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Lake Central School Corporation board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

1 h 20 min · 1 public speaker

Reading and test scores ▶ 16:19

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What happened at this meeting

Lake Central board approves advertising budget, capital projects and bus plans 1:11:17

  • The new principal at Babbage Elementary presented a vision for 2026⁠-⁠2027 focused on interventions and building a culture of trust. 5:46
  • The director of business services presented the 2027 budget, including an education fund budget of $74.5 million, an operations fund of $28 million and a referendum fund of $14 million. 20:44
  • The board also approved professional leave requests. 21:09
  • The board approved advertising the budget, the capital projects plan and the bus replacement plan, with a public hearing set for September 21st and adoption on October 19th. 1:06:01

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 1:10
    • A staff member said there were no deletions, additions or changes to the agenda and sought the board's approval. 1:53
    • A staff member said there was no correspondence. ~2:09
    • The agenda was approved. ~2:06
  2. Liaison committee updates 2:10
    • Howard Marshall, Nicole Kelly and Louise Tallent said they had nothing to report. 2:15
    • Janice Malchow noted Education Foundation grant dates and a seed grant opportunity that would fund a bigger project. 2:37
    • Another speaker said homecoming is October 3rd. 3:50
  3. Consent agenda 4:06
    • A staff member sought approval of the minutes from the meeting on Monday, August 24th, as well as claims, payroll and extracurricular expenditures. 4:06
    • The motion passed. ~4:25
  4. Personnel recommendations 4:34
    • A speaker sought approval of the personnel recommendations included in the board packet. 4:46
    • The motion passed. ~5:01
  5. Primary education leave and field trips 5:03
    • The director of primary education sought approval of professional leave requests and field trip requests. 5:03
    • Both motions passed. ~5:25
  6. Elementary principal vision presentation 5:46
    • The new Babbage Elementary principal said the school has 2 interventionists for the first time, one for ELA and one for math, and aims to build trust with staff, students and families before making big changes. 6:15
    • Howard Marshall asked about improving reading scores, and the principal said universal screeners for kindergarten, first and second grade students would help identify students early. 16:19
    • Janice Malchow asked about state preschool funding, and a staff member said the state still is not funding it but the district is considering adding preschool for next school year. 18:31
  7. Secondary, student services and business routine items 19:39
    • The director of secondary education sought approval of professional leave requests and field trip requests. 19:39
    • The director of student services sought approval of a professional leave request. 20:20
    • The director of business services sought approval of donations and professional leave requests. 20:44
    • The motion on the field trip requests passed. 20:02
  8. 2027 budget and capital plans 21:25
    • The director of business services said state support was rising from $7,245 per student to $7,350, while enrollment was expected to be down around 150 students. 21:25
    • The director of business services said debt service was dropping from $9.3 million to $5.7 million and the referendum rate was being advertised at 25.75. 1:00:11
    • The recommendation included debt service of $5,742,055, with a public hearing on September 21st and adoption on October 19th. 1:06:01
    • The board approved advertising the budget, the capital projects plan and the bus replacement plan. 1:11:17
  9. Public comment 1:11:42
    • A speaker at public comment suggested removing Chromebooks, testing reading 3 times a year, placing greeters at school entrances and adopting school uniforms. 1:12:18
    • One board member said the Mississippi study had been replicated in Indiana and said of uniforms that it was not clear they would work here. 1:17:06
    • Another speaker said third-grade retention is currently Indiana law and that all Lake Central third graders passed the state assessment this year. 1:17:42
  10. Board comments and calendar 1:18:16
    • Louise Tallent said thank you for the conscientious reporting received that evening. 1:18:37
    • A staff member said the next meeting will be Monday, September 21st, and that the district submitted a waiver after the storm and the state has asked for individual meetings. 1:19:06

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