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Board approves new curricula, student handbooks, meal policy and personnel actions
Summary
Brown County School Corporation approved Envision Math (grades 6—8), a science curriculum adoption, multiple student and staff handbooks, a meal-charge/negative-balance policy, adjunct permits and administrator contracts during its June 15 meeting; most items passed by voice vote with little discussion.
At its June 15 meeting the Brown County School Corporation board approved a slate of routine but substantive district items, including curriculum adoptions, updated handbooks, a new meal-charge policy and multiple personnel actions.
Curriculum and instructional materials - The board approved the adoption of Envision Math with SuccessMaker (Savvas Learning Company) for grades 6—8; the packet listed a program cost of $49,648.04. The motion passed by voice vote. - The board also approved adoption of Indiana Inspired Science 2024 (McGraw Hill LLC) for grades 6—8 and associated licenses; the figure for the total program cost was reproduced in the meeting materials but the recording rendered the number unclear.
Policies and handbooks - The board approved the first reading of a broad set of revised policies (PO 0100 through PO 8510) and then approved multiple student handbooks for 2026—2027: elementary, middle, high school and preschool. Members noted the middle-school and high-school handbooks will align on discipline language and that the district is implementing a bell-to-bell cell-phone policy (students keep phones locked in lockers during school hours). - The board approved updated support-staff and administrator handbooks with clarified procedures for two-hour delays, early dismissal and compensatory rules.
Meal charges and negative balances - The administration presented a new negative-balance policy for student meals. Megan (staff) explained the district will send accounts with balances over $25 to a third-party vendor at semester end; the vendor attempts to recover funds via tax-refund intercept or other collection measures and retains any collected funds as payment (the district will not pay the vendor directly). The board approved the new policy; the student meal price itself will not increase.
Personnel and contracts - The board approved adjunct permits for Donya Hunter (theater tech) and Sarah Barrett (part-time Spanish), as well as administrator contracts including Thor Davis (205-day) and Emily Callahan (260-day), effective July 1.
Voting and next steps Most items were approved by voice vote after limited discussion. Where numbers in the packet were unclear in the recording (notably one science-program line), the administration should provide clarified figures and documentation to the board prior to formal implementation of purchases or contracts.
What happens next: Administration will proceed with implementation of approved adoptions, update handbook postings and follow up on any clarifications for program costs.
