Logansport board approves $50 student fee, salary changes, textbook adoption and Columbia Elementary cafeteria remodel
May 11, 2026 | Logansport Community Sch Corp, School Boards, Indiana
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The Logansport Community Sch Corp board on May 11 passed a package of routine and project items, approving the consent agenda and several separate motions by unanimous vote.
The board approved the consent agenda (eight items including minutes, personnel recommendations, a field trip, a donation request and the treasurer's March 2026 report) and then approved a flat $50 student fee for the 2026–27 academic year. The motion on the fee carried 5–0 after a motion by Mike and a second by another board member.
Other approvals
The board also approved administrative pay adjustments and a new classified salary schedule, each by voice vote (5–0). The recommended 7–8 ELA textbook adoption for the stated period was approved on second reading; the motion passed 5–0.
Facilities and appointments
After a short presentation and questions for Mr. Skinner, the board approved the Columbia Elementary School cafeteria remodel, which will include low‑top seating and sensory booths similar to recent junior high designs. The board also appointed Tamara Sarzewski as the district representative to the Cass County Public Library Board; members cited her background as a former librarian and a master’s degree in library science during the appointment discussion.
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Several items presented as first readings (the student/parent handbooks and the high ability handbook) will return for formal board action at future meetings. Administration also flagged summer work on budgets, grant updates and student information system changes to support the coming school year.
Quotes and attributions
Chair called for the motions and guided the roll calls; members who moved and seconded motions were recorded in the minutes. During the cafeteria discussion Mr. Skinner described the Columbia plans as intended to "give them a face lift" and to mirror features used in the junior high remodel.
Outcomes
All recorded action items in this package passed by unanimous vote (5–0). The board recessed with member comments and summer reminders.
The board approved the consent agenda (eight items including minutes, personnel recommendations, a field trip, a donation request and the treasurer's March 2026 report) and then approved a flat $50 student fee for the 2026–27 academic year. The motion on the fee carried 5–0 after a motion by Mike and a second by another board member.
Other approvals
The board also approved administrative pay adjustments and a new classified salary schedule, each by voice vote (5–0). The recommended 7–8 ELA textbook adoption for the stated period was approved on second reading; the motion passed 5–0.
Facilities and appointments
After a short presentation and questions for Mr. Skinner, the board approved the Columbia Elementary School cafeteria remodel, which will include low‑top seating and sensory booths similar to recent junior high designs. The board also appointed Tamara Sarzewski as the district representative to the Cass County Public Library Board; members cited her background as a former librarian and a master’s degree in library science during the appointment discussion.
What to watch next
Several items presented as first readings (the student/parent handbooks and the high ability handbook) will return for formal board action at future meetings. Administration also flagged summer work on budgets, grant updates and student information system changes to support the coming school year.
Quotes and attributions
Chair called for the motions and guided the roll calls; members who moved and seconded motions were recorded in the minutes. During the cafeteria discussion Mr. Skinner described the Columbia plans as intended to "give them a face lift" and to mirror features used in the junior high remodel.
Outcomes
All recorded action items in this package passed by unanimous vote (5–0). The board recessed with member comments and summer reminders.
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