Hammond School Corporation public meetings in 2025
6 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Tue Oct 7, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Hammond School Corporation holds public hearing on 2026 proposed budget
The Board of School Trustees is conducting a public hearing for the 2026 proposed budget. The body is also voting on several grants, professional service contracts, and school-level expenditures.
- Public hearing on the 2026 Proposed Budget
- Approval of Head Start Grant Package for 2026-27 totaling $2,025,788 plus $506,447 non-Federal share
- Contract with Barb Butcher for psychological evaluations for $27,500.00
- Agreement with SNT Ed. Consulting for the Hammond Early Learning Center for $10,000.00
- Digital Learning Grant for AI curriculum software for $1,320.00
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🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion to Approve All Consent Agenda Items Listed Above.
4 yea · 1 abstain
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea · Mellissa L Guerra abstain
Motion to approve the Agreement between SNT Ed. Consulting and the Hammond Early Learning Center.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Tue Sep 23, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Board approves school safety grant and purchasing contract
The Hammond School Board approved a $92,500 grant for school resource officers and a $4 million contract for food service purchasing. The meeting also covered approval of various donations, field trips, and personnel items.
- Approval of IDHS Secured School Safety Grant 2026 ($92,500)
- Approval of Food2School Purchasing Cooperative Contract ($4,000,000)
- Approval of HEF Acorn Grants for Morton High School ($6,500)
- Approval of Agriculture Academy Grant for Eggers Middle School ($736)
- Approval of Agreement with Purdue University Northwest - Work-Study Program
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🗳️ How they voted (3 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion to approve the August 5, 2025 and August 19, 2025 School Board Meeting minutes.
3 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea
Motion to Approve All Consent Agenda Items Listed Above.
3 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea
Motion to approve the Contract with Debra Twitdy.
3 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea
Tue Aug 5, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Hammond School Board approves over $1 million in grants and food service contracts
The Board of School Trustees decided on several grant approvals for nutrition and career technical education. The body also approved contract extensions for school lunch services and various extra-curricular purchases.
- Carl D. Perkins V CTE Basic Grant: $609,061.00
- Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Grant: $343,476.00
- Pleasant View Dairy contract extension: $550,000.00
- Alpha Baking Company contract extension: $73,486.81
- Indianapolis Colts Girls’ Flag Football Grant for Hammond Central HS: $6,500.00
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🗳️ How they voted (7 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion to Approve All Consent Agenda Items Listed Above.
3 yea · 1 abstain
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea · Mellissa L Guerra abstain
Motion to approve the Indianapolis Colts High School Girls’ Flag Football Grant for Hammond Central High School
4 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the 2025-2026 Carl D. Perkins V CTE Basic Grant.
4 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the 2025-2026 Carl D. Perkins V CTE Basic Summer Bridge Grant.
4 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the Agreement with Cincy Speech and Language Services.
4 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the Contract with Marinko Tatalovich.
4 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the Agreement with Eduready360, LLC.
4 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Tue Jul 15, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Hammond School Board renames Morton Elementary and approves Head Start agreement
The Board of School Trustees decided on several personnel changes, including an Acting Superintendent agreement and the cancellation of two teaching contracts. The board also approved a new name for Morton Elementary School and several service contracts.
- Renaming of Morton Elementary School to Hammond Early Learning Center
- Head Start Agreement 25-26 with Geminus Corporation for $2,025,788.00
- Contract extension with Mazi Education, LLC for $22,470.00
- Recognition of the Clerical Association as a unit of the Hammond Teachers Federation
- MOU with Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center for domestic and sexual violence prevention
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🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion to approve the June 17, 2025 and June 18, 2025 Executive Session minutes.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the June 18, 2025 School Board Meeting minutes.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to Approve All Consent Agenda Items Listed Above.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the MOU between Purdue University Northwest and the School City of Hammond.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Tue Jul 1, 2025
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Hammond School Board reviews personnel report and policy updates
The Board of School Trustees is meeting to approve a personnel report and vote on several board policy updates. These updates include legislative changes from June 2024 and a series of policies from March 2024.
- Approval of the Personnel Report
- Second reading and adoption of June 2024 legislative policy updates
- Second reading and adoption of 32 board policies from Volume 36, No. 1 - March 2024
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🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion to approve the Personnel Report.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Wed Jun 18, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Hammond School Board approves telephony contracts and STEM grant
The Board of School Trustees is reviewing financial reports and deciding on several bid awards for telephony connectivity. The meeting includes approvals for student grants, dormant fund transfers, and various extra-curricular purchases.
- Bid award for POTS Phone Telephony Connectivity for 13 buildings: $12,464.00
- Bid award for SIP Telephony Connectivity: $11,592.00
- HEF Acorn Grant for Team Hammond 71 Robotics: $5,408.00
- Dormant fund transfer request for Scott Middle School totaling $6,386.14
- Purchase of football helmets for Morton HS from Riddell: $6,826.08
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🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Named votes as recorded in the official record.
Motion to approve the May 13, 2025 and May 20, 2025 Executive Session minutes.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the May 13, 2025 and May 20, 2025 School Board Meeting minutes.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the Bid Award for POTS Phone Telephony Connectivity.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea
Motion to approve the Agreement with Fairbanks Educational Services LLC.
5 yea
Carlotta L Blake-King yea · Manuel Candelaria yea · Mellissa L Guerra yea · Kelly J Spencer yea · Evangeline L Stanford yea