MSD Wabash County Schools board elects officers, approves routine appointments and funding resolutions
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Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the MSD Wabash County Schools board elected a new president and vice president, approved routine appointments and financial resolutions, authorized transfers and local tax deposit practices, and approved an instructional waiver to allow four professional development days.
The MSD Wabash County Schools Board of Education on Jan. 7 reorganized its leadership and approved a slate of routine administrative actions that the board said will keep annual operations and grant processes on schedule.
Scott Hoffman was elected board president and Christian Rosine was elected vice president in voice votes that drew no recorded opposition. Kevin Bowman was named board secretary. The board also designated Jeff Porter as its ISBA legislative representative and Matt Driscoll as the district’s representative to the Hartland Career Center Board of Managers.
The board approved retaining the district’s attorneys as recorded in the meeting packet and continued multi-year bonding for certain financial officers. The board approved a corporate treasurer appointment (Travis Houston) and deputy treasurer (Laura Baer) and continued the existing $200,000 bond for each. The board set bond amounts for bookkeepers ($10,000) and high-school bookkeepers ($20,000).
On compensation and reimbursement, the board set member salary at 8.5% of the district’s lowest starting teacher salary and approved a $150 per diem for regular meetings. The district’s mileage reimbursement was set to match the teacher master contract rate, recorded in the meeting as $0.50 per mile.
Administratively, the board appointed the superintendent as the district’s authorized local education agency officer to file federal grants on the district’s behalf, approved the Indiana Plain Dealer as the official county legal newspaper for required legal notices, and confirmed continued participation with WMAP and the Hartland Career Center cooperative arrangements noted in the packet.
The board approved donations totaling several thousand dollars from parent groups and community donors to support student activities and scholarships and approved routine minutes, claims and payroll for the period noted in the packet.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in meeting): all listed motions were approved by voice vote with "Aye" recorded and no opposition recorded during the meeting.
What’s next: The board confirmed future meeting dates beginning Jan. 27 (board of finance then regular meeting), with regular meetings scheduled Feb. 10 and Feb. 24 at 6:00 p.m.
Sources: Board meeting transcript and agenda materials as read into the record.