Key Takeaways: Our school district used to have an unwritten agreement with TSC that allowed the superintendent complete discretion to admit as many or as few transfer students as he wanted with no limits or checks to make sure admission decisions were applied equally. In this meeting, the board adopted a written transfer policy thatContinue reading “March 9, 2026 Summary”
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June 16, 2025 Work Session on Facility Projects
Key Takeaways: A special work session was held to discuss two key facility priorities: the future of the Happy Hollow building and a phase one proposal for renovating the junior-senior high school ground floor, starting with the PE locker rooms. Because the district borrowed $95 million for the 2017-2020 construction projects, we have very littleContinue reading “June 16, 2025 Work Session on Facility Projects”
December 9, 2024 Summary
Key Takeaways: Community members are encouraged to provide input as part of our school strategic planning at an in-person session on Dec 20 or at a virtual session on Jan 15. WLES was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. The board approved an adjusted memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the renovation of the tennisContinue reading “December 9, 2024 Summary”
September 20, 2023 Work Session/Public Budget Hearing
I wrote the following meeting summary to help keep the community informed about what is happening with our schools. I also wanted to share that the JSHS principal, Ron Shriner, announced to his staff on Friday (Sep 22) that he will retire at the end of this school year. The school board was told afterContinue reading “September 20, 2023 Work Session/Public Budget Hearing”
July 13, 2022 Financial Work Session
HIGHLIGHTS: Request for a Financial Investigation (6:32); Enrollment and Transfer Students (6:36); Debt Payments (6:59); Referendum Vote (7:35); CFO Resigns after 3 Months (7:58); SBOA Audit Report (7:59); Deleted Information from Public Records (7:59 #5) 6:31 – The school board work session was called to order. Because it is a work session, there is noContinue reading “July 13, 2022 Financial Work Session”
August 26, 2021 Summary
HIGHLIGHTS: Projected Revenue (6:38), Debt Service Fund Shortfall (6:51), Transferring Referendum Funds to Pay for Construction Debt (7:04), Borrowing via Lease Agreement vs Bond Election (7:09), Student Enrollment Numbers (7:12), Cash on Hand (7:16), Teacher Pandemic Stipends (7:20), Transfer Students (7:24 and 7:33), Future Plan for Happy Hollow (7:26) Location: West Lafayette Intermediate School 6:32Continue reading “August 26, 2021 Summary”
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