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Rossville Con School District board meeting, Aug 4, 2026

18 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Rossville school board approves personnel items and policy updates 9:35

  • No one addressed the board during public comment. ~8:10
  • The board approved personnel items, including a recommended elementary music teacher at a base salary of $46,000 and sponsors for extracurricular positions. 9:35
  • The board approved policy items, which a staff member said had changed because of a change in the law. 13:24
  • The board approved miscellaneous items, including the district's emergency operation plans, which a staff member said were shared only with board members because of their confidential nature. 14:31
Item by item (7)
  1. Call to order and public comment 8:10
    • The meeting was called to order, and the presiding speaker said no public comment forms had been received. 8:10
    • No one came forward to address the board. 8:10
  2. Minutes, claims and payroll 8:41
    • The minutes covered a July 14th regular session and a July 14th executive session. 8:41
    • A staff member said board members received the claim docket, payroll claims and minutes before the meeting, along with fund and bank reports. 9:07
    • The motion to approve the minutes, claims and payrolls as presented carried. 9:19
  3. Personnel items 9:35
    • The items included a recommended elementary music teacher for the '26-'27 school year at a base salary of $46,000, a mentor for that teacher and a substitute teacher. 9:35
    • The items also included extracurricular sponsors, class sponsors and department chairs for the '26-'27 school year. 10:06
    • The motion to approve the personnel items as presented carried. 12:37
  4. Policy manual updates 12:40
    • A staff member presented a first read of revised policy 4302. 12:40
    • The staff member listed a second reading on policy 3420 on resignation of employees, along with revised policies 4320 on attendance, 4340 on student acceptable use and 4360 on reporting threats made to employees, and said those changed because of a change in the law. 12:40
    • The staff member said those policies changed because of a change in the law. 12:40
    • The motion to approve the policy items as presented carried. 13:54
  5. Bus routes, emergency plans and performance plans 13:58
    • A staff member said Indiana law requires annual review of school bus routes by September 1st and that the board received a copy of the district's routes. 13:58
    • The staff member said the emergency operation plans were shared only with board members because of their confidential nature and were revised to align with current best practices. 14:31
    • During discussion, a speaker thanked staff for the detail in the emergency plan. 15:31
    • The motion to approve the miscellaneous items as presented carried. 16:00
  6. Field trips and conferences 16:05
    • A staff member reported field trips, including an FFA trip to the Indiana State Youth Crop Scouting Competition in West Lafayette and to the State Fair. 16:05
    • The staff member listed staff conferences, including CPI training in Delphi and school safety training in Frankfort. 16:37
  7. Adjournment 17:30
    • The next board meeting was set for Tuesday, September 1st, at 7 PM in the library. 17:41
    • The motion to adjourn carried. 17:41

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Video: posted by the district as “Rossville Schools - August 4, 2026 - Board of Education Meeting”