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North Knox board adopts April policy packet, authorizes furniture bid for CT program and approves personnel changes
Summary
The board adopted the April 2025 policy packet, authorized solicitation of furniture bids for the CT program at North Knox Junior-Senior High School, and approved hires, resignations and a retirement. A board member asked staff to consider adding vaping guidance to smoking policies.
The North Knox School Corporation board approved a package of policy updates for April 2025, authorized staff to advertise bids for furniture for the district’s CT program at North Knox Junior-Senior High School, and approved multiple personnel actions during its meeting.
The board completed second reading and adopted Volume 37, Number 2 of the policies and guidelines. During discussion a board member asked whether vaping should be addressed alongside smoking and alcohol training. Taylor replied staff will review policy language and return with recommendations.
Separately, the board authorized staff to advertise a furniture bid package for the CT program at North Knox Junior-Senior High School; the district set an April 8 deadline for bids to arrive in the central office.
On personnel the board approved the employment of varsity volleyball coach Amy Decker and a junior varsity coach transcribed as "Jill BS." The board accepted resignations from varsity girls basketball coach Steve Mir and custodian Bob Hunt and accepted the retirement/resignation of Knox intermediate nurse Debie Babcock. The board also approved a material leave request for Tiffany Riddle effective August 1–September 8 (next year) and approved employment of intermediate custodian Eric Jardage.
Chair remarks included public recognition of departing staff. The chair said, "Steve's just done a great job with the program," and board members offered praise for long service. Administrators also reported school activities and results: second-graders scored 54 percent on a cited assessment (state average reported in the meeting as 51 percent), and a recent American Heart Association drive raised $837.34 for student activities.
The board scheduled its next meeting for April 13 (times were referenced variably in the record); the meeting adjourned by motion at the close of the session.
All personnel and procurement actions were approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript; roll-call vote counts were not recorded in the transcript.
