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Mount Vernon board approves handbooks, fees, easement and welcomes new athletic director
Summary
The Mt Vernon Community School Corp board unanimously approved updates to student and health handbooks, consumable fees, a course transfer‑credit clarification, a utility easement authorization for McCordsville road work, and introduced Michael Black as the new high school athletic director.
The Mount Vernon Community School Corp board voted unanimously on multiple routine and fiscal items at its regular meeting, approving handbook updates, reinstating consumable fees, authorizing a utility easement related to McCordsville road improvements, and introducing a new athletic director.
The board approved changes to the 2026–27 student handbooks for all levels — including updated attendance language aligned with county practice, electronic device (cell phone) rules conforming to recent state legislation, and new or clarified discipline and schedule‑change language. Administrators from elementary, intermediate, middle and high schools summarized specific edits before trustees voted 5‑0 to accept the changes.
Greg Elkins presented Resolution 2026‑10 to clarify the district’s ability to pursue fees for insufficient electronic payment transactions tied to meal accounts; the board approved the clarifying resolution unanimously. "It's just a clarifying resolution," Elkins said as he introduced the item.
The board also approved authorization to grant two small utility easements to the Town of McCordsville tied to planned work (including a roundabout and a pedestrian crossing) in front of a district school and gave the district CFO authority to execute the agreement when ready; trustees approved the authorization 5‑0.
The district reinstated consumable fees for the coming year after a brief discussion about cost pressures on arts programs; trustees said they would monitor fee impacts, and the motion passed unanimously. The board approved minor course handbook clarifications, including a transfer‑credit requirement that outside or dual‑enrollment credits receive prior written approval so staff can verify course rigor.
The board introduced Michael Black as the district’s new high school athletic director after a multi‑round hiring process. Black thanked district leaders and said he and his family were excited to join Mount Vernon. "We've loved being brickies, but we are thrilled to be Marauders," he said.
All formal motions described here were carried by unanimous vote during the meeting. No contested votes or formal defeated motions were recorded; several items were informational or first readings that will return to the board as needed.
