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North Newton School Corporation board meeting, Oct 7, 2026

1 h 21 min · 0 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 1:05:52

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What happened at this meeting

North Newton board approves director of guidance hire on 5 to 1 vote 16:33

  • Members of the Spanish club presented a proposed 16-day trip to Germany, France and Spain, with a two-day addition to Portugal, and asked the board for approval. 27:14
  • A district staff member led a non-action discussion recommending that every teacher be on a 183-day contract, with stipends or daily or hourly rates for additional work. 56:58
  • In a budget discussion, a speaker presented estimates showing 2027 education fund revenue of $10,331,148 and expenditures of $11,014,385, or $683,237 in the negative if every penny were spent. 1:05:52

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 0:00
    • A motion was made to approve the agenda with items 3, 5 and 6 moved up, followed by the remaining items. 1:30
    • The motion carried. ~1:58
  2. Student and staff spotlights 2:05
    • A principal recognized a senior for growth this year, including earning a spot on the honor roll. 3:37
    • The principal also recognized a junior high staff member for leading the design of cards for a data room. 4:51
    • A staff member recognized a Morocco student nominated by a 5th grade teacher. 5:52
  3. Consent agenda 7:00
    • The consent agenda included financial claims, field trip requests, zeroing out negative student food service balances using the CARE Fund and an agreement with Indiana University Center of Education and Lifelong Learning. 7:00
    • A staff member said the agreement was paid for completely out of Title I and continued the program. 9:59
    • A staff member said the amount being zeroed out was $4,013.33 and was paid for completely through donations. 10:49
  4. Personnel and extracurricular report 13:13
    • A staff member said the bus driver transfer was placed directly on the agenda because the route was vacant after resignations. 18:22
  5. Spanish club Europe trip presentation 25:01
    • A speaker said the trip would be offered to current 8th graders through 12th grade and that a 16-day trip adds another $800. 25:58
    • Student presenters said the requested dates were June 14th to June 29th, with an earliest departure of June 11th, 2028. 28:09
    • The presenters said the total cost would be $6,379 or $7,839 for adults, and could be cut to $5,429 without the 2 days in Portugal. 32:18
  6. Administrator reports 34:37
    • A Morocco staff member said an in-house field trip on prehistoric times was set for October 19th and was paid for by the PTO. 34:37
    • A high school staff member reviewed open house, homecoming hallway decorating and a pep rally. 37:09
    • The staff member said fall athletic awards would be November 11th at 6 PM in the high school cafeteria. 41:19
  7. Grant and sixth grade task force update 42:14
    • A district staff member said the district was notified it won a $50,000 Opportunity to Learn planning grant with Lilly, which is required to qualify for a larger grant. 42:17
    • The staff member said the 6th grade task force would hand out working group assignments at its next meeting. 43:08
  8. Board reports 43:57
    • One board member asked to keep the transition and a snack check on non-action items and asked about next steps for open gym and open pool. 44:42
    • A staff member said the district has a waiver and needs advertising and evening coverage for open gym and pool. 46:16
    • A staff member said policies were not on BoardDocs because the district had not yet gotten access to a new system. 50:32
  9. Teacher evaluation plan draft 52:00
    • A staff member said the proposed plan responded to changed state evaluation laws and that the district would no longer have to pay for the Standards for Success program. 52:15
    • The staff member said annual evaluations are not necessary under the new plan, and another staff member said administrators can still evaluate someone every year. 52:15
  10. 183-day teacher calendar discussion 56:45
    • A staff member said 2 teachers were not on 183-day contracts and recommended that every teacher have 183 days with a stipend or rate for additional duties. 56:58
    • A speaker asked how the extra days were set and how they were tracked. 58:46
    • A staff member said the board would have to vote before July 1st to cancel those contracts and award new ones. 1:04:24
  11. Budget discussion 1:05:45
    • A speaker said education fund revenue was estimated at $10,331,148 against expenditures of $11,014,385, and that 92% of education revenue goes toward payroll. 1:05:52
    • A speaker said the district has a cash carryover of roughly $2 million but that it is getting eaten away. 1:10:47
    • One board member said they were hesitant to make cuts without a workshop, and a staff member said the gap amounted to about 2%. 1:12:38
  12. Adjournment 1:20:15

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