fact-checking.)

Resolution to close accounting year (Action 6.3): The board approved resolution number 891 to close the 2025 accounting year. Administration described this as a routine procedural step; discussion noted carryover items would be reported in subsequent items.

Mini Mustangs pre-K tuition (Action 6.4): The board approved a slight tuition increase for the Mini Mustangs pre-K program for 2026–27; presenters said the rate remains lower than neighboring pre-K programs and that enrollment demand has exceeded capacity in previous years.

All motions above were approved by voice vote and were recorded in the transcript as "Motion carries"; no roll-call tallies beyond a recorded 5–0 on at least one item were included in the public transcript.