The board accepted the February financial summary showing a $27,880,235 cash balance, a $439,038 transfer from the education fund to operations, and interest income of $57,192; claims 71366–71616 were also approved.
Board members celebrated student fundraising — more than $18,000 from a Special Olympics polar plunge — recognized value-of-the-month winners and approved new hires including Haley Beckenbach as assistant principal.
The Plainfield board approved an agreement extending its school resource officer partnership with the Town of Plainfield through February 2028 after staff and attorneys reviewed the contract and recommended approval.
Under provisions read from Indiana code, the board approved recommended employee hires after staff said background and DCS checks met district and state standards; the personnel report and addendum were also approved.
The Plainfield Community School Corporation held its second preliminary determination hearing for a proposed 2026 general-obligation bond and approved three related resolutions — the project resolution, preliminary determination resolution and reimbursement resolution — clearing steps toward a likely spring bond sale.
The board recognized Plainfield High School's We the People team (state runner-up, qualified for nationals) and the PHS volleyball team's historic season (reported 29–6 and state runner-up). Board member Danielle also recognized a Plainfield Rotary donation of a book-lifting machine to Brentwood Elementary.
District finance staff presented the January financial summary, reported a cash balance of $28,589,177, highlighted vendor and project payments, and the board approved the financial summary and claims 71096–71365 by voice vote.
At a required preliminary hearing, district finance staff outlined a proposed $20.26 million general-obligation bond to fund a middle-school roof (~$2 million), HVAC upgrades at Central and Plainfield High School, district security upgrades and bus/vehicle replacements; no public comments were offered at the hearing.
The Plainfield Community School Corp. board elected Jessica Edelson as president and filled vice president and secretary posts by voice vote; Danielle Bell was reappointed as legislative liaison and delegate to the Indiana School Board Association, Brad Kuhn named parliamentarian and Stacy Smith reappointed treasurer.
Guilford Elementary’s student council won a state 'Computer Science for Good' award for an app that catalogs lost-and-found items, provides a prototype, and proposes sharing the tool with nearby schools; teachers said the council earned $1,000 and individual students received $200.