MVCSC School Board Meeting - 10/19/2026

The Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation School Board meeting was held October 19, 2026. The board approved Resolution 2026-25 adopting the 2027 budget by a 5-0 vote; the transcript did not state the budget amount. It also approved the consent agenda 5-0, including an overnight international student trip organized through EF, with the presenter describing the trip as costing under $5,000 per student. The board approved transportation handbook updates 5-0 and a change to a regular meeting date to align with contract approval for the bargaining unit. Proposed policy revisions received a first reading, with no final vote reported.

Procurement- and funding-related reports included NineStar’s contribution of nearly $11,000 this year to support the district’s robotics program alongside an IDOE grant, and a reported $20 million RDC funding request to expand high school facilities as enrollment grows; neither was presented as a new board contract award. Staff also reported that the district’s Linewize internet-filtering service supports CIPA compliance and E-rate eligibility, and that the district received about $750,000 in E-rate offsets over the past decade. The FCC was considering eliminating the program, which could affect future network costs. No new filtering contract or construction award was identified.