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District administrators said work on current projects is on schedule and outlined a bidding schedule for Southwood Elementary: pre-bid March 24, bids due April 14, and final board approval expected April 28; high-school work remains under review and may move to May for approval.
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MSD Wabash County Schools trustees discussed a likely state "bell-to-bell" cell-phone ban that will force the district to choose whether to prohibit devices entirely or require powered-off storage; board members asked whether the rule must appear in board policy or may be adopted in student handbooks and flagged exceptions for medical and dual-credit access.
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At its meeting the MSD Wabash County Schools board approved listed donations to school teams, accepted HR resignations and hires, revised a corporate authorization resolution to change bank signers, approved salvage of a bus, authorized field trips, and raised the capital-asset threshold from $5,000 to $10,000.
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The school board declared itself the board of finance, accepted an investments overview that noted a 2% floor rate with First Farmers through August 2027 and modest year-over-year interest gains, and heard fiscal-indicator data showing stable enrollment and healthy fund balances.
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Superintendent provided construction updates at Northfield and Metro North, noted the district's Indiana School Boards Association membership renewal, flagged a pending 'bell-to-bell' wireless-device bill in the legislature, and said the district has two e-learning days left before synchronous schedules would be required.
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Board members raised practical concerns about a proposal for a precision-agriculture class to farm 35 acres—highlighting student time windows, lack of district equipment, tenant-farming constraints and scholarship funding ties—then urged more detailed planning before launching the program.
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At its Jan. 7 meeting the MSD Wabash County Schools board elected a new president and vice president, approved routine appointments and financial resolutions, authorized transfers and local tax deposit practices, and approved an instructional waiver to allow four professional development days.
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Superintendent reported district special-education enrollment at 353 for the December count and highlighted strong four-year graduation rates — Northfield 100%, Southwood 98.28%, Weitz 77.04% — and summarized several pending state bills that could affect district policy and revenue.
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At a regular board meeting, MSD Wabash County Schools approved routine business including a $1,000,000 transfer to the district rainy day fund, multiple donations and student field trips for 2026, and recognized staff and student achievements across the district.
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MSD Wabash County Schools Board of Trustees approved its 2026 adopted budget and related measures, ratified the 2025–27 teacher contract, adopted capital and bus replacement plans, approved calendars and overnight field trips, and accepted personnel hires and coaching appointments at a regular meeting at the Administration Building.