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North Newton School Corporation board meeting, Feb 4, 2026

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North Newton school board approves bus replacement plan 38:48

  • The board approved a bus replacement plan after a staff member put the cost at $438,000 and said the district pays upon delivery. 38:05
  • The board discussed forming an IT committee with 3 board members, and a motion setting the membership of an athletic committee carried. 39:21
  • The board voted to table discussion of an Adult Education Board appointment and keep it on for the next meeting. 55:05
  • Tyson Bridgeman moved to approve a contract with the Regional Water and Sewer District, contingent on no findings that would leave the corporation unprotected, after a staff member said the district had agreed to replace MCO for essentially the same price this year. 55:34

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 7:05
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a call to order. 7:05
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. 7:24
    • The motion carried. ~7:58
  2. Administrative reports 8:05
    • A staff member reporting for Lake Village said the Kids Heart Challenge runs February 2nd to the 27th. 8:05
    • Another staff member said around the 60 to 65% mark of students hit their growth goal in math and reading on NWEA testing. 9:58
    • A staff member said invitations were sent for a State of the District luncheon on February 18th for partners and county officials. 10:50
  3. Board member reports 11:35
    • Tyson Bridgeman said two freshman wrestlers qualified for regionals. 11:41
    • Samantha Hickel said the policy committee met and is starting work on a unified handbook. 13:37
    • Diane Gonczy said the Finance Committee meeting was set for February 11th at 5. 14:47
  4. Student and staff recognitions 16:45
    • Staff members presented student spotlight recognitions for elementary students. 16:45
    • A staff member presented a staff spotlight for a member of the central office staff. 19:22
  5. Policy first reads and handbook 21:18
    • The board heard first reads of policies 6140, 6144, 6250 and 8420 along with the unified handbook. 21:18
    • A speaker said policy 6140 on depository agreements would allow online payments such as Venmo and PayPal, including at concession stands. 22:02
    • A staff member said the administration recommended a fall and spring intruder drill instead of one per year under policy 8420. 23:05
  6. Consent agenda 24:33
    • The consent agenda included minutes from January meetings, an amendment to November 5th, 2025 minutes, financial claims and reports. 24:38
    • A staff member said the minutes amendment added policy approvals that had been omitted. 26:11
    • Samantha Hickel moved to approve the consent agenda. 28:12
    • The motion carried, with one board member abstaining. 28:35
  7. Donation acceptance 28:43
    • The board considered a $500 donation toward student concessions. 28:43
    • The motion carried. ~29:24
  8. Personnel report 29:24
  9. Coaching and extracurricular appointments 30:52
    • Each motion carried, with one board member abstaining on one appointment. 31:47
  10. Policy second reads 36:08
    • The board considered second reads of policies including 6111, 6154, 7430, 8405, 8540, 9150 and 9160. 36:08
    • Tyson Bridgeman moved to approve items A through J. 37:23
    • The motion carried. ~37:42
  11. Bus replacement plan 37:42
    • A staff member put the total at $438,000 and said the district pays upon delivery. 38:05
    • A speaker said one bus could arrive within 2 months and the others approximately 4 to 6 months out. 38:30
    • The motion carried. ~39:21
  12. Board advisory committees 39:21
    • One board member said they were not interested in doing public forums and meetings. 45:29
    • A staff member said the committees would let board members study areas without making board meetings 5 hours long. 51:42
    • Motions on committee membership carried, including one for the athletic committee. 46:26
  13. Adult education board appointment 52:41
    • A speaker said the county board appointment does not need to be filled today and asked board members to seek candidates. 53:12
    • A motion to table the appointment to the next meeting carried. 55:05
  14. Regional water and sewer contract 55:20
    • A staff member said the Regional Sewer and Water District agreed to replace MCO under a contract that mirrors the prior one at essentially the same price. 55:34
    • A speaker said the contract is $68,000, or $5,666.66 per month. 58:49
    • Tyson Bridgeman moved to approve the contract contingent on attorney review. 1:03:06
  15. Adjournment 1:04:23
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:04:52
    • The motion carried. ~1:05:05

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