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Public school board decisions from Seymour, Brownstown Central, Crothersville, and Medora, summarized from official records and meeting videos.
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Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved $1,697,829.52 in claims and payroll, including $68,422.70 for new middle-school lighting funded through general-obligation bond money and $35,155 for network access points. Brownstown Central Community…
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At its August 10, 2026 meeting, the Medora Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees unanimously approved 2026-2027 operational bids for diesel fuel, bus maintenance, and bread and milk. The board also voted 5-0 to approve school lunch and athleti…
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Crothersville school board approved several personnel actions and a tax-credit resolution at its July 2026 meeting. Tory Henry was hired as a special-education teacher for $45,000 for the 2026-27 school year, while the board accepted the immediate resignation…
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During its July 13, 2026 meeting, the Medora Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees unanimously approved administrative and classified salaries and rates, employee, student, and athletic handbooks, and personnel items. The board also approved t…
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Seymour Community Schools held the first of two required public hearings on a preliminary proposal to issue bonds for major capital work. The proposal would fund renovations and replacement of roofs, HVAC systems, life-safety equipment, exterior building comp…
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Crothersville school board approved several items affecting the next school year, including continuation of Title I, high-ability and special-education programs; staff and extracurricular assignments; and a teacher’s move to third grade. The Title I program b…
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Seymour school board: The Seymour Community School Corp. board unanimously approved $1,279,089.61 in construction claims tied to the 2025 bond, awarded propane to Stewart L.P. Gas at $1.559 per gallon, and approved fuel purchases from Premier Companies at rac…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board unanimously approved $1,554,587.88 in claims, including $1,266,778.75 in payroll claims and $35,078.01 in Lunch Fund claims. It also approved a $2,871 emergency payment to Southern Roofing for roof-lea…
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During its June 8, 2026 meeting, the Medora Community School Corporation Board of Trustees unanimously approved personnel items, claims and payroll, donations, and two service agreements, including one for Blind and Visually Impaired Services and a LEO Agreem…
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Crothersville school board approved several personnel actions at its May 11, 2026 meeting, including eight summer custodial and maintenance hires, re-employment of the corporation’s non-certified staff for the 2026-27 school year, and Logan Oaks as a July sum…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board unanimously approved a one-year bus-fuel and supply contract with Premier Companies for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Prices are $4.2178 per gallon for unleaded fuel, $5.9367 for diesel and $3.7…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board approved personnel items and authorized use of Christopher Psychological Services during its May 11, 2026 public meeting. Both measures passed unanimously, 5-0. The minutes do not identify the personnel involved,…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board approved creating a grades 9-12 virtual-school option for the 2026-27 school year and applying to the Indiana Department of Education for a separate school number. The board also approved $1,503 in eme…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board unanimously approved a Bond/Preliminary Determination Resolution and an Additional Appropriation Resolution on April 13. The resolutions advance a bond-funded project and authorize the school to place bond proceed…
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The Brownstown Central Community School Corporation board unanimously approved two emergency allocations totaling $8,679.59, approved routine claims and payroll totaling $1,435,591.31, and approved Maria Anderson’s transfer from BES literacy cadre coach to BC…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board unanimously approved the summer school calendar and teachers, field trips to the Louisville Zoo and Seymour High School, and a facility request for an Old Time Basketball Game involving the Class of 1971. The boar…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board voted 4-0 on Feb. 25 to appoint Angie Keasler as corporation treasurer and approve her salary and benefits for 2026-2029. The minutes do not state the salary amount or other benefit details. They set the deputy tr…
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The Seymour Community Schools board unanimously appointed Dr. Charles Calhoun to serve as the interim member representing the Seymour City school board seat. Calhoun was the only applicant, and the appointment passed 6-0 at a special meeting on Feb. 19, 2026.…
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The Seymour Community Schools board unanimously approved four major construction contracts totaling $3,811,758: a $405,500 roof replacement at Jackson Elementary, a $338,329 roof replacement at Seymour High School and Seymour Intermediate, $896,400 for Seymou…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board voted unanimously on Feb. 9 to approve a bid for a new heating and air-conditioning unit at the administrative office, although the minutes do not state the winning bidder or project cost. The board also approved…
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The Medora Community School Corporation board unanimously reorganized its leadership and approved several personnel and operational items at its Jan. 12, 2026, public meeting. Joe Campbell was named president, Darrell Persinger vice president and Ada Reynolds…