# FWCS School Board of Trustees live September 28, 2026

The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of Trustees meeting on September 28, 2026, included approvals of student travel programs and facilities-related business. The board approved a WorldStrides nine-day Lisbon, Madrid, and Barcelona trip for June 2027, open to grades 9–12, with students responsible for fundraising and travel costs. It also considered trips planned for 2029 to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (estimated at $4,800 per student) and for 2030 to Australia and New Zealand (about $7,500 per student); the recorded vote sequence indicates approval. The board authorized facilities staff to execute documents for real-property transactions valued below $150,000 after board approval, with the CFO signing documents for other approved transactions.

The board approved eight additional capital projects totaling $248,748, funded by the emergency capital-project appropriation and operating-budget savings. It also considered purchasing adjacent property on Calhoun Street to expand the construction trades program; two appraisals produced a median value of $1,032,500, with funding proposed from the 2027 Operations Fund. The transcript contains a motion and second but does not clearly capture the purchase vote. The board held a public hearing on the 2027 budgets, 2027–2029 capital projects plan, and 2027–2031 bus replacement plan; no public comments were made. No specific bus purchases or awards were discussed.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** September 28, 2026

### Sources
- [FWCS School Board of Trustees live September 28, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4VIRQQ1Q1k) - LTV2454 FWCS