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Votes at a glance: Mercer County board approves security upgrades, calendar, risk-plan changes, hail settlement and personnel
Summary
The board carried a slate of motions 5–0 on March 25, approving security upgrades ($21,125.75), the FY 2026–27 calendar, a risk-management plan modification intended to shift certain costs to the tort fund, a hail-damage settlement (about $78,189.98), and the personnel report including a hire for assistant track coach Alex Broston.
At its March 25 meeting the Mercer County School District 404 Board of Education approved multiple agenda items by unanimous votes.
Key votes and outcomes:
- Security upgrades (Action item 9.1): Approved $21,125.75 for software and door-controller upgrades at the high school. Motion carried 5–0 (roll call). - FY 2026–27 public-school calendar (Action item 9.2): Approved (voice vote). District school year to begin August 13 with the first day of student attendance projected for Aug. 13 and last day of student attendance projected for May 27; motion carried 5–0. - Risk-management plan revision: Board approved updates allowing the district to move certain expenses into the tort fund; administration expects potential annual savings of roughly $100,000; motion carried 5–0 (roll call). - Hail-damage settlement: The board accepted insurance estimates covering additional hail-related work totaling approximately $78,189.98 and authorized seeking bids for the repairs; motion carried 5–0. - Personnel report: The board approved resignations, left two coaching vacancies (freshman volleyball and junior-high cheer) open, and approved hiring assistant high-school track coach Alex Broston; motion carried 5–0.
Other routine items (consent agenda, committee reports, scheduling of committee meetings) were also carried without dissent. The board adjourned after setting committee meeting dates for April.
