CCSC Board wraps up 2025 with December meeting

The Cloverdale Community School Corporation (CCSC) Board of School Trustees met Dec. 8, 2025 to approve routine matters and to address several items under the new business portion of the meeting.

Five community members were also in attendance to address the recent departure of Cloverdale Middle School (CMS) special education teacher Jill Schreiber.

One of the individuals who spoke was Tiffany Duncan.

"This fight isn't about me; it's about my children and all children at Cloverdale schools," Duncan said. "I guess now it's for the teachers too because they can't speak up for themselves without there being repercussions at this point. I've asked Mr. (Greg) Linton and anyone that would listen routinely about an issue with my son and how he has issues regulating his emotions. Once again, my concerns have fallen on deaf ears. When is someone actually going to listen to the needs of the kids and teachers and make a change for good?

"I've been in this school system for 18 years and it's always the same story, same political answers without any real changes. How many kids need to be failed before you realize the problem starts at the top and not at the bottom with the kids? You guys are trying to fire her (Schreiber) because she stands up for what is right and challenges things that (are) wrong. The principal is getting rid of special needs teachers left and right and we don't have enough as is. The principal is destroying CMS one teacher and student at a time. I will be filing a formal complaint to the state school board and anyone who will listen. It's time that you guys are held accountable for your actions and your shortcomings and quit blaming the students."

Once the concerned community members had addressed the board, board president Vivian Whitaker responded by reminding those in attendance that "there are due process procedures in place, and we have to follow those as a school board. I can assure you that our administrators and board are fully acting according to both school policies and legal requirements."

Under routine matters, the board voted to approve meeting minutes for executive and regular sessions held Nov. 10, 2025.

Next, the board voted to approve the latest claims and financial reports, which CCSC Superintendent Greg Linton advised totaled $3,381,247.20 (including two payrolls and retro pay resulting from employee pay increases) since the board's previous meeting.

Regarding communications, the board recognized the corporation's latest Student of the Month honorees, which included Cloverdale Elementary School (CES) student Xander Stone, CMS student Avery Bailey, and Cloverdale High School (CHS) student Hina Kainoa Serrano.

Brad Sandy, physical education (PE) and music teacher at CES, was honored as the latest CCSC Staff Member of the Month.

Addressing new business, the board voted to approve a social media agreement for the school corporation to enter into an agreement with Camryn Scott to assist in marketing CCSC in various social media spaces.

"I believe she has the skillset and experience to aid in promoting all the great educational initiatives we are supporting locally and statewide," Linton said. "I believe that this type of social media support will help to increase enrollment in both in-person and virtual settings."

The board also voted to approve the 2026-27 school calendar, to pay end-of-the-year claims, a stipend for the CMS Choice Program, the 2025-26 High Ability Grant in the amount of $38,000, the 2025-26 Clover Cupboard Food Pantry Secretary Stipend, the Knoy bus route rate of $65 per day, a Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) instructor stipend for Karl Turk, and donations and cash transfer-ins.

In addition, the board approved the following professional leave and facility use requests:

Professional leave requests

Dec. 3, 2025 – Tara Baugh, school safety conference, Avon, IN.

Dec. 5, 2025 – Heather Clingan, district welding contest, Ivy Tech, Terre Haute.

Dec. 8, 2025 – Cathy Ames, Cathy Smith, Taulbee Jackson, Megan Puckett, and Erica Burnett – Using Ilearn Checkpoint Data, Greencastle.

Dec. 8-9, 2025 – Drew Boyette, FFA Toy Drive, C Bar C Expo Center, Cloverdale.

Dec. 12, Jan. 9, and Jan. 12-14 – Kenzie Pigg, IN Farm Bureau State Committee for Young Farmers and Ag Professionals conventions and conferences.

Dec. 15-16 – Cathy Ames, Lori Halloran, and Katina Wetter, IN Association for the Gifted conference, Indianapolis.

Jan. 13 – Taulbee Jackson, Jenna Sullivan, Jaralee Branigan, Anna Linton, Jill Schreiber, and Michaela Marcum, Advanced Classroom Management Workshop, Area 30, Greencastle.

Jan. 22 – Heather Clingan, IAAE Winter Workshop, IN FFA Leadership Center, Trafalgar.

Jan. 30 – Taulbee Jackson and Cathy Smith, Eliminating Chronic Disruptive Behavior Workshop, Area 30, Greencastle.

Feb. 2-3 – Ethan Linton, Basic School Safety Specialist Academy, Indianapolis.

Feb. 17 – Heather Clingan, Plug Auction, Rockville Produce Auction.

Facility use

Dec. 11, 2025 – District VII Christmas party, CHS Ag room, auxiliary gymnasium, and cafeteria.

Dec. 11 and Jan. 15 – Cloverdale Community Youth League (CCYL) board meetings, CMS library.

Jan. 12 – Putnam County Planning Commission special meeting (solar project), CHS cafetorium.

Jan., Feb., Mar. 2026 – CCYL volleyball clinic, third through sixth grades, CMS gymnasium.

Feb., March 2-26 – CCYL youth wrestling practices and competitions, CHS gymnasium and wrestling room.

Additional personnel matters receiving board approval included:

Employment

Kenzie Pigg – part-time Knoy teacher.

Coaching hire

Debbie Steffy – CHS girls' golf coach.

Coaching volunteer

Kiersten Wade – CMS volunteer girls' swim coach.

Michael Starks – CMS volunteer girls' basketball coach.

The Cloverdale Community School Board will meet again on Monday, Jan. 12 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.