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Kankakee Valley School Corporation approves bond resolutions, grant and routine business unanimously
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the board unanimously approved the bond project, preliminary determination and reimbursement resolutions, accepted a $379,239.58 Title I grant and approved multiple vendor contracts, purchases and personnel items; all recorded votes were 7-0.
The Kankakee Valley School Corporation board on July 14 approved a package of resolutions and routine business items by unanimous votes.
Among the formal actions the board approved were the project resolution, preliminary determination resolution and reimbursement resolution required as the district pursues bond financing to fund repairs and maintenance across district facilities. Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved 7-0.
Other items approved by unanimous vote included acceptance of the 2025 Title I grant in the amount of $379,239.58 and the purchase of the Exact Path (Edmentum) product for grades K–5 for $31,640.30 to be paid from the formative assessment grant. The board also approved vendor contracts for food service: selection of a dairy vendor through the Indiana Educational Service Center Food Co-op (DFA Dairy Brands), renewal of the snack-and-beverage vendor, renewal of ware-wash and sanitation services with Smart Systems, and approval of Alpha Baking Company as the bakery vendor for the 2025–26 school year.
Personnel actions approved included acceptance of three resignations, approval of extracurricular and certified/classified recommendations, three transfers and a reduction in the corporation secretary's yearly workdays from 240 to 220 beginning the 2025–26 school year. The board also approved purchases and facility changes including replacement of athletic record boards, updated directional signage and a Vulcan single-deck oven for the intermediate school lunch program.
The board granted community use-of-facilities requests including Cub Scout and KV Pop Warner activities and permission for the DeMott KB Rotary Club to use school facilities for its Rotary Ramble on Aug. 8–9. Three professional leaves were approved and the regular meeting adjourned by unanimous vote before the board moved into a work session.
Where provided in the transcript, motions included mover and seconder names as recorded aloud at the meeting (examples: moved by Jeff, seconded by Bill; moved by Katie, seconded by Jill). All recorded voice motions carried 7-0 unless noted otherwise in the transcript.
