Bremen board approves switch to new online curriculum vendor, authorizes student trip and accepts donations

The Bremen Public Schools Board of Education approved a package of administrative recommendations at its regular meeting, including a vendor change for online coursework, authorization for an international student trip and acceptance of multiple donations.

Administrators told the board they reviewed Edgenuity, currently used for alternative and some online high school courses, and recommended moving to a program referred to in the meeting as Inventum because it is comparable and more economical. The presenter said a formative assessment grant could help offset part of the cost. The board moved, seconded and approved the vendor change by voice vote.

Why it matters: The vendor change affects credit-recovery and online course access for high-school students and could change costs and available course options. Administrators said Inventum offers additional classes not currently available under the district's Edgenuity setup and that grant funding may cover part of implementation costs.

Board action and context: The motion to switch vendors was introduced by an administrator familiar with district course usage and approved without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The presenter described typical uses — credit recovery and courses used to resolve scheduling conflicts — and said district administrators had spent time getting familiar with the alternative.

In the same meeting the board approved an overnight trip for three students to attend an international competition in Atlanta. The presenter said travel plans changed after other schools withdrew from shared bus arrangements, making flights the most cost-effective option. The board approved the overnight stay by voice vote; the transcript records approval but does not include a named vote tally.

The board also accepted several donations: $500 to the spring musical fund, $25,000 for an Educational Excellence Award, and $10,000 from the United Way of Marshall County toward daycare and preschool classrooms. The board approved acceptance of the donations by voice vote.

What’s next: Administrators will implement the vendor transition, pursue the formative assessment grant as described, complete trip logistics for the international competition and process the accepted donations through district accounting procedures.