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MSD of Martinsville board approves bond resolution, nutrition programs, grants and contracts
Summary
The MSD of Martinsville School Board approved a resolution to adopt Indiana Code Article 5-23 for a 2026 general-obligation bond project and a package of grants, contracts and nutrition programs, including participation in the USDA summer meals program and a United Way literacy grant.
The MSD of Martinsville School Board on May 29 approved a resolution adopting Indiana Code Article 5-23 to authorize a 2026 general-obligation bond project and cleared a slate of grants, contracts and nutrition programs recommended by Superintendent Eric Bolan.
Board president Luke Jackson opened the action items and the board approved the bond resolution by voice vote; the transcript records at least one vote in opposition but does not specify individual tallies. The board also approved a districtwide Community Eligibility Provision to expand free breakfast and lunch eligibility, and authorized the district to participate in the USDA "Sun Meals" summer nutrition program.
The board approved several grants and contracts during the same meeting. The board approved a United Way of Central Indiana Literacy Fund grant for $8,513.33 and a Duke Foundation grant supporting workforce development (amount read in the meeting as approximately $5,050). The board approved a reallocation for high-ability funding (the transcript lists the amount in an unclear format), and approved education foundation grant recipients recommended by the MSD of Martinsville Education Foundation.
District contracts approved include an ADTE asset-tracking contract to support district inventory and a ParentSquare communications contract to maintain family-district messaging. The board also approved a partial roof replacement project at John R. Wooden Middle School to be funded from the bond series and accepted a block of community donations supporting scholarships and student programs.
Votes at a glance: the transcript shows motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote on the listed items; individual vote tallies are not specified in the audio transcript and are recorded here as "not specified." The meeting materials listed multiple line-item dollar amounts for donations and grants; those amounts are recorded in clarifying details below where the transcript provides them.
Board members did not name individual movers and seconders for several motions on the record; approvals were handled by general voice vote. The board president and superintendent framed the bond resolution as the funding vehicle for several capital projects the district is advancing, including the partial roof replacement at John R. Wooden Middle School. The board adjourned after routine closing remarks and refreshments were offered.
