Center Grove Community Schools public meetings in 2023
30 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Special Board Meeting (Public) / 7:30am
The Center Grove Community Schools Board held a special public meeting to conduct a 1028 Preliminary Determination hearing and vote on resolutions for a Guaranteed Energy Savings Project and related financing. The board approved the agenda and the action item, with all five members voting in favor. The meeting also included announcements about upcoming meetings, including a cancelled December 21 session and a January 10 board reorganization.
- Approved 1028 determination hearing and resolutions for Guaranteed Energy Savings Project and CPF/MAINT/MISC
- Resolutions for 2024-2025 district and energy savings projects
- December 21, 2023 executive session and board meeting cancelled
- January 10, 2024 executive session, board reorganization, and Board of Finance meetings scheduled
Good for the Grove Work Session - Board & Community (Public) / Immed following Board Meeting
This is a public work session of the Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees, held immediately after the regular board meeting. The agenda includes opening comments, public comment registration, and adjournment, with no specific discussion items listed.
- Public comments require registration 30 minutes before the meeting, closing 5 minutes before start
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is holding its regular public meeting, where it will vote on several action items including staff handbooks, school calendars, employee stipends, and financing resolutions. The board will also discuss proposed policy revisions, with action deferred to a future meeting.
- Approve Certified Staff Handbook and Support Staff Handbook for 2023-24
- Approve school calendars for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027
- Approve employee stipends
- 1028 Determination Hearing & Resolutions for Guaranteed Energy Savings Project & CPF/MAINT/MISC
- Authorize 2024 Tax Anticipation Warrants (borrow from Indiana Bond Bank)
Executive Session (Private) / 4:00pm
The Board of School Trustees will meet in a closed session on November 28, 2023. The meeting is scheduled to discuss individual employee job performance and to conduct training for board members with an outside consultant.
- Discussion of individual employee job performance evaluations
- School board member training regarding their roles as public officials
Special Board Meeting (Public) / 7:30am
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees will hold a special public meeting to consider several action items, including approving the 2023-2025 master teacher contract, salary increases for certain employee levels, updates to benefits for non-teaching staff, and an increase in the superintendent's 403(b) employer contributions. The meeting also includes procedural items like call to order, pledge, agenda adoption, and public comments.
- Approve 2023-2025 Master Teacher Contract
- Approve raise for Level A, B, C, and some Level D employees
- Approve Statement of Benefits & Compensation for non-teaching staff
- Approve increasing Superintendent's 403(b) employer contributions
Pre-Ratification Meeting (Public) / 7:30AM
The Center Grove Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees will hold a public pre-ratification meeting to discuss the terms of the tentative teacher collective bargaining agreement, as required by Indiana Code 20-29-6-19(a). The agreement is posted on the district's website. This is a discussion and procedural meeting, not a final vote.
- Discussion of tentative teacher collective bargaining agreement
- Meeting held pursuant to Indiana Code 20-29-6-19(a)
- Agreement posted at www.centergrove.k12.in.us/TentativeAgreement2023
- Presented by Dr. Jason Taylor, Assistant Superintendent of HR, Business & Technology
Executive Session (Private) / 6:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees will meet in a closed executive session to discuss strategy regarding collective bargaining. This is a private meeting, not open to the public, and no decisions are expected to be made.
- Closed executive session for collective bargaining strategy discussion
- Meeting location: Education Service Center, 4800 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN
Work Session (Public) / 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of Trustees is holding a public work session to receive reports on a secondary grading committee, an equity update, an energy savings project, and a facility rental update. Public comments are also scheduled. No formal decisions are listed on the agenda.
- Teaching & Learning Update: Secondary Grading Committee Report
- Equity Update
- Energy Savings Project
- Facility Rental Update
- Public comment period with registration required
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is holding its regular public meeting. The board approved the 2024 budget for all funds, selected CMTA, Inc. as the qualified provider for energy savings projects, and approved additional appropriations for 2023. The meeting also includes recognitions, reports, and consent items such as minutes, personnel, claims, and field trips.
- Approved 2024 budgets for all funds
- Approved CMTA, Inc. as Qualified Provider for Energy Savings Projects
- Approved additional appropriations for Education, Operations, Debt Service, and HS/SGE Construction funds
- Approved consent agenda including minutes, personnel report, claims, and field trip report
- Recognitions: Shining Star Award and Sugar Grove Elementary spotlight
Executive Session (Private) / 5:15 p.m.
