Crown Point board waives readings of new phone policy and approves $2.5 million transfer to education fund
May 18, 2026 | Crown Point Community School Corp, School Boards, Indiana
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At its May 18 meeting the Crown Point Board of School Trustees approved two formal actions: a policy update for personal electronic devices and a $2.5 million transfer from the rainy day fund to the education fund.
Policy: District staff (identified in the transcript as Mr. Kiwa) presented updated language intended to comply with new state legislation. The policy change (policy number 5136, "Personal Communication Devices") will require that, if students bring electronic devices to school, those devices be powered off and stored during the school day, with no access during passing periods or lunch. The board voted to waive additional readings and approved the policy; the motion was made by Miss Bas and seconded by another board member, and the clerk recorded the vote as unanimous.
Budget transfer: Administration presented Resolution 874 to move $2.5 million from the rainy day fund into the education fund to offset reductions planned for the next school year as part of a financial recovery plan. Presenters said the transfer would lower the projected rainy day balance to $5.3 million (about 5% of operating fund expenditures for 2026). The board approved Resolution 874 by voice vote after a motion by Mr. Angel and a second by Miss Bas; the vote carried unanimously.
Why it matters: The device-policy change affects day-to-day student operations starting with fall handbooks and will be incorporated into student handbooks for the next school year. The $2.5 million transfer is a significant one-time budget move intended to blunt immediate cuts but will reduce the district’s rainy day reserves.
Votes at a glance:
- Policy 5136 (personal communication devices): motion to waive readings and approve — moved by Miss Bas; unanimous vote (4 in favor).
- Resolution 874: motion to approve $2.5 million transfer from the rainy day fund to the education fund — moved by Mr. Angel, second by Miss Bas; unanimous vote (4 in favor).
The board did not amend either measure on the floor; both passed as presented.
Policy: District staff (identified in the transcript as Mr. Kiwa) presented updated language intended to comply with new state legislation. The policy change (policy number 5136, "Personal Communication Devices") will require that, if students bring electronic devices to school, those devices be powered off and stored during the school day, with no access during passing periods or lunch. The board voted to waive additional readings and approved the policy; the motion was made by Miss Bas and seconded by another board member, and the clerk recorded the vote as unanimous.
Budget transfer: Administration presented Resolution 874 to move $2.5 million from the rainy day fund into the education fund to offset reductions planned for the next school year as part of a financial recovery plan. Presenters said the transfer would lower the projected rainy day balance to $5.3 million (about 5% of operating fund expenditures for 2026). The board approved Resolution 874 by voice vote after a motion by Mr. Angel and a second by Miss Bas; the vote carried unanimously.
Why it matters: The device-policy change affects day-to-day student operations starting with fall handbooks and will be incorporated into student handbooks for the next school year. The $2.5 million transfer is a significant one-time budget move intended to blunt immediate cuts but will reduce the district’s rainy day reserves.
Votes at a glance:
- Policy 5136 (personal communication devices): motion to waive readings and approve — moved by Miss Bas; unanimous vote (4 in favor).
- Resolution 874: motion to approve $2.5 million transfer from the rainy day fund to the education fund — moved by Mr. Angel, second by Miss Bas; unanimous vote (4 in favor).
The board did not amend either measure on the floor; both passed as presented.
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