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Hanover Community School Corporation board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Hanover board holds first public hearing on proposed $3,605,000 general obligation bond 5:45

  • The board held a preliminary determination and additional appropriation hearing on a proposed $3,605,000 general obligation bond for HVAC, paving, flooring, building and athletic facility improvements and school buses. 5:45
  • A presenter said the bond was structured to be paid in one year and was estimated to have zero impact on the debt service tax rate. 7:50
  • A speaker at public comment asked for clarification of a rule barring bags with rollers on buses, saying catcher bags are extremely heavy. 16:54
Item by item (13)
  1. Call to order and roll call 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 0:00
  2. Staff recognitions 0:57
    • The head of technology recognized a STEM teacher and an instructional technology coach for earning certifications from the International Society for Technology in Education. 0:57
    • The coach earned an Instructional Leader Certification and the teacher earned an EdTech teacher certification after completing 7 modules. 1:51
  3. Agenda approval 5:13
    • No one had signed up for comments on agenda items, and a motion was made to approve the agenda. 5:13
    • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to approve the agenda. 5:41
  4. Public hearing on general obligation bond 5:45
    • The hearing notice was published in the NWI Times on August 19th and August 26th and in the South Lake County Sun on August 20th and 27th. 5:45
    • The presenter estimated interest expense of about $160,000 and said the current debt service tax rate of 51.49 cents would stay at the same level. 7:22
    • No one offered public comment, and the second and final hearing was set for Tuesday, October 13th. 9:17
  5. Consent agenda 9:17
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda. 9:35
    • The board approved the consent agenda. 10:17
  6. First reading of board policies 10:35
    • Revised Policy 3120.08 would require all IHSA-sponsored coaches, paid or volunteer, to be rostered and accredited before student contact. 10:35
    • Policies 3121, 3123, 3131 and 3139 were also presented for first reading, with changes including updated statutory citations, grammatical corrections and changes in law. 10:35
  7. Approval of revised board policies 12:33
    • Approval was requested for revised policies 1623, 1662.01, 2221 and 3120.02. 12:42
    • A motion was made to approve revised policies 1623, 1862.01 and 3120.02 and to table revised policy 2221 until the October 13th meeting. 13:06
  8. Administrator and director evaluations and salaries 13:40
    • Approval was requested for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 administrators and directors evaluations and salary increases, effective for the 25⁠-⁠26 performance evaluations. 13:50
    • The board voted 4 to 0 to approve, with one abstention. ~14:13
  9. Pay for classified staff during emergency closures 14:23
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve a resolution authorizing payment of classified staff during unanticipated emergency closures. 14:34
    • During discussion, a speaker said storms happen and people still have to pay their bills. 14:46
    • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to approve the resolution. 15:06
  10. Health system partnership agreement 15:12
    • Approval was requested for an MOU with Regional Health System for the Too Good for Drugs program, effective August 12th through June 30th. 15:12
    • A motion to approve the MOU was made and seconded. 15:30
  11. Donations 15:50
    • The donations included $25 to the Hanover Lunches of Love program, supplies for Lincoln Elementary and Hanover Middle School, and $25 to Red Cedars. 15:50
    • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to accept all 4 donations. 16:39
  12. Public comment on bus bag rule 16:42
    • A speaker at public comment said families were told bags with rollers were not allowed on buses and asked to see the rule and when it started. 16:54
    • The speaker said they were told it had been a rule for 6 years. 18:59
    • Another speaker said there has to be a workaround and that backpacks and sporting bags could be treated differently. 20:52
  13. Board comments and adjournment 23:31
    • The board took comments and questions, and a motion was made to adjourn. 23:31

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Video: posted by the district as “September 8, 2026 HCSC School Board Meeting”