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Votes at a glance: West Noble board approves handbooks, roof bid, contracts and schedules rainy‑day hearing
Summary
The West Noble School Corporation board approved the previous meeting minutes, a consent agenda (including out‑of‑state field trips), multiple handbooks and bus‑rule updates, a roof repair bid from the 2026 bond, administrative contract renewals for July 2026–27, board policy updates (volume 38), and scheduled a public hearing for an additional rainy‑day appropriation.
At its meeting the West Noble School Corporation board considered and approved a series of routine and capital items.
Key votes and outcomes
- Approval of previous minutes: Motion by Bill Sagers; second by John. Motion carried.
- Consent agenda (including field trips): Motion carried.
- Personnel: Board separated the assistant‑principal item from the personnel agenda and appointed Chad Wilson as assistant principal effective July 1, 2026. The motion passed.
- Handbooks and bus rules: The board approved seven handbooks (classified, West Middle, digital learning, West Elementary, West Primary, West High School, and school bus rules). The updated bus rules clarify that kindergarten and first‑grade students must be met by an adult at drop‑off and that families receive one pickup and one drop‑off location, with changes allowed by request. Minor corrections to the West Noble Primary handbook were noted prior to approval.
- Interest money resolution: Board approved a resolution to receipt interest earnings into the operations fund for the 2026 budget.
- Transfer resolution: Board approved a resolution to allow transfers from the education fund to the operations fund of up to $1 million for fiscal flexibility.
- Rainy‑day fund additional appropriation: Board authorized a public hearing on an additional appropriation for the rainy‑day fund (no dollar amount was finalized; the hearing will set the amount and allow public comment).
- Roof repair bids: District staff presented bids for roof repairs on out‑of‑warranty sections; the board favored awarding to the low bidder consistent with Garland estimates and an included $50,000 contingency. The project will be funded by the 2026 bond.
- Superintendent and administrative contracts: The board approved one‑year contract renewals for July 1, 2026–July 1, 2027, for administrators and classified July 1 employees to ensure continuity; superintendent noted his contract is a rolling three‑year arrangement.
- Board policy updates (volume 38): Board approved the listed policy updates as a package.
Votes at the meeting were conducted by voice; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript. Where the transcript records the motion maker and seconder, those names are noted above.
