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Superintendent reported progress on strategic planning and Lilly Endowment grant effects; committee reports noted a Cummins donation for instruction and the district highlighted rapid growth in robotics programs.
Indiana / School Boards / Beech Grove City Schools
Superintendent Dr. Hemming presented and the board approved administrator and classified staff raises and the district acknowledged a required Indiana Department of Education notification about teacher-compensation funding thresholds.
Indiana / School Boards / Beech Grove City Schools
The Beech Grove City Schools board approved employment recommendations and the 2025–26 teacher handbook, confirmed a JROTC hire, and heard reports on staffing and facilities.
Indiana / School Boards / Beech Grove City Schools
Board opened hearings for an additional appropriation, the 2026 budget, bus replacement and capital projects; the bus-replacement and capital projects plans were adopted by voice vote and multiple routine approvals passed.
Indiana / School Boards / Beech Grove City Schools
Superintendent Dr. Hammock provided a first quarterly update on the district’s strategic plan. The board approved the ‘I Decide for Me’ curriculum required under Senate Enrolled Act 442 and adopted the student handbook, attendance and enrollment policies for the Indiana Digital Learning School.
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Director Misty Mack told the board the transportation department runs 78 daily routes, a fleet of 33 buses and 916 activity trips (July–July). The district transports roughly 1,600 of about 2,850 enrolled students and maintains a five-year replacement plan of two buses per year.
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Mitzi Garman told the board the district is close to filling a JROTC instructor position (authorization expected after Sept. 28 with a target start date Oct. 28), won a K‑12 robotics grant to expand robotics to South Grove and added light maintenance tasks to the custodial contract to reduce maintenance ticket load.
Indiana / School Boards / Beech Grove City Schools
Superintendent Dr. Hammock told the board Sept. 9 that four strategic goal task forces are meeting to implement the district’s strategic plan, and the board approved the 'I Decide for Me' curriculum (per state requirements) and student handbook, attendance and enrollment policies for the Indiana Digital Learning School.
Indiana / School Boards / Beech Grove City Schools
Director Misty Mack told the school board Sept. 9 that the district runs 78 daily routes with a 33-bus fleet, transports about 1,600 students, ran 916 activity trips last year and plans to replace two buses a year under a five-year plan.
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Beech Grove City Schools held a statutorily required preliminary-determination hearing on Aug. 12 and adopted a resolution for proposed post-construction projects with an estimated total cost of $11,120,000; the board also approved the 2026–27 calendar, Neola policy updates and an insurance engagement with NFP, plus routine minutes, claims and fundraisers.