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Board approves handbooks, an $81,000 concrete repair project and adopts new high‑school device rule aligned with state guidance
Summary
The Monroe‑Gregg board approved routine personnel and handbook updates, authorized an approximately $81,000 concrete/erosion project for stadium-area stairs and walkways, and approved a high‑school personal device policy consistent with a state requirement that devices be powered down and put away during the school day; the locker/backpack storage component is a local enforcement measure.
The Monroe‑Gregg School District Board approved a slate of routine items on a series of 5-0 votes, including personnel recommendations, staff and student handbook updates, organizational-chart edits, and a campus concrete repair project estimated at just over $81,000.
Administration said the concrete project — recommended from a facility study — will fix failing steps and erosion near the football locker-room walkway and that Wallace Construction submitted the best bid after two firms did not respond. Staff said there was no rebar visible in the existing poured concrete and the work includes removing the failed section, addressing underlying erosion (including piping), and reinstalling concrete and railings. Board members said the work is expected to occur this summer, before football season.
On student handbooks, the board approved elementary, middle and high school handbooks. The high‑school handbook includes a new policy to comply with a state requirement that personal communication devices be powered down and put away for the school day; at the high school the local policy also requires students to store devices in lockers and to keep backpacks in lockers to reduce in‑class access. A staff presenter noted the locker/backpack requirement is not part of the state law but is a local enforcement approach many schools are adopting. Board members discussed enforcement challenges and the potential for mixed parent reaction, and they emphasized consistent application by staff.
Other approved items included routine certified/classified personnel recommendations and small administrative reorganizations reflected in the organizational chart updates. The claims docket was approved, and administration flagged a set of larger-than-usual payments: a $74,817 final payment to Howard Technologies (geo-bond pay for PA systems), a Frontline software fee of $29,597 (HR software), $11,629.50 to Mooresville Schools for hearing-impaired services, and $40,000 to Hendricks Regional Health for the annual athletic trainer fee.
All votes on these items were recorded as unanimous (5-0) in the meeting transcript.
