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Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees

8 meetings on our record, 4 of them from the past year and 4 with unconfirmed dates · 28,506 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 14, 2026
Fort Wayne school board hears 2027 budget report ahead of Sept. 28 hearingPlay 1:01:38
Next · Monday, November 9, 2026
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Sep 14, 2026 · District's own meeting list ↗ (it may list later ones)
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Also on the board: Willie Burton, Board member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 1 h 40 minMonday, September 14, 2026Fort Wayne school board hears 2027 budget report ahead of Sept. 28 hearingVouchers and school choiceSpeakers: Noah Smith, Antonette Payne, Julie Hollingsworth, Steve Corona and 1 more
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Board meeting · 1 h 21 minMonday, August 24, 2026Reading and test scoresSpeakers: Noah Smith, Jennifer Matthias, Antonette Payne, Julie Hollingsworth and 2 more
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Board meeting · 46 minMonday, June 22, 2026Speakers: Noah Smith, Antonette Payne, Julie Hollingsworth, Willie Burton and 2 more
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Board meeting · 1 h 05 minMonday, May 11, 2026Safety, weapons and policeSpeakers: Noah Smith, Jennifer Matthias, Antonette Payne, Julie Hollingsworth and 2 more
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The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 4 from the past year on our record.

Runs the meetingNoah SmithBoard President · At-Large · shown, not ranked5meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 5 meetings
Members · listed by nameWillie BurtonBoard member · District 32meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 2 meetingsSteve CoronaBoard member · District 55meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 5 meetingsJulie HollingsworthBoard member · District 15meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 5 meetingsJennifer MatthiasBoard Vice President · District 24meetings where we identified their voice1clipnamed at 4 meetings · 1 clipMaria NormanBoard member · At-Large5meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 5 meetingsAntonette PayneBoard member · District 45meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 5 meetings
Meetings on our record
Next meetingMonday, November 9, 2026Board MeetingThe district’s posting ↗Add to calendarPosting checked Oct 29
All 8 meetings on our record
Clips

What Jennifer Matthias said

In the last sentence here, it says the funds from this grant will be used to build an industry-driven model that prepares students to enter the workplace. What does that model look like?Jennifer MatthiasBoard Vice President · Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School TrusteesWatch the full meeting from 50:48
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance8%1%–18%
Ceremony and recognition4%1%–9%
Safety and discipline0%0%–3%
Public comment0%0%–1%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 13% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 8 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 7; 1 had at least one.

    1 speaker1 speaker0.1 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 4 of the 8 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberSep 14Aug 24Jun 22May 11
    Noah SmithPresentPresentPresentNot recorded
    Maria NormanPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Steve CoronaPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Julie HollingsworthPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Antonette PaynePresentPresentPresentNot recorded
    Jennifer MatthiasNot recordedPresentNot recordedNot recorded
    Willie BurtonPresentPresentPresentNot recorded

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 1803630 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district