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Spencer-Owen board approves 2027 budget, appropriations and tax rate ordinance 48:30

  • District staff presented on a program called Skooloo for students and on iLearn data for Patricksburg. 11:03
  • The board voted 6 to 0 to approve the 2027 budget and related resolutions, including the ordinance for appropriations and tax rate and the 2027 capital project fund and bus replacement plans. 48:30
  • The board voted 6 to 0 to approve a request to apply for the Opportunity to Learn Project Competitive Grant 2027. 56:52
Item by item (13)
  1. Item 1:16
    • The meeting opened with a voluntary prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:16
    • Six members were present at roll call, and one board member was absent. 4:35
    • A staff member said there were no additions to the agenda, and asked the board to approve a consent agenda including September director and principal reports and minutes from the September 10th meeting. 5:41
    • The consent agenda passed 6 to 0. 6:25
  2. Staff recognition 6:47
    • A 2nd grade IA at McCormick's Creek was recognized. 7:29
    • A colleague described the assistant as reliable, hardworking and kind with students. 7:56
    • A staff member presented a certificate and a tumbler on behalf of the school corporation. 9:21
  3. Skooloo program presentation 11:03
    • A staff member said Skooloo is a digital online program students use each morning to help regulate their day and build employability and self-management skills. 11:56
    • The staff member said the program takes 3 to 5 minutes daily, that one parent did not want a child on it, and that student information is not stored from year to year. 14:03
    • Asked how the corporation would know whether the program was working, the staff member said teachers and parents have a dashboard but not enough information had come in yet. 20:23
  4. Patricksburg academic update 24:25
    • A staff member said Patricksburg cohorts showed growth across the board in iLearn data but were still below corporation average. 25:16
    • The staff member said the school got 100% on I-READ and that attendance was 94% last year and is 95.8 now. 25:16
    • Asked to explain Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 in layman's terms, the staff member said Tier 1 is basic classroom general instruction, students who need interventions are placed in Tier 2, and some who need even more are placed in Tier 3. 32:16
  5. 2027 budget and resolutions 47:58
    • A staff member said there were no old business items. ~47:58
    • A staff member asked the board to approve the 2027 budget and resolutions, including tax anticipation warrants for 2027 if necessary and a reduction of an appropriation in the 2026 education fund. 48:30
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 49:29
  6. Out-of-state field trips 49:48
    • A staff member asked the board to approve a middle school trip to Washington, D.C. from June 1st through June 5th, 2028, and high school band trips to Dayton, Ohio on November 7th and Louisville, Kentucky on October 17th. 49:48
    • A staff member described a plan to fly out of Indianapolis for the Washington trip and said the option saves 2 days of travel. 51:29
    • Discussion confirmed the vote approved the trips themselves, with travel details to be determined. 52:47
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 55:56
  7. JROTC donation 56:06
    • A staff member presented a request to accept a monetary donation of $3,350 for the Owen Valley High School Air Force JROTC, with $1,850 for the military ball and $1,500 for the museum trip. 56:06
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 56:33
  8. Competitive grant application 56:52
    • A staff member asked permission to apply for the Opportunity to Learn Project Competitive Grant 2027, seeking up to $1,337,700. 56:52
    • The staff member said the grant would focus on mental health supports, additional counseling and eliminating food barriers, and that approval was needed because it exceeds the $25,000 threshold. 56:52
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 58:15
  9. Transportation director stipend 58:34
    • A staff member asked the board to approve a one-time stipend for the current transportation director, who did 2 jobs at once last spring and into the summer. 58:34
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 59:20
  10. Personnel recommendations 59:34
    • A staff member asked the board to approve resignations, leave requests, retirement requests and employment recommendations. 59:34
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 1:00:18
  11. Board comments 1:00:18
    • Chad Cooper and Rick Smeltzer offered congratulations during board comments. 1:00:34
    • Elizabeth Bixler thanked the donor for the donation and thanked the superintendent for work on the grant application. 1:02:02
  12. Administrator and superintendent comments 1:04:04
    • A middle school administrator said about 220 kids out of 300 have been earning weekly attendance passes and that 93% of current 8th graders' Lexile scores increased. 1:04:45
    • An administrator said Patriot Manufacturing students gave the student keynote at a conference in Kokomo. 1:07:04
    • The superintendent said iLearn data will be officially released tomorrow and that parents will have access to it. 1:09:44
  13. Public comment and adjournment 1:11:45
    • No public comment was heard, and the next meeting was set for October 8th at 7 PM at the Central Office. 1:11:45
    • The motion to adjourn passed six to zero. 1:11:45

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Video: posted by the district as “S-OCS School Board Meeting - Thursday, September 24, 2026”