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session on October 26, 2023, at 5:15 p.m. The agenda lists three discussion items permitted under Indiana law: collective bargaining strategy, a real property transaction, and job performance evaluations of individual employees. No public action is scheduled; the meeting is private.
- Discussion of strategy for collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy for a real property transaction
- Discussion of job performance evaluations of individual employees
Executive Session (Private) / 3:30 p.m.
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session to discuss strategy regarding collective bargaining. This is a private session, not open to the public, held under Indiana Code. No decisions are expected to be made publicly at this meeting.
- Closed executive session for collective bargaining strategy discussion
- Meeting held at Education Service Center, 4800 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN
Pre-Formal Bargaining Hearing (Public) / 4:30pm
The Center Grove Community School Corporation and the United Teachers Association of Center Grove (UTACG) will hold a public hearing to take testimony on teacher salaries, wages, and related fringe benefits before formal bargaining begins. This is a procedural step required by Indiana law, with no decisions being made at this meeting.
- Public testimony on teacher salaries
- Public testimony on teacher wages
- Public testimony on fringe benefits (accident, sickness, health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, paid time off)
Good for the Grove Work Session - Board & Community (Public) / Immed following Board Meeting
This is a public work session of the Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees, held immediately after the regular board meeting. The agenda includes opening comments, public comment registration, and adjournment, with no specific discussion items listed.
- Public comment registration opens 30 minutes before the meeting and closes 5 minutes before start
- Meeting held at Center Grove Education Service Center, 4800 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is holding a regular public meeting. The board will vote on accepting bids for a multi-purpose athletic facility and approving school improvement plans, and will hold a hearing on the 2024 budget (no action required). The agenda also includes routine consent items such as minutes, personnel, claims, field trips, and conflict of interest statements.
- Accept bids for Multi-purpose Facility (action item 7.2)
- Approve School Improvement Plans (action item 7.1)
- 2024 Budget Hearing (information only, no action)
- Approve consent agenda including Personnel Report, Claims (Accounts Payable and Payroll), Field Trip Report, Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements
- Public comments on agenda items require registration 30 minutes prior
Executive Session (Private) / 6:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session to discuss strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, and a real property transaction. No public decisions or votes are scheduled; the meeting is private and procedural in nature.
- Discussion of strategy regarding collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy regarding litigation
- Discussion of strategy regarding a real property transaction
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees held a regular public meeting on August 24, 2023. The board approved the employability skills survey as an action item. A bid acceptance for a multi-purpose facility was removed from the agenda. The meeting also included reports on student performance, recognition of a computer science award, and several consent agenda items.
- Approved employability skills survey (motion carried 5-0)
- Removed action item: Accept bids for Multi-purpose Facility
- Approved Teacher Appreciation Grants policy (consent)
- Approved Personnel Report (consent)
- Approved Accounts Payable and Payroll claims (consent)
Executive Session (Private) / 4:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session on August 24, 2023, at 4:00pm. The board will discuss strategy regarding collective bargaining, litigation, a real property transaction, and job performance evaluations of individual employees. All discussions are private and no public action is scheduled.
- Discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy with respect to litigation
- Discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction
- Discussion of job performance evaluations of individual employees
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is holding its regular public meeting. The board will vote on accepting a bid for the sale of Apple equipment, approve consent items including minutes, personnel report, and claims, and receive a safety and discipline report. The agenda also includes recognitions for state champion athletes and public comments.
- Accept bid for sale of Apple equipment (RFP responses for iPads)
- Approve consent agenda: minutes, personnel report, accounts payable and payroll claims
- Receive 2022-23 Police and Discipline Report
- Recognize 300M hurdle state champion, 4x400M relay team, baseball state finalists
Executive Session (Private) / 5:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session to discuss strategy regarding collective bargaining and a real property transaction. This is a private session, not open to the public, and no decisions are expected to be made publicly.
- Closed session for collective bargaining strategy discussion
- Closed session for real property transaction strategy discussion
- Meeting held at Education Service Center, 4800 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN
Good for the Grove Work Session - Board & Community (Public) / Immed following Board Meeting
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is holding a public work session immediately following its regular board meeting. The agenda includes only procedural items: call to order, public comment, and adjournment. No substantive decisions or discussions are listed.
