Hammond High School / School Corporation of the City of Hammond public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
The Board of School Trustees met virtually to approve an additional appropriation resolution for the 2020 Debt Service Fund. The Board also voted to approve several collective bargaining agreements for various staff groups.
- Approval of Additional Appropriation Resolution for the 2020 Debt Service Fund
- Approval of 2021 collective bargaining agreements for clerical, custodial, food service, and transportation staff
- Approval of 2021 collective bargaining agreements for RNs, support staff, technology, and administration
REGULAR MEETING
The Hammond School Board held a regular meeting on December 8, 2020, and approved a series of routine administrative items, including minutes, consent agenda, donations, extra-curricular purchases, fund transfers, contracts, and substitute rates. All votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, with occasional abstentions or no votes from Carlotta L King.
- Approved donations: $1,000 from City of Hammond for Hammond HS parade, $100 and $125 from Nanesthesia Services and Richway Gyros for ACC HOSA, $22.74 from US Again for Jefferson ES
- Approved extra-curricular purchases: $825 for Clark MS/HS turkey and potatoes, $1,600 HUDL basketball subscription for Hammond HS, $645.05 Weissman costumes for Morton HS
- Approved Tax Anticipation Warrants for Calendar Year 2021
- Approved permanent transfer from Education to Textbook Rental Fund and temporary transfer from Debt Service to Pension Debt Service Fund
- Approved contracts: consulting services, strategic planning, Rocharda Moore Morris family involvement at Hammond HS, Conscious Discipline for Head Start, and Hudl Broadcasting for gyms
REGULAR MEETING
The Hammond School Board held a regular virtual meeting on November 24, 2020, and approved a series of actions, including a memorandum of understanding with WOW!, adoption of board policy updates, and several grants and contracts. The board also approved donations, extra-curricular purchases, and a consent agenda covering accounts payable, payroll, and personnel. Public comment periods were held for agenda items and general matters.
- Approved MOU between School City of Hammond and WOW!
- Approved board policy updates (all except PO8415, PO8416, PO0167.3)
- Approved donations totaling $858.86 (e.g., People's Bank $500 for Morton HS boys basketball)
- Approved extra-curricular purchases including $2,844.51 for helmet reconditioning and $1,847 for masks
- Approved No Kid Hungry grant of $50,000 for packaging machines
PUBLIC MEETING
The Hammond High School / School Corporation of the City of Hammond is holding a virtual public meeting. The main item is discussion and ratification of a tentative teacher collective bargaining agreement, with public comment taken beforehand. The meeting opens with procedural items and ends with a motion to adjourn.
- Ratification of tentative teacher collective bargaining agreement
- Public comment on the tentative agreement
- Attachments: Tentative Agreement_HTF_SCH.pdf and SCH_Public Meeting_111620.pdf