CCSC Board adopts 2026 budget

The Cloverdale Community School Corporation (CCSC) Board of Trustees officially adopted the corporation's 2026 budget, Capital Projects Plan and School Bus Replacement Plan during the board's monthly meeting held Sept. 9.

Acting on a recommendation from CCSC Superintendent Greg Linton, the board voted 7-0 to approve the requests.

Linton noted approval of the 2026 budget would provide him with the authority to file Form 4 with the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) to request advertised levies for the Debt Service, Pension Bond and Operation Funds, all of which were discussed during the board's previous budget workshop and hearing held Aug. 25.

In addition, the board approved all related resolutions needed to manage the corporation's 2026 budget.

Coverage of the corporation's 2026 budget workshop held Aug. 25 was featured in the September issue of The Owen News and can be found online.

Regarding communications, the board recognized the corporation's Student of the Month honorees for September, which included Cloverdale Elementary School (CES) student Jenna Tanner, Cloverdale Middle School (CMS) student Remington Neumann and Cloverdale High School (CHS) student Jaydhan Maybaum.

Also recognized were Ella Haltom and Kinzlee Cummings, who earned Good Citizen Awards for the month of September, presented by CCSC School Resource Officer (SRO) Roger Tonna.

In other new business, the board approved the renewal of the current coaching staff at CMS, including Traci Scott, co-ed cross country; Todd Rightmyer, eighth-grade football; Jacob Whitaker, seventh-grade football; Jimmy Kelso, seventh/eighth-grade football assistant; Chelsey Adams, eighth-grade volleyball; Lori Pieper, seventh-grade volleyball; Brandon Moon, eighth-grade boys' basketball; Kiersten Wade, eighth-grade girls' basketball; Todd Rightmyer, wrestling; Billy Pigg, wrestling assistant; Sara Howard, girls' track; and Aleksey Stewart, track assistant.

The board also approved a request from CMS Principal Chelsey Meluch to create an additional instructional assistant position at the school. Meluch stated in her request how "this position would primarily work with our special education students in providing access to their accommodations in general education classrooms," noting the school has experienced an increase in the number of high-need students this school year.

Next, the board approved and formally accepted a check in the amount of $1,000 awarded to CES by the Mary Allison Children's Fund.

"We are truly grateful to the Mary Allison Children's Fund for their continued support of students at Cloverdale Elementary School," Linton said.

In other new business, the board approved the latest cash transfer-ins, with Linton noting the corporation has welcomed 75 additional students since February.

In addition, the board approved the following field trip and facility use requests:

Field trips
Sept. 10 – LIM Council, CMS B112.
Sept. 10 – Horticulture Class, Marvin's Floral.
Sept. 16 – Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG), ISU, Bloomington.
Sept. 18 – AG students, Purdue University, Lafayette.
Sept. 18 – AP Spanish and Advanced Art, Newfields.
Sept. 20 – FFA Horticulture Team, Purdue University, Lafayette.
Sept. 22 – CHS junior and senior classes, Putnam County Fairgrounds.
Sept. 23 – CMS seventh grade, Putnam County Fairgrounds.
Oct. 2 – CHS FFA Livestock Skillathon Team, Clay County Fairgrounds.
Oct. 2 – BPA, Indiana State University, Terre Haute.
Oct. 9 – Sixth-grade class, Beasley's Orchard, Danville, IN.
Oct. 10 – Pre-K 4, Beasley's Orchard, Danville, IN.
Oct. 11 – CHS FFA Livestock Skillathon Team, Purdue ASREC Farm.
Oct. 12 – CHS Band, Martinsville Fall Foliage Festival.

Facility use
Sept. 13, 27, 28 – Cloverdale Community Youth League (CCYL), football field and concession, youth league games for football and cheer.
Sept. 13 – CHS junior class, CHS auxiliary gym, Homecoming Dance.
Sept. 25 to May 26, every other Wednesday – Girl Scout Troop 1142, CES cafeteria, meetings.
Sept. 28 – CHS Junior Post Prom Committee, CES gymnasium and playground, post prom fundraiser.
Oct. to Dec., Saturdays and Sundays – Cloverdale Winter Guard, CES gymnasium, Elevate Winter Guard instruction.
Oct. 8 – CHS and CMS Band, CHS cafetorium, Fall Concert.
Dec. 10 – CHS and CMS Band, CHS cafetorium, Winter Concert.
Jan to Apr., Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays – Cloverdale Winter and Class A Winter Guard, CES gymnasium, Elevate Winter Guard instruction.
Jan. 12 – CMS PTO, CMS Media Center, PTO meeting.
Apr. 17 – District VII FFA, CHS, host District Leadership Contest.

Additional personnel matters receiving unanimous board approval included:

Resignations
Renee Dyer – part-time, café.

Employment
Traci Scott – CHS Student Council sponsor lead.
Alison Dobbs – CHS Student Council sponsor assistant.
Erin Robertson – CES special education teacher.
Jane Huge – CHS part-time AEP discipline assistant.
Christainey Williams – CMS instructional assistant.

FMLA
Kiley Cope – CMS teacher.

Coaching hire
Kassie Wade – CHS assistant volleyball coach.

The Cloverdale Community School Board will meet again on Tuesday, Oct. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Arthur L. Johnson Administration Building, 310 E. Logan St., Cloverdale. Members of the board include Vivian Whitaker, Katrina Lewis, Donna Fidler, Melissa Carrell, Emily Haltom, Joe Mann and Mike Rightmyer II.