- Public comments accepted with registration required before the meeting
- Meeting held at Center Grove Education Service Center, 4800 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN
Executive Session (Private) / 6:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session on June 22, 2023, at 6:00pm. The sole stated purpose is to discuss job performance evaluations of individual employees, as permitted by Indiana law. This is a private session, so no public decisions or discussions are expected.
- Closed executive session at Education Service Center, 4800 West Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, IN
- Purpose: discuss job performance evaluations of individual employees (I.C.5-14-1.5-6.1(b))
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees held a regular public meeting on May 25, 2023, and approved all action items on the agenda. These included a resolution to purchase property on Honeycreek Rd, acceptance of bids for the Wellness Center and 2023-2024 food service, approval of school meal prices, adoption of textbooks and materials for secondary and elementary schools, approval of textbook rental fees, and the 2023-2024 school calendar. The board also approved consent items including minutes, personnel report, claims, field trips, and contracts.
- Approved resolution to purchase property on Honeycreek Rd
- Accepted bids for Wellness Center
- Accepted bids for 2023-2024 Food Service
- Approved school meal prices for 2023-2024
- Adopted textbooks and materials for secondary and elementary schools
Executive Session (Private) / 2:00pm - 4:00pm; resume from 5:00pm - 7:00pm following 1 hour Work Session
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session to discuss strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, a real property transaction, and individual employee job performance evaluations. All items are discussions only; no votes or decisions are listed on this agenda.
- Discussion of strategy for collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy for litigation
- Discussion of strategy for a real property transaction
- Discussion of job performance evaluations for individual employees
Executive Session (Private) / 6:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session to discuss strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, and a real property transaction. This is a private session, so no public decisions or details are expected.
- Discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy with respect to litigation
- Discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of Trustees is holding its regular public meeting, where it will vote on action items including accepting bids for the demolition of the PRC and rejecting bids for a robotics addition. The board will also consider a second reading of proposed policy revisions, including the attendance policy, and will handle routine consent items such as minutes, personnel, claims, field trips, and surplus equipment.
- Accept bids for demolition of PRC
- Reject bids for robotics addition
- Second reading of revised attendance policy 5200
- Approve consent agenda including personnel report and claims
- Declare surplus equipment
Regular Board Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board will hold a public hearing and vote on preliminary approval for Wellness Center construction and multi-facility renovation projects, including bond issuance. They will also decide on bids for Sugar Grove Elementary Phase 2, approve a new high school carpentry course, and discuss a school start time survey. The meeting includes recognitions, reports, and routine consent items.
- 1028 Preliminary Determination for Wellness Center Construction and Multi-Facility Construction/Renovation projects
- Reject bids #1-#6 and accept bids #7-#8 for SGE Phase 2
- Approve new HS course: Construction Trades: General Carpentry
- Approve school start time survey
- First reading of revised attendance policy 5200
Executive Session (Private) / 8:00am
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session. The agenda lists two discussion items: strategy regarding collective bargaining and strategy regarding a real property transaction. No public decisions are expected.
- Discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction
Executive Session (Private) / 6:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees is meeting in a closed executive session on January 5, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The board will discuss strategy related to collective bargaining, litigation, a real property transaction, school safety and security measures, and individual employee job performance evaluations. This is a private session, so no public decisions or votes are expected.
- Discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining
- Discussion of strategy with respect to litigation
- Discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction
- Discussion of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems
- Discussion of job performance evaluations of individual employees
Board of Finance Meeting (Public) / Following Regular Meeting
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of Finance met on January 5, 2023, and took action to establish the Board of Finance and adopt an investment resolution. The board also received a report on the fiscal condition of the school corporation. All actions were approved unanimously.
- Resolution to establish a Board of Finance (motion carried)
- Investment resolution pursuant to IC 5-13-9-5.7 (motion carried)
- Report on fiscal condition of the school corporation presented
Board Reorganization Meeting (Public) / 7:00pm
The Center Grove Community Schools Board of School Trustees held its annual reorganization meeting, electing a board president and approving the 2023 board organization and meeting dates. The board also approved a consent agenda including minutes, personnel report, accounts payable and payroll claims, field trip report, and resolutions for special education placements and recurring grants. A recognition was given to the 2022 Mr. Cross Country.
- Election of board president for 2023
- Approval of 2023 Board Organization
- Approval of 2023 board meeting dates
- Approval of consent agenda including personnel report, claims, field trip report, and resolutions
- Recognition of 2022 Mr. Cross Country