Board approves Zones of Regulation contract for special education staff; routine approvals completed

The South Madison Community School Corporation Board of Trustees on a unanimous voice vote approved a single contract for a 'Zones of Regulation' professional development program intended for the district’s special education staff and completed routine agenda business at its regular meeting.

Dr. Hall, the superintendent, told trustees that 2023 Brunswick High School graduate McKenzie Farley took part in a recent space-mission recovery operation and noted Farley’s service with a Navy crew that Dr. Hall identified as part of the Artemis 2 mission. Dr. Hall presented this as an item of community pride rather than an agenda action.

The board approved the minutes of the previous meeting, the accounts-payable vouchers and a grouped set of consent items (3.1–3.6) by roll call. 'Ken' was asked whether there were issues with the vouchers and had none. The board then heard Mr. McCarty present the contract request for Zones of Regulation, described in the agenda as professional development for special education staff; the board moved, seconded and approved the contract as presented.

Trustees who recorded votes on the motions included Anna Blake, Kevin Ginder, Mike Hanna, Bill Hutton, John Lloyd and Mark Thompson; the roll calls in the transcript show all recorded votes as affirmative. The meeting included brief announcements from Board member Anna Blake about trustees’ attendance at a regional meeting and strong elementary-school finishes in a math bowl competition, followed by the motion to adjourn, which passed on recorded vote.

The meeting concluded with no public commenters signed up during either public-comment period. The board did not record any debate, recorded conditions, amendments or dissent in the transcript for the approved items. The next procedural steps were not set out in the transcript.