Blue River Valley Schools board approves contracts and personnel hires at June 23 special meeting

At a special meeting on June 23, the Blue River Valley Schools Board of Education voted unanimously, 4-0, to approve several contracts and personnel actions including a contract with Edgenuity, a memorandum of understanding with Best Kindergarten Prep, the appointment of a director of student services and multiple hires and transfers.

Mrs. Dickerson told the board the Edgenuity agreement covers upper-level Spanish instruction and an online credit-recovery option for students; the board also approved a daycare memorandum of understanding with Best Kindergarten Prep that the district said differs from last year only in which party is responsible for trash removal. The board recorded the Edgenuity line in the meeting as “for $91.65”; the transcript did not specify whether that figure is per student, per license or another unit.

The board approved the administrative contract for Kimberly Conner as director of student services, a 220-day contract at $85,000, and adjusted Dr. Vickrey’s contract to 230 days with a salary of $90,000; the board said the changes will align responsibilities for special education, grants and professional development while allowing in-house training.

The board also approved a $1,500 supplemental teacher contract for Kyle Wright, described by administrators as recognition for his 17 years in education (11 classroom years). The board approved the July personnel report, which the meeting record lists as hiring Kimberly Clark as director of services (effective 7/1/2026), transferring Angela Hickory to elementary instructional (effective 7/1/2026), and hiring Kyle Wright and Lauren Reynolds effective 8/10/2026 as elementary instructional coach and secondary mathematics teacher, respectively.

All votes recorded in the transcript were unanimous, 4-0. The chair noted one board member was absent for work and that Mrs. Beavers was delayed but expected to arrive. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for July 23 at 7:00 p.m.; that meeting is expected to include PCA reviews, bond and construction items and potential bids.

The meeting record did not reference any statutes, ordinances or other legal authorities, and it did not specify contract identifiers or whether the Edgenuity fee listed is an annual, per-student or per-license amount.