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Board approves personnel, handbooks, MOUs, trips and more in unanimous votes
Summary
The Indian Creek School Board approved a package of routine items including hiring additions, multiple handbooks, MOUs, athletic fee changes, student trips and internships; nearly every item in new business and the personnel packet passed unanimously (5-0).
At its monthly meeting the Indian Creek School Board approved a series of routine but substantive items across hiring, handbooks, contracts and student activities. Nearly every motion presented in new business and the personnel packet passed unanimously with a 5-0 vote.
Key actions included approval of late additions to the personnel/hiring packet (special education hires and coaching assignments), adoption of the 2026-2027 athletic, staff and student handbooks, approval of curriculum materials (formerly textbook rental), acceptance of multiple MOUs (including with Franklin Community School Corporation and Fowler Family Resources for Head Start), authorization of student trips (including a high-school basketball overnight trip to Hammond, Ind., June 22-24, and a middle-school field trip to Washington, D.C. in 2027), and an increase in Indian Creek Middle School's athletic fee from $20 to $25.
The board also approved an agreement with Better Bids LLC related to hiring a speech-language pathologist, a 2027 budget calendar, and the use of technology department student interns. The personnel packet (resignations, employment, and coaches) was approved in full.
Votes at a glance (all recorded votes were unanimous 5-0 unless noted):
- Hiring additions to personnel packet: approved (motion, vote 5-0). - Consent agenda (letters A'H): approved (5-0). - Agreement with Better Bids LLC (letter A, new business): approved (5-0). - 2027 budget calendar (letter B): approved (5-0). - Athletic handbook for 2026-2027 (letter D): approved (5-0). - AJ food service employee handbook (letter E): approved (5-0). - Student handbooks (letter F): approved (5-0). - Staff handbooks (letter G): approved (5-0). - Curriculum materials (letter H): approved (5-0). - Annual update plan #38 (letter I): first reading only (no vote). - High-school boys basketball overnight trip to Hammond, Ind. (letter J): approved (5-0). - MOU with Franklin Community School Corporation (letter K): approved (5-0). - Middle school athletic fee increase from $20 to $25 (letter L): approved (5-0). - Head Start MOU with Fowler Family Resources (letter M): approved (5-0). - Middle school 2027 field trip to Washington, D.C. (letter N): approved (5-0). - Technology department student interns (letter O): approved (5-0). - Personnel packet (resignations, employment, coaches): approved (5-0).
What this means: Most items were routine approvals required for the coming school year; the board handled hiring, program agreements and student travel authorization in a single meeting with no recorded opposition. Items requiring further action (for example, the annual update plan) will return for additional readings or follow-up as required by board policy.
