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Rossville Con School District board approves personnel, policy and curriculum purchases
Summary
The board approved multiple routine items: minutes and payroll, personnel changes, first/second reads of several handbooks and policies, purchase of a new literacy curriculum for $137,797.28, donations to band and principal accounts, and miscellaneous approvals including buses and surplus technology.
The Rossville Con School District board unanimously approved routine agenda items at its meeting, including personnel changes, policy reviews and a six-year curriculum purchase for elementary literacy.
Administration presented personnel items that included resignations (Marcia Chaney effective March 20, 2026; Jason Zimmerman effective March 5, 2026), a retroactive termination of a childcare worker effective March 30, multiple FMLA leaves through the end of the school year, and several recommended appointments. The board moved and seconded approval of the personnel slate; the motion carried by voice vote.
Policy reviews included updates to the 1:1 student device handbook, revisions to elementary attendance and discipline language tied to recent Indiana legislation, and other handbook edits. The administration listed cash-reserve/liquidity and debt-management policies for first reading and student residency verification and field-trip policy revisions for second reading; the latter would become effective June 1, 2026 if adopted.
Under financial items, administration recommended adopting Majestic Literacy from Curriculum Associates as a new literacy curriculum. Administration stated the negotiated total cost for the next six years is $137,797.28. The board approved the purchase. The board also reported Teacher Appreciation grant awards (two teachers qualifying for $5,000, five for $3,500) and accepted donations from the Kreps family: $250 for band/choir and $2,000 for the middle-high school principal account.
Miscellaneous approvals included permission to use two buses for Grandparents Day (May 15, 2026), a report that bus 2 sustained property damage on March 7 and is under repair evaluation, and a proposal regarding a trade-in value ($1,500) on a new bus purchase or alternative auction. Administration recommended surplus of obsolete technology items purchased with an Indiana Department of Education grant; the board approved the surplus designation.
The board approved the finance and miscellaneous items by voice vote and adjourned. The board announced its next meeting for Tuesday, May 5 at 7 p.m.
Ending: All routine motions reported in the agenda were approved; no contested votes or roll-call tallies were recorded in the public minutes from the meeting.
