Cloverdale School Board looks toward 2025-2026 school year

The Cloverdale Community School Corporation (CCSC) Board of School Trustees met in regular session on June 9 to approve routine matters and to address several issues under the new business portion of the meeting.

Board members Katrina Lewis, Emily Haltom and Mike Rightmyer were not in attendance.

Under routine matters, the board voted 4-0 to approve the executive and regular meeting minutes for sessions held May 12.

Acting on a motion from Melissa Carroll, seconded by Joe Mann, the board voted 4-0 to approve the latest claims and financial reports, which CCSC Superintendent Greg Linton advised totaled $1,686,725.12 from the board's previous meeting.

Next, the board recognized the corporation's latest Student of the Month honoree, Cloverdale High School (CHS) student Jesse Carroll.

Next, the board voted 4-0 to approve student handbook changes for Pre-K, Cloverdale Elementary School (CES), Cloverdale Middle School (CMS) and CHS for the 2025-2026 school year.

Acting on a recommendation from Superintendent Linton, the board also voted unanimously to approve the corporation's 2025-2026 memorandum of understanding with the Cloverdale Police Department, which extends the agreement through March 2030.

This addendum extends the original agreement for the Town of Cloverdale Police Department to provide the school corporation with a full-time SRO (school resource officer) through the 2025-26 resolution period.

The board also approved, 4-0, an emergency preparedness and mutual aid MOU with Clay Community Schools.

The board also approved the hiring of a motion from Hann, seconded by Donna Fuller, the board voted 4-0 to approve the Emergency Preparedness Plan MOU with Clay Community School Corporation in a joint program agreement between CCSC and Eminence Community Schools.

The board also cast separate 4-0 votes to approve hiring a medical assistant for the CES/CMS nurse's aid position at CHS for the 2025-2026 school year.

Next, the board voted 4-0 to approve a request to add an additional instructional aid position at CHS for the 2025-2026 school year.

June 17-19 – FFA State Convention, Purdue University.

Facility Use July 4-5 – CHS parking lot, community parking for Fourth of July fireworks.

Varies – CHS and auxiliary gym, basketball training with Harry Marshall.

Additional personnel matters receiving unanimous board approval included:

Retirement: Holly Ford – bus driver.

Pam Wade – CES instructional assistant.

Resignation: Tabitha Williams – CMS instructional assistant.

Employment: Corey Branigan – summer maintenance help.

Samantha Gregg – CES instructional assistant.

The Cloverdale Community School Board will meet again on Monday, July 8 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 Carroll, Emily Haltom, Joe Mann and Mike Rightmyer II.