Warrick County board reaffirms officers, approves property resolution, appointments, donations and personnel
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Summary
The Warrick County School Corporation board re-nominated and swore in its officers, approved Resolution 2026-1 authorizing interest in a property acquisition (one abstention), reappointed a library board member, accepted multiple donations and approved a slate of personnel actions.
The Warrick County School Corporation board approved a series of routine and action items at its January meeting, including re-nominating officers, approving a property-acquisition resolution, reappointing a public library board member, accepting donations and approving personnel actions.
Election and oath: Board members nominated and approved the existing slate of officers — Linda Glover for president, Jeff Baker for vice president and George Niger for secretary — by voice vote, and three trustees were sworn in together.
Resolution 2026-1 (property acquisition): Superintendent presented Resolution 2026-1 concerning the district’s interest in purchasing real estate under cited Indiana code provisions. The board approved the resolution; one member (Mister Baker) announced an abstention.
Library reappointment: Brooke Bolton, director of the Booneville Warrick County Public Library, requested that Denise D. Meyer be reappointed to the public library board for a four-year term ending Dec. 31, 2030. The board approved the reappointment.
Donations approved: The board accepted donations across district programs: a 5x10 welding fabrication table (valued at $3,000) from S & S Machine and a 37-piece tooling set ($9,225.36) from Amcor to WPCC; $500 from the Jacob Ball Wish Fund to create a calming space at WEC; individual donations totaling $1,309 to help past-due lunch accounts at Tennyson and Oakdale elementaries (including an anonymous $800 donation and $509 from Robert and Lisa Martin); and $500 from Eric Huddleston through Toyota’s Benevity program to support Tecumseh High School baseball equipment.
Personnel and other routine items: The board approved minutes from the Dec. 15, 2025 meeting, claims and docket signing; approved a slate of certified and noncertified hires and leaves; and accepted resignations and retirements (including retirements effective May 2026 for two long-serving staff). The board also reaffirmed the district’s code of ethics and appointed Linda Glover as the board’s legislative liaison.
Votes were recorded by voice; the property-acquisition resolution recorded one explicit abstention. No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for most items.
