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Lake Central School Corporation board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

1 h 54 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 1:05:43AI in schools ▶ 31:32Reading and test scores ▶ 1:05:43Safety, weapons and police ▶ 35:27

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Lake Central board reviews policy updates, holds hearing on 2027 budget 11:45

  • A district administrator walked the board through a packet of policy updates, many of which were described as changes made per state law or code, and said the policies would come back for approval at the October 19th board meeting. 11:45
  • A district administrator said the state would waive one of 7 days missed after the storm and let the district use its instructional minutes for the remaining 6. 1:05:43
  • District staff presented on Indiana's new accountability model, and the board held a public hearing on the budget, capital projects plan and bus replacement plan, with formal budget adoption set for October 19th. 1:24:36
Item by item (14)
  1. Board policy updates review 11:37
    • A district administrator said the district was continuing to update its board policies and that many of the changes were minor. 11:45
    • The administrator described a new adjunct teacher policy allowing the district to hire people with 4 years of experience in a content area who do not hold an Indiana license, and a new AI policy, adding that AI is currently turned off for all students. 17:17
    • The administrator asked board members to email questions and said the policies would be brought for approval at the October 19th board meeting. 38:34
  2. Opening and agenda approval 38:52
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and a district administrator sought approval of a revised agenda with an amendment under 7B1. 38:52
    • The motion to approve the agenda passed. 47:53
  3. Liaison committee updates 47:58
    • Janice Malchow said the Lake Central Education Foundation would hold a celebration of 30 years of service on Wednesday at 6 o'clock by the office at the high school. 49:17
    • Another board member said Dollars for Scholars was selling homecoming tickets. 50:05
  4. Consent agenda 50:05
    • The consent agenda included minutes from the September 8th regular board meeting and claims, payroll and extracurricular expenditures. 50:20
    • The motion passed. ~50:41
  5. Recognition of student service club 50:52
    • The board recognized the high school's N-Teens group and its sponsor for helping residents clean up after the storm. 50:52
    • The club sponsor said the service-based club is open to 9th through 12th graders and had 372 members last year. 52:14
  6. Professional leave request 1:05:12
    • A district administrator sought approval of a professional leave request in the board packet. 1:05:12
    • The motion passed. ~1:05:41
  7. Storm-related instructional days 1:05:43
    • A district administrator said the state would waive one of 7 days and the district would leverage its instructional minutes for the remaining 6, leaving 173 instructional days. 1:05:43
    • A speaker presenting the item said a new requirement calls for 5 built-in makeup days on the calendar starting next school year. 1:05:43
    • A speaker asked whether the district stopped using built-in days because of absence, and a second speaker said attendance on those days had been poor. 1:08:07
  8. Boys lacrosse club request 1:09:19
    • A district administrator presented, as an information item, a request from a group to establish a Lake Central Boys Lacrosse Club that would use the Lake Central name but run under its own bylaws rather than the athletic department. 1:09:19
  9. Personnel, leave and field trip requests 1:10:48
    • The assistant superintendent sought approval of a revised personnel packet and professional leave requests. 1:10:52
    • The director of primary education sought approval of professional leave and field trip requests. 1:11:43
    • Each motion passed. ~1:11:16
  10. Elementary school vision presentation 1:12:21
    • The principal of Watson Elementary described plans to implement math WIN time this year, including a new math interventionist. 1:13:01
    • The principal described the school's PBIS goal, including monthly themes and incentives. 1:15:26
  11. State accountability model presentation 1:23:01
    • District staff said Indiana's new accountability model awards points for growth and other indicators and that a letter grade will be issued this fall as year 0, which will not count. 1:24:36
    • A staff member said the district has concerns that growth targets, including those for English language learners, are extremely high. 1:38:09
    • Louise Tallent asked how the district would help teachers balance the goals with children's developmental levels. 1:40:56
  12. Additional leave and field trip requests 1:47:18
    • Janice Malchow moved to approve professional leave requests with a correction of a date to October. 1:47:48
    • The director of student services described upcoming trainings, including an executive functioning workshop for parents and training on AAC devices in October. 1:49:01
    • The professional leave and field trip requests were approved. ~1:48:05
  13. Budget hearing and donations 1:50:39
    • The director of business services opened a public hearing on the 2027 budget, capital projects plan and bus replacement plan, and no one commented. 1:50:41
    • The director said the board would formally adopt the budget at the October 19th meeting. 1:50:41
    • The motion to approve the donations passed. 1:51:50
  14. Board comments and adjournment 1:52:12
    • Janice Malchow asked for more information about Project Lead the Way and career education. 1:52:50
    • A speaker said there would be only one meeting in October, on Monday, October 19th, due to the fall conference for the Indiana School Board Association. 1:53:59
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:54:09

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