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Carmel Clay Schools board meeting, Sep 9, 2026

1 h 26 min · 0 public speakers

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Carmel Clay board grants permission to advertise 2027 budgets and hold public hearing 1:18:50

  • Jon Shapiro introduced the workshop topic, the presentation of the 2027 budgets, and a district staff member said the evening would cover the budgets, the capital projects plan and the bus replacement plan. 3:22
  • A district staff member said projected 2027 revenue across all funds was $266 million and expenses were $261 million, for net income of just over $5 million. 24:26
  • Board members asked about the levy amount, the capital projects plan and the rainy day fund. 30:57
  • The board approved a motion granting permission to advertise the 2027 budgets, the capital projects plan and the bus replacement plan and to conduct a public hearing. 1:19:01
Item by item (6)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 1:56
    • Jon Shapiro said no one had signed up for public comment and that the consent items included the personnel report, claims and payroll. 2:35
    • Kristina Wheeler moved to approve items 3.2 through 3.4 as a group. 3:03
    • Jon Shapiro announced that the motion carried. 3:22
  2. Presentation of 2027 budgets 3:38
    • A district staff member said the schedule called for a public hearing at the board meeting on October 7th and a request for formal approval of the budget on October 21st, after which the budget goes to the DLGF. 8:26
    • The staff member said the budget projections used an enrollment of 15,700, compared with last year's enrollment of 15,814. 14:19
    • The staff member said required contributions to the teacher's retirement fund will increase in January of 2027 from 7.1% to 8.1%, and the district was looking at an 8% increase in health insurance premiums. 17:54
  3. Board discussion of the budget 30:35
    • Kristina Wheeler asked whether the $47.1 million levy reflected what the district needs now rather than the maximum it could ask for, and a staff member said the rate to be advertised would be lower than the 0.3194 discussed earlier. 30:57
    • Kristin Kouka asked whether the budget would be posted on the district website, and a staff member said it would be uploaded to Gateway next week and could also be posted on the CCS website. 1:05:43
    • Jon Shapiro asked staff to explain why the rainy day fund would increase, and a staff member said the cash balance across all funds was just under 10% and was not excessive. 1:07:43
  4. Permission to advertise budgets and hold hearing 1:16:30
    • Kristina Wheeler moved to grant permission to advertise the 2027 budgets, the capital projects plan and the bus replacement plan and to conduct a public hearing. 1:19:01
    • Jon Shapiro announced that the motion carried. 1:19:25
  5. Superintendent's report 1:19:25
    • The superintendent said all 8 Carmel High School varsity teams were ranked in the top 10 in the state of Indiana. 1:20:11
    • The superintendent said 64 members of the Carmel High School class of 2027 were named National Merit semifinalists, a new Carmel High School record. 1:22:26
  6. Adjournment 1:25:29
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:25:34
    • The meeting was adjourned at 7:23. 1:25:38

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