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Votes at a glance: Western Boone board approves personnel, policies, contracts and donations
Summary
Following the public hearing, the board approved routine business including confirmations of an executive session and minutes, multiple personnel actions, policy updates (6012, 6425), a food purchasing contract, the athletic handbook, student transfers and several donations including a $26,000 tools gift.
After the preliminary hearing, the Western Boone County Community School Corporation board moved through regular business and approved multiple motions by voice vote.
The board confirmed that an executive session held March 11, 2026 occurred as advertised (motion moved by Brian, seconded by Dennis) and approved the minutes of the March 9, 2026 meeting. The board accepted the personnel slate presented by administration, which covered staffing across Granville Wells, Thorntown and Western Boone, and specifically acknowledged the hire of Beth DeVinney as varsity girls basketball head coach.
Policy updates approved included board policy 6012 (student residence verification), reviewed with no changes, and board policy 6425 (student wireless communication devices), revised to conform to changes described as SCA 78 amending Indiana Code 20-26-5 to restrict phones and smartwatches during the school day.
The board approved the food-to-school purchasing cooperative contract for 2026–2027, citing cooperative pricing and resources, and approved formatting updates to the 2026–2027 athletic handbook. The board also approved a series of student enrollments and transfers (non-resident and intra-district), including a tuition-based cash transfer for Andrew Potts and an intra-district kindergarten transfer for Henry Buelin.
Donations accepted included multiple small gifts to the Western Boone Food Pantry, musical program and athletics; administration also recommended acceptance of power tools from Dragon’s Tool Barn with an estimated value of about $26,000 for shop classes, maintenance and custodial use. The board approved claims for payment, with finance staff highlighting a $210,739.47 multi-installment claim to C&T Design and Equipment for a kitchen dishwashing system and a $2 million transfer from Trust Indiana to KeyBank to open a new account.
The board heard monthly financial reports: education fund cash balance $5,546,907 and operations fund cash balance $3,119,719 as of March 31, 2026, and then adjourned.
