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Votes at a glance: Board approves assessment, MOUs, contracts and personnel report
Summary
At the July 14 meeting the board approved several items including the I-Ready assessment, Boys & Girls Club MOU, Music Fest rain-location MOU, staff training contract, special education office bid, cafeteria rebranding, School Links FERPA agreement and the personnel report; one procurement item (6.02 shredding quote) recorded mixed roll-call votes.
The School City of East Chicago Board of Trustees took votes on multiple consent and business items during its July 14 meeting.
Approved items included: - I-Ready math screener and benchmark assessment (item 7.01). - Memorandum of Understanding for the Boys & Girls Club teen center (item 7.02). - Memorandum of Understanding with the City of East Chicago to serve as the rain location for FUSIC Fest (item 7.03). - Contractual services for staff training for 2026–27 (item 7.04). - Bid award for a special education office at Washington (item 7.05). - Authorization for early payment discounts on vendor invoices (Gordon Food Service) (item 7.06). - Preapproval for cafeteria rebranding and signage (item 7.07). - School Links District FERPA consent and acknowledgment (item 7.08). - Personnel report (item 7.09). - First reading of updated policies, including a wireless communication devices policy aligning the district with state law banning student phone access during the school day (item 7.1).
One procurement-related item recorded mixed roll-call votes: approval of Strategic Solutions shredding and scanning service quote (item 6.02) drew opposing votes during roll call and was not supported by a unanimous majority.
Motions were generally made by VP Rodriguez or Trustee Gomez and seconded by Secretary Smith or other trustees; votes were taken by roll call as part of the meeting record. Where trustees asked clarifying questions (for example on vendor payment timing and stipend effective dates in the personnel report) staff provided clarifications and committed to corrections to be included in the administrative record.
The board adjourned at the close of the meeting; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Aug. 11, 2026.
