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Fort Wayne Community Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Fort Wayne board takes up purchase of 5 properties for construction trades expansion 40:00

  • The board also took up student trips abroad, including trips for Snyder High School students, and 8 emergency capital projects totaling $248,748. 22:22
  • The board took up a recommendation to buy 5 properties at 1601 to 1627 South Calhoun, with 2 appraisals giving a median price of $1,032,500, to expand the construction trades program. 40:00
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 20:58
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 20:58
    • The consent agenda included approval of minutes, vouchers and payroll, and the personnel report, and the chair called a voice vote. 21:55
  2. Northrop student trip to Spain and Portugal 22:08
    • The recommendation called for a 9-day World Strides tour to Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona from June 7th to the 15th, 2027, open to Northrop students in grades 9 through 12. 22:22
    • A Northrop teacher said 6 students had signed up and the cost was right at $5,800, and that students can sign up until about February. 23:56
    • The teacher said each student has a fundraising account and recommended about $50 a day for extra expenses. 26:20
  3. Snyder student trips abroad 28:53
    • The recommendation called for an 8-day trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria in June 2029 and a 12-day trip to New Zealand and Australia in June 2030 for Snyder students in grades 10 to 12. 28:57
    • A Snyder teacher said the trips cost about $4,800 and $7,500, with monthly payments of about $150 per student and monthly fundraisers. 30:26
    • The teacher said the ideal group size is 15 students but a trip can go with as few as 5. 31:58
  4. Signing authority for real property transactions 32:33
    • The recommendation authorized the Director of Facilities to sign documents for board-approved real property transactions valued at less than $150,000, with the Chief Financial Officer signing for other transactions. 32:37
    • A staff member said the district had not done this since 2009 and that some state code numbers had changed. 34:25
    • Asked whether any sale was imminent, a staff member said no, not this time. 34:47
  5. Emergency capital projects 35:00
    • The recommendation asked the board to declare an emergency for 8 projects at several schools and sites, totaling $248,748, funded from the emergency allocation in the capital projects plan. 35:04
    • A staff member said the projects would use the entire emergency budget of $300,000 and that savings in the operational budget would cover the balance. 36:42
    • A staff member said water main breaks happen often and that the district owns 7 private fire hydrants, one of which was leaking. 37:04
  6. Property purchase for construction trades 39:55
    • The recommendation called for buying 5 properties near the Construction Trades building, with funding from the 2027 operation fund. 40:00
    • A staff member said electrical is the immediate expansion and that the program has long wait lists in electrical, carpentry, civil construction and heavy equipment. 41:03
    • One questioner raised concerns about the costs of acquiring and maintaining older property during budget cuts, and a staff member said the building dates to 1955 or 1956 and that business partners have helped with donations. 51:19
  7. Public hearing on budgets and plans 54:11
    • The hearing covered the 2027 budgets, the 2027 to 2029 capital projects plan and the 2027 to 2031 school bus replacement plan, with board votes scheduled for Oct. 12th, 2026. 54:11
    • No one from the public asked to speak, and the hearing was closed. 54:11
  8. Item 54:11
    • During board member comments, speakers described taking part in a peace walk with students through a neighborhood. 54:11
    • A speaker mentioned an upcoming Latinos Count luncheon that supports student scholarships. 57:50
    • The chair described visiting the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 166 facility and then called for a motion to close. 58:20

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Video: posted by the district as “FWCS School Board of Trustees live September 28, 2026”