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What happened at this meeting

Merrillville school board approves Resolution 890 to transfer funds 43:33

  • The meeting opened with the presentation of Difference Maker Awards to district staff members. 5:01
  • Representatives of the town presented a check for $400,000 for the district's education and training programming. 31:59
  • The board approved a Merrillville High School boiler bladder replacement from Budd Mechanical Systems in the amount of $20,895. 38:32
  • A speaker at public comment said all kids need to be treated fairly. 52:14
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening of the meeting 3:58
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 4:23
  2. Difference Maker Awards 5:01
    • A district staff member said the Difference Maker Award recognizes contributions of staff, parents, businesses and community partners. 5:17
    • The chief financial officer nominated the district's director of transportation for the award. 5:17
    • School administrators recognized a copy aide, a principal secretary and a librarian as difference makers. 8:58
  3. Town grant presentation 31:05
    • A district staff member thanked the town for its partnership and support. 33:00
  4. Approval of minutes 34:31
    • A motion was made to approve the minutes of the September 1st, 2026 pre- and regular school board meetings. 34:52
    • The motion passed on a voice vote. 35:08
  5. Claims for approval 35:08
    • A district staff member presented claims totaling $6,454,745.77 for all funds. 35:17
    • The motion to approve the claims passed. 35:42
  6. Personnel report 35:42
    • The personnel report included 13 resignations, 6 hires and 9 transfers on the classified side. 36:23
    • On the extracurricular side, the report included 4 hires, 3 unpaid leave requests and 21 professional leave requests. 36:23
    • The motion to approve the personnel report passed. 37:10
  7. High school parking lot gates 37:10
    • A district staff member said the quote covers replacing 15 gates in the Merrillville High School parking lot and installing 3 additional gates. 37:25
    • The staff member said Northwest Indiana Fence was the only vendor able to submit a quote because of storm damage in the area, and recommended its quote of $57,200. 37:25
    • The motion to approve the quote passed. 38:17
  8. High school boiler bladder replacement 38:17
    • A district staff member said the expansion tank bladders on 3 boilers at Merrillville High School had exceeded their useful lifespan. 38:32
    • The staff member said the district received 2 quotes and recommended the low quote from Budd Mechanical Systems of $20,895. 38:32
    • The motion to approve the replacement passed. 39:19
  9. Resolution to transfer funds 39:19
    • A district staff member said the resolution covers social media revenues and insurance proceeds to pay for storm damage, which the State Board of Accounts asks to be deposited first in the operations fund. 39:34
    • DeLena Thomas read the resolution, which transfers $1,968.12 to the social media fund and $4,366,363 to the natural disaster fund. 40:17
    • The resolution also gives the treasurer ongoing authority to transfer future funds received for those purposes. 40:17
  10. Fundraiser requests 43:48
    • A district staff member presented fundraiser requests that included a tamale sale, coupon books, a popcorn sale and a Scholastic Book Fair. 44:01
    • The motion to approve the fundraiser requests passed. 46:27
  11. Acceptance of donations 46:27
    • A district staff member said Costco of Merrillville donated 300 clear book bags valued at $3,000 and a $500 gift card to Clifford Pierce Middle School. 46:38
    • The staff member said Argus of Hammond donated welding PPE and supplies valued at $5,000, and Donors Choose donated items valued at $1,982.55. 46:38
    • The motion to accept the donations passed. 47:50
  12. Public comment 48:10
    • A speaker at public comment said all kids need to be treated fairly. 52:14
  13. Adjournment 58:57
    • A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. 59:13
    • The motion passed, and the meeting was adjourned. 59:21

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Video: posted by the district as “Merrillville Community School Corporation School Board Meeting 9/15/2026”