South Bend Community School Corporation public meetings in 2022

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will meet in a closed executive session under Indiana's Open Door Law to discuss litigation strategy, real property transactions, and school consolidation. The open meeting includes recognitions, public hearings on action and non-action items, and approval of a consent agenda covering minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel changes, annual resolutions, gifts, fundraisers, and contracts up to $50,000.

• Closed session (3:30 p.m.) for strategy on litigation, real property transactions (purchase, lease, transfer, sale), and school consolidation
• Consent agenda includes approval of minutes from Nov 7 and Nov 21, financial statements, bills and payroll, personnel decisions (new hires, terminations), annual resolutions, gifts, fundraisers, and contracts under $50,000
• Recognition of City Commissioner's Youth of the Month: Riley High student Shamar Jackson
• Congratulations to Adams High School Quiz Bowl Team for competing in National Academic Quiz Bowl Tournament
• Public comment periods for action agenda items and other items (3 minutes each)

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will vote on approving a textbook and supplementary fee schedule for kindergarten through 5th grade for the 2022-2023 school year. They will also receive magnet program updates from Clay and Riley high schools. The consent agenda includes approval of bills and payroll, a personnel report, and acceptance of gifts and fundraisers.

• Approve textbook and supplementary fee schedule for K-5 for 2022-2023
• Magnet program updates from Clay and Riley high schools
• Consent agenda: personnel report including new hires and terminations
• Consent agenda: bills and payroll for payment (Bill List, Payroll Register)
• Consent agenda: acceptance of gifts and fundraisers

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees will hold a closed session at 4 p.m. followed by a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Washington High School. The regular agenda includes recognitions for Native American Heritage Month, National School Psychologist Week, ENERGY STAR certifications, and Magnet Program updates from Adams and Washington. The board will also consider a consent agenda approving minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel, and contracts up to $50,000.

• Closed session at 4 p.m. for executive discussion (notice attached)
• National Native American Heritage Month Proclamation
• Magnet Program Updates from Adams and Washington High Schools (presentation)
• Consent agenda: approval of minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel, annual resolutions, gifts/fundraisers, and contracts up to $50,000
• ENERGY STAR Certification Recipients (consent action)

Board Work Session

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees is holding a work session to discuss a policy review. The board will also take action to adopt the agenda and adjourn the meeting.

• Policy review discussion (agenda item 3.01) with attached PDF
• Adoption of agenda (action item)
• Meeting is a special board work session
• No other specific proposals or votes listed

REGULAR MEETING

The board will vote on adopting the 2023 budget and the 2023-2025 Capital Projects Fund plan after public hearings. It will also consider a consent agenda including personnel moves, bills and payroll, contracts under $50,000, and annual resolutions. A closed session is scheduled before the regular meeting.

• Closed session at 4:30 p.m. (executive session notice attached)
• Vote on adopting 2023 budget as advertised
• Vote on adopting 2023-2025 Capital Projects Fund plan
• Consent agenda includes personnel report with new hires and terminations, bills/payroll, and contracts under $50,000
• Red Ribbon Week proclamation and recognitions for student achievements

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will hold a regular meeting including a closed executive session to discuss collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and personnel matters. The board will also receive a presentation on the 2022-2023 budget and then conduct a public hearing before voting to approve it. Routine items such as minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel changes, and gifts will be voted on as a consent agenda.

• Closed session: collective bargaining, pending litigation, school consolidation, prospective employees, employee evaluations
• 2022-2023 budget presentation followed by a public hearing and approval vote
• Consent agenda includes approval of September meeting minutes, financial reports, bills and payroll, personnel report, annual resolutions, gift applications and fundraisers
• Recognitions include Filipino American History Month, National Teacher Day, National Custodian Appreciation Day, National Food Service Week, Substitute of the Year Doris Reed

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will hold a closed session at 4:30 p.m. for collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and personnel discussions, followed by a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. The board will vote on a single action item: transferring the Administration Building at 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to the City of South Bend. Other votes include a change order for roof replacement at Navarre Middle School and a consent agenda covering minutes, financial reports, bills and payroll, personnel actions, annual resolutions, gifts and fundraisers, and contracts under $50,000.

