Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approves $1.25 million in claims and school safety plan

Brownstown Central Community School Corporation unanimously approved $1,253,395.48 in claims, including $1,014,999.90 in payroll and July claims, and approved the corporation’s Safety Plan. The corporation also authorized personnel actions for the 2026-27 school year, approved a Sept. 24 kindergarten field trip to Huber’s Apple Orchard and Sept. 9 use of the BCHS auditorium by Educational Service Centers of Indiana. A cooperative grant application involving Brownstown Central Community School Corporation and three other school corporations was selected as a finalist, but the minutes do not state that grant funding was awarded. [PAGE 1] [PAGE 2] [PAGE 4]
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation unanimously approved claims totaling $1,253,395.48. The amount included $349,107.92 in listed fund claims, $70,974.11 in additional claims, $10 in preschool claims, and $1,014,999.90 in payroll and July claims.
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation unanimously approved its Safety Plan. The minutes do not describe specific safety measures or implementation deadlines.
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved personnel actions for the 2026-27 school year, including resignations or terminations, a retirement, recommendations, transfers, and a leave of absence. Recommendations were contingent on favorable criminal background checks.
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved a kindergarten field trip from BES to Huber’s Apple Orchard for Sept. 24, 2026, with eight to 10 chaperones and 80 to 90 students listed.
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation approved use of the BCHS auditorium by Educational Service Centers of Indiana on Sept. 9, 2026.
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation reported that a cooperative grant application involving Brownstown Central Community School Corporation, Austin, Southwestern Jefferson, and Jennings County was selected as a finalist for the Next Generation Grant. The minutes do not establish that funding was awarded.
• Brownstown Central Community School Corporation reported that the BES main entrance floor project was completed. The minutes provide no project cost or additional construction timeline.