Board approves consent agenda, personnel hires and multiple contracts including COPS‑funded security upgrade

At its regular meeting the Perry Central Com Schools Corp board approved the consent agenda and a slate of contracts and personnel actions.

The board approved a single‑motion consent (minutes, field trips and professional development) and then approved personnel actions including retirements, hires for the 2026–27 school year, stipends for SkillsUSA coaches, and appointments for summer‑school staff and student workers.

Contract and agreement approvals included:

• ESS substitute‑teaching contract renewal for 2026–27 with no price increase;

• A memorandum of understanding with KLR Medical Certification Training School to allow some high‑school medical‑pathway students to earn CCMA credentials (first year, estimated five students);

• An agreement to pay a Special Education Cooperative employee for homebound services at $50 per hour;

• A transportation memorandum with Purdue Extension to allow Perry County 4‑H to borrow district minibuses under specified conditions; and

• A $45,000 on‑site Solution Tree professional learning contract paid through the district’s school improvement grant (no local cost).

The board also considered and approved two vendor quotes to upgrade door hardware and integrate exterior access with the district’s camera and visitor‑management systems under a federal COPS grant. Staff presented a quoted equipment cost of $72,000 and a labor/installation quote of $118,000; board approved the integrated security upgrade as presented. District staff said those costs are covered in the COPS grant budget line and will replace legacy keys and strengthen exterior access controls.

Separately, the board approved a clinical affiliation agreement with Ascension St. Vincent / St. Mary’s for student placements and job‑shadowing, subject to standard health and immunization requirements.

Motions were made, seconded and carried by voice/raising hands for the listed items; recorded roll‑call tallies were not given in the transcript.