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Monroe-Gregg School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Monroe-Gregg board passes 2027 budget resolutions and $500,000 additional appropriation 9:19

  • The board passed the resolutions for the 2027 budget as a group by a 3⁠-⁠0 vote. 9:44
  • The board also passed, 3⁠-⁠0, a resolution for additional appropriations that a district staff member said would allow the district to spend up to an extra $500,000 in the operations fund for the rest of the calendar year. 10:31
  • A motion on an athletic department app and a bid award for rental of property each passed 3⁠-⁠0. 15:32
Item by item (14)
  1. Student of the Month recognitions 3:31
    • Presenters recognized Students of the Month, including students from the middle school and the high school. 3:31
    • No one signed up for the first public comment period. 8:28
  2. Resolutions for the 2027 budget 9:19
    • The chair asked whether the budget resolutions could be handled in a single motion and was told they could be done all at once. 9:19
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 9:44
  3. Resolution for additional appropriations 9:32
    • A district staff member said the resolution would allow the district to spend an extra $500,000 in the operations fund if the need arose. 9:54
    • Asked whether it covered only the rest of the school year, the staff member said it was for the rest of the calendar year. 10:15
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 10:31
  4. Approval of minutes 10:26
    • The board considered the minutes of the executive meeting and the regular board meeting from September 14th. 10:26
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 10:31
  5. Vouchers, claims and payroll 10:26
    • A district staff member said items not normally seen included a quarterly invoice, continued work with policy analytics, an early payment to the GO bond and the last payment on the camera system. 11:04
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 11:51
  6. Personnel recommendations 11:50
    • The board voted separately on certified, classified, ECA, contracted and substitute personnel recommendations. 11:50
    • A district staff member said the contracted item was for the physical therapists contract. 12:56
    • Each personnel motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 12:11
  7. Children's Internet Protection Act 13:27
    • A district staff member said the item recognizes that the board understands the Children's Internet Protection Act and that board policies align with it, which helps when applying for E-Rate or other grants. 13:46
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 14:14
  8. Translation service contract 14:08
    • A district staff member said the contract is for a translation service used to communicate with ML families. 14:22
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 14:46
  9. Athletic department app contract 14:37
    • A district staff member said the athletic department has used the app since about 2017 and that, after some confusion, the district reached an agreement with the owner on how to move forward. 14:55
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 15:32
  10. Bid award for property rental 15:26
    • A district staff member said the land by the football field was advertised in 3 newspapers and the bid received came from the party currently using it. 15:38
    • The staff member said the agreement includes maintenance mowing for the pasture hill. 16:11
    • A speaker said a statute in Indiana gives farmers a right to an additional year if the contract is silent, so the contract should cover only the coming year. 16:29
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 16:54
  11. Athletic equipment purchase from ECA account 16:53
    • A district staff member said the purchase is for 2 volleyball cranks or winches, paid partly by the athletics department and partly from the volleyball ECA. 17:02
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 17:26
  12. Recycling of electronic waste 17:17
    • A district staff member said the request is primarily to recycle Chromebooks that have reached the end of their use. 17:32
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 17:55
  13. Donation for girls soccer 17:50
    • A district staff member said the donations to the girls soccer ECA camp totaled $675. 17:50
    • jack elliott moved to accept the donation. 18:17
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0. 18:29
  14. Announcements and adjournment 18:33
    • A district staff member said there are no classes for students on October 23rd and that parent-teacher conferences follow October break, with open house formats at the middle and high schools on the 22nd from 3 to 7. 18:36
    • Asked about the cleaning account, a district staff member said the company has been great and the district has been really pleased. 20:28

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Video: posted by the district as “MGSD School Board Meeting: October 5, 2026”