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North Newton School Corporation board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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North Newton board approves $120 daily rate for long-term and coverage substitutes 1:01:33

  • District staff described a proposed 60-day pilot to reopen the Snack Shack while protecting the district's Community Eligibility Program participation. 36:24
  • The board also approved the consent agenda, the personnel report and a revision of the junior/senior high student handbook. 53:13
  • The board approved compensation for the health coordinator, who also teaches CNA classes, at a total of $60,000 a year. 57:12
  • A district administrator proposed paying long-term and coverage substitutes a daily rate of $120 instead of $112, and the board approved the change. 1:01:33
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 6:06
    • A motion was made to move item 3B, long-term coverage substitution, to item 6D under action items. 7:06
    • The chair said only four board members were present and all four had to vote in favor for a motion to pass. 7:19
    • The motion to move the item carried, and the rest of the agenda was approved as submitted. 7:19
  2. Lake Village principal report 7:51
    • The Lake Village principal said a new school had to be created within PowerSchool for the preschool, card readers were installed, and playground installation began this week. 8:12
    • The principal said K-2 teachers received training on the mandated math screener, iReady. 10:03
    • Diane Gonczy asked whether the district was still on track for preschools at the other elementary schools, and the principal said there was no reason it would not be. 12:01
  3. Lincoln principal report 13:05
    • A principal said Title I staff can now serve the entire school because it is a whole-school Title I program, rather than only K-3 as before. 13:05
    • The principal said common assessment teams met with Tools for Success and that a judge would speak to 5th and 6th graders for Constitution Day. 13:53
  4. Administrator update on board questions 14:52
    • A district administrator said the district is preparing to accept On My Way Pre-K vouchers and that last year there were 2,000 vouchers and 10,000 people on the waiting list. 15:01
    • The administrator said negotiations on the CBA reopener are on hold until insurance fees for the year are known, and the Junior High Task Force will meet at 4 o'clock on the 23rd. 20:16
    • Board members discussed the cell phone policy, and a staff member said the third step is that the parent still has to come get the phone. 21:40
  5. Board reports 31:14
    • Diane Gonczy read a statement from another board member asking that the athletic handbook review remain a rolling project, with a goal of a final handbook ready for the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school year in August 2027. 31:17
  6. Athletic coach handbook 32:44
    • A staff member said the suggestion was to consolidate the athletic and coach handbooks after discrepancies were found between the two. 33:12
    • Tyson Bridgeman said an 11-page side-by-side comparison for IHSAA compliance and district policy was shared with board members. ~34:01
  7. Snack Shack discussion 35:08
    • A district administrator said junior/senior high lunch participation is about 59% and the goal is 70%, and proposed a 60-day pilot for the Snack Shack. 36:00
    • The administrator said iced coffee began being served from the Snack Shack in the morning that day. 38:55
    • A food service staff member said lunch staffing is the challenge and suggested a student volunteer or a partnership with a class to sell items during lunch. 41:36
  8. Consent agenda 47:18
    • The consent agenda included field trips, financial claims and reports, and food service donation transfers. 47:18
    • A speaker asked whether the $169,000 payment was for the big yellow bus and the $125,000 payment was for the small white bus. 49:31
    • A staff member said the donation transfers close out small donation accounts no longer needed under the CEP program. 52:27
    • The consent agenda was approved. 53:13
  9. Personnel report 53:13
    • A staff member said a new paraprofessional would be paid $16 an hour and a transfer to temporary interventionist would move from $16 to $22. 53:44
    • The report included volunteer junior high coaches and a mentor position at $1,000. 54:17
    • The personnel report was approved as submitted. 54:42
  10. Health coordinator compensation 55:11
    • A district administrator said the health coordinator is teaching 2.5 CNA classes this year at $6,000 per class, for $15,000, on top of $45,000 in health coordinator compensation. 55:24
    • The board approved total annual compensation of $60,000 for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 57:32
  11. Athletic handbook edits 57:39
    • A staff member said the athletic handbook edits clarify school attendance requirements, keep the grade requirement the same and end retiring student jerseys as a practice. 57:58
    • A staff member said the changes to the student athletic handbook could be pushed out through the notification system and could be assigned by teams. 59:55
    • A revision of the junior/senior high student handbook was approved. 1:00:56
  12. Long-term and coverage substitute pay 1:01:21
    • A staff member said substitutes who substitute over 120 days a year can be classified as teachers under the Fair Labor Standards Act and can be paid a daily rate. 1:01:33
    • The staff member asked that the daily rate be $120 a day versus $112, which the staff member said is the equivalent of 7.5 hours worked. 1:03:06
    • The chair said the previous maximum through ESS was $80 a day. 1:04:05
    • The board approved the $120 daily rate for substitutes. 1:04:05
  13. Budget overview 1:04:05
    • The chair said a budget workshop would be held next week, likely at 5:30, with administrators and department heads. 1:05:44
    • The chair said the school lunch fund is running in the negative. 1:10:25
    • A staff member said past budgets used filler numbers, while this budget goes line item by line item. 1:11:23
  14. Public comment and adjournment 1:12:36
    • A speaker at public comment described the steps remaining to complete an administrative license. 1:13:26
    • The speaker asked that once the board passes something, it be treated as the board's intent for employees to implement. 1:14:58
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:15:52

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Video: posted by the district as “September 16th 2026, NNSC Regular School Board Meeting”