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Jennings County board adopts 2026 budget, capital plan and bus-replacement schedule; approves hires and MOUs
Summary
The Jennings County School Corporation board on Tuesday adopted the 2026 school budget, capital plan and bus-replacement plan and approved a slate of professional and support staff hires, donations and two MOUs; most motions passed unanimously.
The Jennings County School Corporation board approved several routine but consequential items during its meeting, adopting the 2026 school budget, the 2026 capital project plan and a 2026 bus‑replacement plan, and approving multiple personnel hires, donations and memoranda of understanding.
Board members voted unanimously on the major financial items. Speaker 2 presented the three budget resolutions and the board adopted the 2026 school budget as three separate resolutions; the capital project plan and the bus‑replacement plan were also adopted on voice votes recorded as 5‑0.
The board approved a long list of personnel actions across professional and support staff categories, including assistant and volunteer coaching positions, a district nurse and an assistant director of transportation. Speaker 3 presented the recommended hires; motions were made and seconded and the board approved the recommendations by unanimous votes.
Donations from local organizations and individuals were accepted as presented, including gifts to classroom grants, attendance incentives and support programs. Speaker 2 read donation amounts and sources — for example, $1,145 to the Hope Food Program and smaller classroom and attendance grants — and the board approved the donations.
Two memoranda of understanding were approved: one with Ivy Tech to allow education students to serve in district classrooms and an annual dual‑credit MOU to continue dual‑enrollment programming. Speaker 4 described the Ivy Tech agreement as a collaborative partnership to place pre‑service teachers in classrooms.
The board also approved a budget housekeeping resolution authorizing reductions in appropriations in the education and operations funds as part of the annual process, and a time‑limited resolution authorizing the treasurer or deputy treasurer to make payments and transfers without prior board action until Nov. 13 to maintain account balances between meetings.
All formal motions on the agenda were approved by voice vote with counts recorded as unanimous or noted as 'Aye' where stated. With no further business, the board voted to adjourn.
The board did not schedule further action on the items beyond routine implementation steps; hiring approvals were recorded as contingent on pending hiring requirements where noted.
