# November 2026 School Board Meeting (11-09-2026)

The FCS School Board met on November 9, 2026. The board approved the consent agenda, which included several donations earmarked for school activities and purchases, including $4,700 from Union PTO for Chromebooks, $2,912.41 from Kokomo Grain for greenhouse and agricultural-barn supplies, and $659 from DonorsChoose for science exploration. It also approved accepting two grants: an $85,000 Indiana mastery-based education pilot grant ($75,000 for district implementation over three years and $10,000 for statewide collaboration) and a $75,000 planning grant for the Indiana Lifelong Learning Projects Opportunities to Learn initiative. The latter will support planning with Marian University to address nonacademic barriers to student success; a separate competitive grant application is due in March.

The superintendent reported that the November 3 ballot measure was unsuccessful, and the district will seek staff and community input over the next several weeks to identify efficiencies ahead of lost revenue beginning January 1, 2028; an update is planned for January. The quarterly financial report noted that the district had stopped transferring money from the Education Fund to the Operations Fund and expects utility costs to appear in the fourth quarter. The final payment on the high school facility debt is scheduled for December. The board also received a strategic-plan update and reviewed five policies on first reading; no contract awards or bid approvals were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Sources
- [November 2026 School Board Meeting (11-09-2026)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHZ57E-bsuQ) - FCS School Board