Borden-Henryville board approves consent agenda, personnel appointments, software renewal and several grants

The Borden-Henryville School Corporation board approved its consent agenda and a slate of routine items at its regular meeting, including dozens of personnel appointments, a software renewal for special‑education tracking, procurement of athletic press‑box sound systems, and permission to apply for several grants.

Superintendent (title given in the meeting) presented personnel actions included in the consent agenda: certified appointments D1–D12 and classified appointments F1–F14, plus substitute and extra‑curricular assignments. The superintendent also noted work underway to give corporation bus drivers options to recoup lost hours from e‑learning days through professional development or other arrangements; that discussion was for board awareness and not a board vote.

On technology and services, the board approved renewal of the Stonefield subscription, described in the packet as the software used primarily by special‑needs staff "to track IEP information." The board also authorized moving forward with a press‑box sound system purchase after recommending Seammens as the vendor because its bid met the requirement that all four fields receive identical systems and because local support was available.

The board gave permission to apply for multiple grants. Members approved an application for the IDE Robo Time grant — described as support for robotics used with special‑needs students — and authorized applying to the Greater North Clark Healthcare Foundation for equipment for the Henryville varsity baseball team; the baseball grant amount was not specified in the discussion.

The board also approved a facilities‑use agreement with the town to continue using Borden Community Park’s softball field; the superintendent said the district expects to have its own field next year.

All motions described above were approved by voice vote with all present members voting in favor; one member was recorded absent at roll call. The board set its next regular meeting for June 15 with a 5:30 p.m. work session and a 6:30 p.m. executive session and then adjourned.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (personnel, substitutes, ECA assignments): approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).
- Item 1 — declare obsolete textbooks/readers/IT equipment: approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).
- Item 2 — renew Stonefield software (IEP tracking): approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).
- Item 3 — authorize press‑box sound systems (Seammens recommended): approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).
- Item 4 — authorize application for IDE Robo Time grant: approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).
- Item 5 — authorize application to Greater North Clark Healthcare Foundation for baseball equipment: approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).
- Item 6 — facilities use agreement with Borden Community Park (softball): approved (yes: 3, no: 0, absent: 1).

Next steps

Most items were routine approvals or permissions to apply for funding; the cell‑phone and grading policy changes were presented as first reads and will return for further consideration before any final adoption.