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Eastern Pulaski board approves routine business, food contracts and 4C memorandum of understanding
Summary
The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation board approved the agenda, financial and personnel items, multiple handbook and policy updates, a 10-cent meal-price increase, food-service vendor contracts, and a no-cost MOU with 4C that supports a grant application for SRO funding.
The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation board met and approved a package of routine business items, including the May financial report, personnel actions and several policy and handbook updates.
During the meeting the board accepted the financial report that listed a first bank statement balance of $4,869,232.94, a federal bank statement balance of $59.96, and monthly claims for May totaling $1,554,298.37. The board also approved a three-year backup subscription with People Driven Technology for $9,659.88, as noted in the packet.
Board members approved second readings of the classified and athletic handbooks. The classified handbook changes define a separation date and state that employees who do not give 10 work days' notice for separation may forfeit unused vacation or personal leave; e-learning makeup work must be approved by the superintendent; and ranges for instructional assistants and secretaries were updated. The athletic handbook clarifies gender-participation rules and incorporates recent IHSAA bylaw changes on transfers and participation when a comparable girls program is not offered.
The board approved an update to the acceptable-use policy that adds unauthorized student use of personal hotspots as a violation subject to disciplinary action. The board also received a first reading of Neola policy updates (56 policies with four removals) intended to align district policy with Indiana code; those revisions will return for final approval in a later meeting.
On procurement, the board accepted a donated grand piano from Winnamak Nazarene Church and approved awarding food-service contracts to Gordon Food Service and HPS (group purchasing organizations), Prairie Farms for milk (the only milk bidder), Piazza for produce and Commercial Food Systems for snack and beverage. Vivian Hornbeck, food service director, recommended a 10-cent increase per meal for the coming school year, primarily to offset a reported 5-cent increase in milk costs; the board approved the meal-price increase. Staff noted these prices are locked for the school year to preserve federal reimbursement eligibility.
The board approved declaring bus 12 surplus and scrapping it after salvaging usable parts; presenters said the bus had a nonworking fuel pump and repairs would exceed $6,000.
The board also renewed a memorandum of understanding with 4C to provide skills trainers and a social worker in district buildings. Superintendent-level staff said the MOU is no cost to the district and is a condition for applying for the Secure Schools grant that could contribute to funding an SRO salary. The board voted to approve the MOU.
The chair called the necessary motions and announced each motion carried following the votes recorded during the meeting.
The board adjourned after brief principal and superintendent remarks and a round of board comments.
