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Greensburg board approves benefits, donations and early-childhood pay adjustments; virtual school and childcare launch delayed
Summary
The board approved benefit plan changes and multiple donations, adopted an adjusted pay scale for early-childhood student employees to meet state reimbursement rules, received an update that the district-run virtual school outreach is starting, and heard that the childcare center conversion is delayed until at least December.
The Greensburg Community Schools board approved several routine items and heard updates on two district programs.
Donations reported and approved include $4,134.60 from Decatur County Memorial Hospital to buy 65 concussion caps for the football team; $8,235 from Napoleon State Bank for girls basketball runner-up rings; $9,000 and $15,000 from the Decatur County Community Foundation for the high-school radio station and a health-care simulation lab, respectively. The board accepted the donations by voice vote.
On benefits, the board approved switching to Delta Dental and Delta Vision to improve local provider access. The superintendent also asked the board to approve unchanged breakfast and lunch prices for next year and to accept student handbooks for 2025–26; both were approved by voice vote.
To qualify for state reimbursement for the early childhood program, the district will pay student workers $11 per hour (up from $10) and allow a $0.50 raise after certain competency milestones; the board approved the revised pay scale. Administrators said that, while the state 'ready funds' should be released soon, red tape has delayed physical classroom conversions and they do not expect the childcare center to open before December.
Board members also discussed a district-run virtual-school offering to recruit returning students; the district plans regional outreach and provision of local supports and possibly devices for enrolled students. No final enrollment numbers were recorded at the meeting.
