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At the March meeting the board approved awarding 75 teacher appreciation grants of $3,500, voted to engage Brown & Brown as its health‑insurance broker after an RFP, and accepted donations of $2,500 and $1,000 for school programs.
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At the March meeting, public commenter Crystal Marner asked the school board to revise board policy 4115 (student suicide awareness and prevention), saying a family in the district experienced an "absence of support" after a student death and urging smoother procedures and more family outreach.
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Superintendent Dr. Saint John and district staff presented year‑one progress on the academic pillar of the strategic plan, including elementary signature program exploration, curriculum adoptions, technology/AI guidelines, expansion of CTE pathways and a proposed CTE center with a tentative 2028 opening.
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Staff said a multi-year playground renovation program has been revised to an estimated $7 million and will focus on Aboite, Haverhill and Covington elementaries; the district will solicit five equipment vendors and two turf vendors with recommendations arriving in early April and construction starting May 28.
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At a work session, district staff outlined schematic plans and a first-pass $32 million budget for a Career and Technical Education center that would host 26 programs and emphasize hands-on, community-facing training; construction is estimated at about 18 months with completion targeted in May 2028.
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Staff reported on 2024 GO bond-funded roof and HVAC work, K-8 renovation budgeting ($16M first phase), Woodside Middle structural testing (no helical piers recommended now) with $2M held for contingencies, and a $4M Summit track-and-field bid with LED retrofits under study.
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Students from Haverhill and Covington demonstrated social-emotional learning practices and hands-on TWIG science lessons at an MSD Southwest Allen County Schools board meeting, highlighting in-school counseling partnerships and classroom projects that link science to reading and math.
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MSD Southwest Allen County Schools board approved several routine items by voice vote: consent agenda, authorization to advertise a district security camera refresh bid (bids due March 18, completion July 15), 2026 summer camps/enrichment programs, a $2,000 PTC donation for TVs, and Sachs Foundation impact grants for classroom experiences.
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District staff described a plan to replace roughly 495 existing cameras and add about 101 new cameras across schools; pre-bid is scheduled for 03/06/2026 and bids open 03/18/2026; district aims to complete installation by 07/15/2026 and will return for board approval to advertise.
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The Southwest Allen County Schools board approved architectural services for three playgrounds, a $961,000 roofing contract for Whispering Meadows, a set of policy revisions, and acceptance of a $4,000 donation for Homestead High’s esports club; the consent agenda was also approved.