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Board OKs 10¢ lunch increase for 2026–27, approves girls basketball overnight trip; handbooks given first read
Summary
The Flat Rock‑Hawcreek board approved a $0.10 lunch price increase for 2026–27, approved an overnight girls basketball camp trip June 16–18, and received first reads of school handbooks with final approvals slated in two weeks.
At its May 5 meeting the Flat Rock‑Hawcreek School Corporation board approved a 10‑cent increase to student lunch prices for the 2026–27 school year and approved an overnight camp trip for the high‑school girls basketball team.
Food service director Kim Sessions recommended the $0.10 increase, which will set Hope Elementary lunches at $3.15 and Hower Junior‑Senior High School lunches at $3.20 for 2026–27. Board members noted the district implemented a 10‑cent increase last year and said state waiver rules limit how often waivers can be submitted, making small, regular increases necessary. The motion to approve the increase carried by voice vote.
Athletic Director Kyle Ships presented details for an overnight team camp to ‘Indiana Westland University’ scheduled June 16–18; the board approved the trip and packet materials were referenced for trip logistics.
The board also reviewed first reads of the Hope Elementary and Hower Junior‑Senior High School handbooks for 2026–27 and made no changes; final approvals were scheduled for the upcoming meeting (two weeks out). The handbooks include some new language related to recent changes in state law on cell phones pending legal guidance.
Next steps: The lunch price change takes effect with the 2026–27 school year; personnel and handbook items will return to the board for final approvals as recruitment and legal review proceed.
