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MCCSC board adopts updated facilities-use policy, approves principals and financial moves
Summary
At its June 23 meeting, the Monroe County Community School Corporation board adopted Policy 7510 to modernize facility use and fees, approved two principal appointments, authorized contracts (highlighting an estimated $70,000 gas saving), and passed Resolution 2026-06 to transfer funds between debt service and operations.
The Monroe County Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees on June 23 adopted Policy 7510, a revised use-of-facilities policy and fee schedule, approved administrative appointments for two principals, authorized a set of contracts and bids highlighted as cost-saving, and adopted a resolution to transfer debt-service revenue to the operations fund as allowed by state guidance.
Dr. Henderson presented Policy 7510, which restructures facility access into five tiers to separate rental fees from staffing costs, clarify insurance and liability requirements, and establish scheduling priority. "The primary purpose of these revisions is not to restrict access, rather it's to simplify a system that's evolved over many years, improve transparency, and ensure users clearly understand expectations and cost," Dr. Henderson said. The board adopted the policy at second and final reading following a motion by Ross and a second by Aaron Wyatt.
On personnel, the board approved the personnel report that includes administrative recommendations. Jennifer Hester was recommended to serve as principal of Jackson Creek Middle School; she told the board she is "honored and humbled" and pledged to "listen, learn, and lead alongside the students, families, staff, and community partners." Kelsey Pearson was approved as principal of Fairview Elementary School and spoke about returning to serve the Bloomington community and continuing programs such as the ALPS program.
The board approved contracts, bids and quotes. Matt Irwin highlighted three items: a new natural-gas agreement with Cima that he said aligns volume to usage and is expected to save "upwards of $70,000" next year; a SpendBridge procurement pilot intended to reduce purchase costs; and a Zendesk renewal that reduced seats and produced roughly $25,000 in savings. The contracts were approved by voice vote.
The board also adopted Resolution 2026-06 to authorize a transfer that spreads the loss from the supplemental homestead deduction between the debt service and operations funds, following guidance from the Department of Local Government Finance. Irwin explained that the transfer allows the district to reduce the immediate revenue impact on operations by moving an authorized amount from debt service and making a back-end internal adjustment.
Mr. Irwin delivered the monthly financial update, reporting that education and operations fund revenues and expenses were close to projections with timing variances, that certain one-time expenses affected month-to-month figures, and that use of lease-rental bond interest to pay a student-device lease improved the operations fund outlook. He noted June and December are typical months for property-tax receipts.
Other routine business included acceptance of the consent agenda, approval of donations (about $14,000), and the formation of a three-member policy-review task force (April, Asia and Tiana) to audit district policies. The board set July 28, 2026, as its next regular meeting and adjourned.
