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Taylor Community School Corporation board meeting, date not confirmed yet

31 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Taylor board approves crisis management plan and THS student handbook revisions 7:24

  • A staff member said the THS student handbook revisions included reformatting to make things simpler to understand, and the motion to approve them passed 5⁠-⁠0. 12:58
  • A speaker said that under academic expectations, students will meet 3 of the 4 criteria, including growth on iLearn checkpoints, 94% attendance and a passing semester grade in all classes. 13:56
  • A staff member reported the district spent $300,000 less from January to May than it did last year. 29:25
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • No one asked to speak on the regular and consent agenda. 0:26
    • The regular and consent agenda passed 5⁠-⁠0. 1:10
  2. Retirement recognitions 1:37
    • A speaker recognized a retiring employee who drove a bus and worked in the cafeteria, and said the corporation was giving the retiree a rocking chair and blanket. 1:57
    • A staff member recognized a second retirement, an elementary teacher retiring after 30 years. 3:53
  3. Financial reports and policy first reading 4:23
    • The monthly financial reports were filed subject to audit. 4:23
    • A speaker summarized policy revisions from Volume 38, Number 2, including policy 5136 requiring personal communication devices, including cell phones and smartwatches, to be in lockers with no access during school hours. 5:46
    • The speaker said exceptions for emergencies could open up a hole and asked that care be taken in determining what emergencies are, with a vote expected at the next meeting. 6:14
  4. Crisis management plan 7:24
    • The board considered a motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠27 crisis management plan as presented. 7:24
    • The motion carried 5⁠-⁠0. 7:56
  5. Speech-language pathology service agreements 7:24
    • The board took up three separate speech-language pathology service agreements one at a time. 8:18
    • A speaker said some of the providers had been with the district for the last several years on independent contracts and a new addition would work as a speech-language pathology assistant. 9:44
    • The speaker said the new hire would allow the district to discontinue its contract with a virtual provider and was a financially favorable exchange. 9:44
    • A speaker said all three agreements passed. 9:27
  6. THS student handbook revisions 10:15
    • A staff member said the revisions included reformatting to make things simpler to understand. 10:42
    • The staff member said a section regarding the transportation director was added to all of the handbooks and that a lot of it is basic school bus safety. 11:20
    • The revisions passed 5⁠-⁠0. 12:58
  7. Middle school student handbook revisions 12:57
    • A speaker said the academic expectations section says students will meet 3 of the 4 criteria, including growth on iLearn checkpoints, 94% attendance and a passing semester grade in all classes. 13:56
    • Asked how strict the criteria were, the speaker said the school would start conversations with parents and said a state bill now requires parent notification when a child is falling behind in math. 17:25
    • A staff member said the changes would be communicated through ParentSquare and at the open house. 18:26
  8. Elementary student handbook revisions 21:24
    • The board considered a motion to approve the Taylor Elementary School student handbook changes as presented. 21:41
  9. Student fees 21:51
    • The board took up general high school student fees, Taylor Middle School student fees and Taylor Elementary School '26-'27 student fees. 21:51
    • The middle school student fees passed 5⁠-⁠0. 23:13
  10. Athletic trainer agreement 23:24
    • A staff member said the athletic trainer agreement is through Community Health. 24:09
    • The staff member said the district pays for the trainer's services while Community Health helps with licensure and training. 24:14
  11. School calendar revision 25:07
    • A staff member said the calendar revision changes the end times and the elementary start and end times, with the high school now running 7:50 to 2:38 rather than 2:46. 25:46
    • The staff member said elementary would run 8:25 to 3:50 and buses would return to the elementary earlier. 25:46
  12. Safe School Security Grant application 26:24
    • Asked whether the Safe School Security Grant was just for SROs, a staff member said it is how SROs are paid for every year and is a 50/50 match. 26:24
  13. Staff report on grants and finances 27:10
    • A staff member said the district expected to learn soon about a $25,000 digital grant and had applied for a NextGen SIG grant of $3.3 million, with a decision expected in August. 27:20
    • The staff member said the district spent $300,000 less from January to May than last year. 29:25
    • Asked about vocational offerings, the staff member said the district has emphasized business and project-based learning and sends many students to the Career Center. 29:40
  14. Adjournment 30:51
    • A staff member said that next month they would be going at 5 o'clock for highlights. 30:51
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 31:05

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Video: posted by the district as “TCSC Regular School Board Meeting 06/10/2026”