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New Prairie United School Corporation board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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New Prairie board approves $1,618,290 Apple device lease and bus purchases 30:28

  • The superintendent's report featured HOSA students advancing to an international competition and the new girls varsity basketball coach approved through the personnel report. 5:14
  • The board approved an Apple lease purchase agreement resolution in the amount of $1,618,290 by a 5⁠-⁠0 vote. 30:29
  • The board also approved the purchase of five buses from IC Collins for $894,653 and one activity bus for $109,356. 34:15
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, agenda and consent items 0:21
    • The board opened with the pledge and a reading of the public comment rules. 0:21
    • A motion amended the agenda to move handbook approval to Action Item N and add items on the Prairie View Elementary administrator, overnight field trips, a bus replacement plan and an activity bus. 2:23
    • The amended agenda passed 5⁠-⁠0, and the consent items passed 5⁠-⁠0. 3:44
  2. Superintendent's report and recognitions 4:25
    • The HOSA sponsor said students who earned top 3 positions at the state leadership competition are moving on to the International Leadership Competition in Indianapolis in June. 5:14
    • The sponsor said the middle school chapter was recognized as the largest middle school chapter in Indiana and the whole chapter earned gold status. 11:41
    • The superintendent said the personnel report approved with the consent items included the next girls varsity basketball coach at New Prairie High School. 12:41
  3. Donations 16:12
    • The donations included a $7,190 grant from Project Aware School Mental Health and Wellness, $500 for the robotics team, $5,000 from Amazon for social-emotional learning supplies and $514 from Amazon for CPR and AED equipment. 16:12
    • The motion to accept the donations passed 5⁠-⁠0. 17:35
  4. Prairie View Elementary administrator 17:19
    • The superintendent said the new principal worked at Bristol Elementary in Elkhart Community Schools for the past 8 years, the past 5 years as principal. 19:41
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 17:35
  5. Grade 12 transfer closure 22:26
    • The administration recommended closing New Prairie High School grade 12 to transfer students for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 22:26
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 23:24
  6. Personal communication devices policy 23:23
    • The board considered the second reading of updated Board Policy 5136, Personal Communication Devices. 23:23
    • The motion to approve and adopt the second reading passed 5⁠-⁠0. 24:28
  7. Parking lot work and truck lift 24:26
    • The administration recommended parking lot construction and maintenance at the high school, middle school and central office at a total cost of $239,935. 24:26
    • The administration also recommended a new truck lift for the Transportation Department from AMGO Hydraulics at a cost of $37,925 paid from the operations fund emergency repairs. 24:26
    • Both motions passed 5⁠-⁠0. 24:28
  8. Middle school flooring project 24:26
    • The administration recommended a New Prairie Middle School flooring project by Floor Stores of America, Inc. at a cost of $158,310. 24:26
    • A speaker said the project had been removed from a possible list at least twice and could be pushed off no more. 28:04
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 29:07
  9. Insurance trust representative 29:06
    • The administration recommended the corporation's director of finance and assistant to the superintendent as the MACE Insurance Trust representative. 29:06
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 30:29
  10. Apple lease purchase agreement 30:28
    • The $1,618,290 resolution covers iPads for grades K through 5, iPads with keyboards for grades 6 through 8 and Apple laptop devices for grades 9 through 12 for a 4-year program. 30:28
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 30:29
  11. Technology device insurance rates 30:28
    • The recommended rates for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year were $40 per device for K through 8 students and $50 per device for high school students. 31:48
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 33:07
  12. Overnight field trips 32:49
    • The requests covered FFA livestock evaluation students attending a state competition in Lebanon, Indiana, May 1st and 2nd, 2026, and the high school choir going to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, May 22nd through May 23rd, 2026. 33:33
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 34:34
  13. Bus purchases 34:15
    • The administration recommended buying 5 buses from IC Collins for $894,653, with bids from Bluebird at $949,000 and Thomas at $896,010. 34:15
    • The administration also recommended one activity bus at a total cost of $109,356 paid with funds from the 2026 bond. 36:19
    • The bus replacement purchase passed 5⁠-⁠0, and the activity bus purchase passed 5⁠-⁠0. 36:11
  14. Handbooks for next school year 36:56
    • The handbooks included the General Elementary Handbook, the middle school student and athletic handbooks and the high school student and athletic Cougar Code of Conduct handbooks. 37:27
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 38:27
  15. Board comments and announcements 38:25
    • A speaker said the next board meeting will be Monday, May 18th, at 5 PM at the high school in the newly remodeled Think Big space. 39:08

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Video: posted by the district as “NPUSC Board Meeting April 27th 2026”