• Approval of transfer of Administration Building to City of South Bend
• Change Order #1 with Slatile Roofing and Sheet Metal for 2021 Roof Replacement at Navarre Middle School
• Consent agenda: approval of minutes, financial reports, bills and payroll, personnel report, annual resolutions, gift applications and fundraisers, contracts for $50,000 or less
• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and personnel matters
• ILEARN and IREAD-3 follow-up presentation

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will begin at 4:00 PM with a closed executive session to discuss strategy on collective bargaining, pending litigation, school consolidation, and interviewing prospective employees. The regular meeting at 5:30 PM includes adoption of the agenda, recognitions (Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation, Teacher of the Year), an athletics update, public comment periods, and approval of a consent agenda with financial reports, bills, payroll, personnel changes, gifts, fundraisers, and contracts under $50,000.

• Closed session for strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and employee interviews
• Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation
• Athletics update titled 'A Winning Culture for All'
• Consent agenda includes personnel report with new hires and terminations
• Contract with Bowen Center for student counseling services at $38,129

The Board approved several employment contracts for office personnel, drivers, food and nutrition staff, and paraprofessionals. Other approved actions included the 2022 GO Bonds, a flooring change order for Riley High School, and Pre-K programming for the 2022-23 school year.

• Approved Office Personnel Contract
• Approved Contract Drivers
• Approved Food & Nutrition Contract
• Approved Paraprofessionals Contract
• Approved 2022 GO Bonds
• Approved Change Order #1 for Riley High School flooring replacement
• Approved SBCSC/Oaklawn Mental Health Services
• Approved Pre-K Programming at Clay IA, Lincoln, Nuner, and Swanson

REGULAR MEETING

The board will first meet in closed session for litigation, collective bargaining, and school consolidation discussions, then hold a regular meeting with recognitions, an ILEARN report, and public comment. Action items include approving three change orders for secure entry office renovations at LaSalle Intermediate Academy and Jackson Middle School totaling $194,246, plus a consent agenda for routine approvals.

• Closed session at 5:00 p.m. for collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, hiring, employee evaluations
• Change Order #2 for LaSalle Intermediate Academy: $55,446 increase to Robert Henry Corporation for renovations
• Change Order #1 for Jackson Middle School: $43,754 increase to Gibson-Lewis, LLC for renovations
• Change Order #2 for Jackson Middle School: $95,046 increase to Gibson-Lewis, LLC for renovations
• Consent agenda includes approval of minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel, annual resolutions, gifts and fundraisers

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation strategy, followed by recognitions and a report on the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant. The board will vote on a consent agenda covering June meeting minutes, financial reports, bills and payroll, personnel decisions, annual resolutions, gifts and fundraisers, and contracts of $50,000 or less.

• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation strategy
• Report on Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant
• Approval of May 2022 financial report and consolidated registers of claims and payroll
• Personnel report with new hires and terminations for July 18 and August 1, 2022
• Contracts for $50,000 or less to be approved or ratified

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees will hold a regular meeting including a closed executive session before the public portion. The board will consider action items such as approving grants for adult education and career technical education, a contract with Learning Services International for $885,000 to support three schools, and a Paradigm Shift Proposal. The consent agenda includes financial reports, personnel decisions, and contracts of $50,000 or less.

• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation discussion
• Approval of $627,811 Comprehensive Workforce Adult Education grant for 2022-2023
• Approval of $516,747 Carl D. Perkins Title V Grant for career technical education
• Approval of $885,000 contract with Learning Services International to support Edison, Dickinson, and Washington High School
• Adoption of CTE course materials for 14 pathways

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will meet in a closed executive session at 4:30 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining, pending litigation, school consolidation, employee interviews, and performance evaluations. The open regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. will include recognitions, public comment, a consent agenda for routine approvals, and action items including a tutoring collaboration MOU with Notre Dame and a transfer of funds from the Education Fund to the Operations Fund.

• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, employee interviews, and evaluations
• Action item: MOU with TutorND for cost-share tutoring collaboration, renewable yearly
• Action item: Transfer of funds from Education Fund to Operations Fund
• Consent agenda item: Master Facilities Planning presentation by Fanning and Howey
• Consent agenda includes approval of minutes, financial statements, bills/payroll, personnel report, annual resolutions, and gifts/fundraisers

REGULAR MEETING

The board will first meet in closed session under Indiana law to discuss strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation. In open session, they will consider a Pride Month proclamation, recognize student and staff achievements, hear public comments, and vote on a consent agenda including minutes, payroll, bills, personnel changes, gifts, annual resolutions, and contracts under $50,000.

• Closed session for strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation
• Pride Month proclamation
• Approval of personnel report including new hires and terminations
• Approval of bills and payroll registers
• Approval of minutes from April 25, 2022

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will hold a regular meeting including a closed session for strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation. Public hearings will be held before action items. The board will vote on renewing the Chartwells food service contract and approving incentive stipends for principals.

• Closed session to discuss collective bargaining, pending litigation, and school consolidation
• Approval of Chartwells food service contract renewal
• Approval of principal incentive stipends
• Recognition of Riley High School as 2022-2023 Family Friendly School
• $5,000 computer science grant for Adams and Clay High Schools from Equal Opportunity Schools

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will meet in a closed executive session at 4 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining, pending litigation, real property transactions, and school consolidation, as well as prospective employee interviews and performance evaluations. The open regular meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes recognitions (Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Teacher Appreciation Week), a transportation update, and a consent agenda covering minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel decisions, annual resolutions, gifts, fundraisers, and contracts of $50,000 or less.

• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, real property, and school consolidation
• Transportation update report on 2021-2022 improvements and successes
• Consent agenda includes March 2022 financial statements, payroll, and personnel changes
• Approval of contracts $50,000 or less, including Touchdown Wireless Management quote
• Proclamation for Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will hold a closed session to discuss collective bargaining, pending litigation, school consolidation, prospective employee interviews, employee status, and performance evaluations. The open session includes a consent agenda approving March 7, 2022 meeting minutes, financial reports, payroll and claims, personnel reports, annual resolutions, gifts, fundraisers, and contracts of $50,000 or less. An action item seeks approval to extend the district's Waste Management contract.

• Closed session discussion of collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and employee matters
• Consent agenda approval of March 7, 2022 Board meeting minutes
• Approval of financial reports and statements (none to report)
• Approval of payroll registers and consolidated claims for payment
• Action item to extend the Waste Management contract

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will vote on adjusting Kennedy Academy's start time to align with other elementary schools (7:30am-2:30pm), approving special education stipends, and a memorandum of understanding with the City of South Bend. The board will also consider routine consent items including financial reports, payroll, personnel changes, and gift applications. A closed session precedes the public meeting for discussion of collective bargaining, litigation, and personnel matters.

• Start time adjustment for Kennedy Academy to Tier I (7:30am-2:30pm)
• Approval of special education stipends for teachers
• Memorandum of Understanding with the City of South Bend (CBRS)
• Consent agenda includes approval of minutes, financial reports, bills/payroll, personnel report, annual resolutions, and gift/fundraiser applications
• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and employee interviews

REGULAR MEETING

The Board of School Trustees will conduct a regular meeting including an executive session for discussion regarding collective bargaining, litigation, and personnel matters. The agenda includes various student and staff recognitions and an academic focus presentation on the Empowerment Zone.

• Executive Session: Discussion of strategy regarding collective bargaining, litigation, or school consolidation
• Executive Session: Interviewing prospective employees and discussing employee status or performance
• Academic Focus: Empowerment Zone presentation
• Consent Agenda: Approval of January 24, 2022 minutes, financial reports, payroll, personnel decisions, resolutions, and gift/fundraiser applications

REGULAR MEETING

The Board will first meet in a closed executive session to discuss strategy on collective bargaining, pending litigation, and school consolidation. The regular open meeting will include proclamations, recognitions of student achievements, a COVID-19 update, and public comment sessions. The board will then vote on a consent agenda comprising routine approvals of minutes, financial reports, bills, personnel changes, annual resolutions, gifts/fundraisers, and contracts up to $50,000.

• Closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation (IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b))
• Proclamations for Women's History Month and School Social Worker Week
• Recognition of Washington High School Girls State 3A Championship team
• COVID-19 update presentation on mask recommendations
• Consent agenda includes approval of bills, payroll, personnel, and contracts ≤$50,000

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will hold a regular meeting including a closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation. The board will vote on a redistricting plan to comply with equal population requirements for electoral districts, approve a K-12 Fine Arts STEAM Coordinator job description, and consider summer construction projects. The consent agenda includes approval of minutes, financial reports, bills, payroll, personnel actions, gifts, and contracts under $50,000.

• Vote on redistricting plan for school board electoral districts to meet equal population requirements
• Approval of job description for K-12 Fine Arts STEAM Coordinator
• Consideration of 2022 summer construction projects with recommended architectural/engineering (details incomplete in agenda)
• Consent agenda items: financial reports, bills/payroll, personnel report, annual resolutions, gift applications and fundraisers
• Closed session at 4 p.m. for collective bargaining, litigation, school consolidation, and personnel matters

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will consider several action items, including approval of a $4,281,710 purchase of interactive boards from CDW-G. The board will also vote on a contract with YellowFolder, a resolution regarding Greene Township, and a change order for a roofing contract. A closed session precedes the public meeting to discuss collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation.

• Approve $4,281,710 for interactive boards from CDW-G via Sourcewell purchasing program
• Approve YellowFolder contract for online document storage
• Adopt resolution on intent regarding Greene Township
• Closed session to discuss collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation
• Approve 2022-2023 Course Description Guide

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees will hold a regular meeting on January 24, 2022. The board will vote on approving principal and administrative salary schedules, as well as two contracts totaling $48,260 for a work culture assessment and parent café program. Other action items include appointment of Board of Finance officers and review of fiscal indicators. The meeting begins with a closed session for collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation.

• Approval of Principal, Assistant Principal, and Administrative Salary Schedules (dollar amounts not specified)
• Contract with Humanex Ventures for $31,500 for a work culture assessment
• Contract with Be Strong Families for $16,760 for Parent Cafés
• Appointment of Board of Finance president and secretary, and approval of investment policy and depositories
• Closed session to discuss collective bargaining, pending litigation, and school consolidation

Board Work Session Meeting

This is a Board Work Session meeting. The board will first enter closed session at 4:00 p.m., then reconvene publicly at 5:30 p.m. to discuss changes to regular meeting agendas, a board calendar of action items, a draft policy on committees, and proposals for a Strategic and Operations Committee and a Performance Monitoring Committee. No votes on substantive items are expected; the meeting is largely organizational and procedural.

• Closed session at 4:00 p.m.
• Discussion of draft Policy on Committees
• Proposal for a Strategic and Operations Committee
• Proposal for a Performance Monitoring Committee
• Board calendar of discussion and action items

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation holds its annual organizational meeting to elect board officers (president, vice president, secretary) and appoint a treasurer and deputy treasurer, bonded at $300,000 each. The board also authorizes the president to appoint members to committees and various organizations.

• Election of Board President, Vice President, and Secretary
• Appointment of Kareemah Fowler as Treasurer and Jenise Palmer as Deputy Treasurer, each bonded at $300,000
• Authorization for the president to appoint members to committees and organizations

REGULAR MEETING

The South Bend Community School Corporation Board will first hold a closed session at 4:00 p.m. for collective bargaining, litigation, and personnel matters. In the open 5:30 p.m. meeting, the board will act on a consent agenda (financial reports, payroll, personnel, annual resolutions, gifts, fundraisers) and vote on contract agreements with EduShift, Inc. for GEAR UP and Literacy services, as well as a year-long fixed-price diesel fuel contract.

• Closed session for strategy on collective bargaining, litigation, and school consolidation
• Approval of contract agreements between EduShift, Inc. and SBCSC (GEAR UP and Literacy)
• Approval of a year-long diesel fuel contract (Jan 10 – Dec 31, 2022)
• COVID-19 updated protocol report
• Recognition: Electric Bus Grant Award, Posse Foundation Scholars, Title IX celebration