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At-a-glance: Greenwood 51 board votes on curriculum, facilities design, scholarship and personnel
Summary
In a single meeting the Greenwood 51 board approved the 2025'26 program of studies, authorized architectural design work (cap stated at $155,000), accepted the Evan Bridges Memorial Scholarship fund (one award up to $2,500, possible two smaller awards), extended five administrator contracts, and approved a student-council field trip.
The Greenwood 51 School Board took a series of formal actions by voice vote during the meeting.
Key actions and outcomes
- Program of Studies (Tab 1): Approved the 2025'26 program of studies aligning course units and math sequencing with state requirements.
- Architectural services/design (Tab 2): Approved seeking architectural designs and plans for a high-school and middle-school refresh with a stated not-to-exceed cap of $155,000 for design work; the superintendent noted existing board policy typically allows $15,000 and requested board approval to proceed with the larger figure.
- Evan Bridges Memorial Scholarship (Tab 3): Approved creation of the Evan Bridges Memorial Scholarship to be awarded at graduation (one award up to $2,500 and possibly two smaller awards); donors Craig and Patty Bridges presented proposed criteria.
- Administrator contracts (Tab 4): Approved extension of recommended administrator contracts for the 2025'26 academic year for the five listed administrators.
- High-school student-council field trip (Tab 5): Approved the field-trip application for a leadership day at Newber College.
Several other routine items were also approved by voice vote, including the agenda and January minutes. The meeting record did not include roll-call tallies for these votes; each recorded motion was followed by a voice vote and the chair declared the motion carried.
