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Votes at a glance

- Donations approved: $2,850 from Wabash Elks Lodge (Bingo Charity Game) to Southwood High School; $750 from Metal Source LLC for Northfield softball; $100 from Larry Vaughn for Southwood Junior High School choir. Motion to approve donations carried by voice vote.

- Approval of minutes: Board approved minutes from the March 11 regular meeting by voice vote.

- Claims and payroll: Board approved claims and payroll number 17 by voice vote.

- HR report: Board approved a personnel report that listed multiple personnel changes (resignations, retirements, volunteer coach appointments) and included an item listing “Doctor Chris ****, superintendent, for our school district, effective 07/01/2025.” The HR report passed by voice vote.

- Curriculum adoption: Board approved Wonders for grades 3–5 (see separate article for details).

- School naming: Board approved the recommendation to name the new elementary serving grades 3–5 as Northfield Elementary beginning in the 2026–27 school year.

- Overnight/extended field trip: Board approved an overnight trip for Southwood seniors to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in April 2025.

For each of the items above, the meeting transcript records a motion and a second followed by a voice vote. The transcript does not include roll-call tallies or recorded no/abstain votes; where recorded, the meeting chair asked for “all those in favor, say aye” and declared the motion carried when no opposition was voiced.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 25, 2025 // MSD of Wabash County School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the MSD Wabash County Schools board approved donations to three schools, accepted minutes, approved claims and payroll, approved an HR report (including personnel changes and a superintendent appointment), named a new elementary school Northfield Elementary, and approved an overnight senior trip to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge.","taxTitle","MSD Wabash County Schools, School Boards, Indiana","taxId",40417,"location","Indiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269443,"Board adopts Wonders for grades 3–5; district to continue current K–2 program and outlines retest policy for early readers",203,1139000,1342000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042971-b39f6a2b653ec36a9433c50dba6b3d1b&start=1139&end=1342","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042971-b39f6a2b653ec36a9433c50dba6b3d1b/thumbnail_1139000.jpg","/articles/6269443/Indiana/Board-adopts-Wonders-for-grades-35-district-to-continue-current-K2-program-and-outlines-retest-policy-for-early-readers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269443-665b7902f68271e8f55f51b14bdcb5ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770999843&Signature=nEaHCS5S9Um5-WzWmz546J4Qx~HZv2syMEVC-LFzhAYcE5q8RzlPLRpMtQIRRBWfejHBnCP6VTLFeoM~p1A0H8Flj44PVU6fQWXJvqVNxrvyS6tczPTkwUrAFNrgqWGu~6j8~SJbt6Lbj~GGb4UAIzgWfBphfD~6UNxtZ7-NA96EAh-DwnkG~cL1YIxYDIABFgaYIQPS69B37qHePZk9AtN5ruR17OYQiUAE986SsqdFYrBzYwEhB-LdhtFfRWANzWcuS22DwMUWPXMNVbeNgu6VowS9idLpZalcE723Jv4JQh6VdCX-ChCpeiQNVs-FrTSwMWjlbHN6enZodd7sjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The MSD Wabash County Schools Board of Trustees approved the adoption of the Wonders instructional program for grades 3 through 5. For kindergarten through second grade, the district will continue using its current program (referred to in the meeting as Hegarty/Hegarty) and review K–2 options next year.

District staff outlined how the state reading assessments and new retention rules will be handled. \"Second graders that did not pass will have another opportunity to retest before entering third grade,\" a district administrator said. Staff described additional retest windows: some students may retake the test at the end of the school year, others may attend summer school and retest at its conclusion. Third graders, staff said, will have up to three opportunities to pass as third graders; if a third grader does not pass after the available retests and does not qualify for a good-cause exemption, state code requires retention in third grade.

Board members voted to approve Wonders for grades 3–5. The district noted preliminary results from initial testing were \"very favorable,\" but final, official results will be available in July after the summer testing window closes.

Staff also said the district is not requiring an immediate K–2 change because committee reviewers did not identify a viable replacement for the current K–2 program; the district will revisit that decision next year.","MSD Wabash County Schools approved the Wonders curriculum for grades 3 through 5, will continue its existing K–2 program, and staff described state testing, retest windows and retention rules for second and third graders.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6269448,"MSD Wabash County Schools holds public hearing on superintendent contract; board approves HR report naming Dr. Chris to start July 1, 2025",237,533000,770000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3042971-b39f6a2b653ec36a9433c50dba6b3d1b&start=533&end=770","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3042971-b39f6a2b653ec36a9433c50dba6b3d1b/thumbnail_533000.jpg","/articles/6269448/Indiana/MSD-Wabash-County-Schools-holds-public-hearing-on-superintendent-contract-board-approves-HR-report-naming-Dr-Chris-to-start-July-1-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269448-e4b8fb98b0335fe768423b2412eb26d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770999843&Signature=Fs-ZmXL8JvS8VQsRY6xPdbT~H4swyoUZWK3Q5tMgJRjvTNKQK0jFDRPVuAdZqowoj03wGgyalGc5rbI6tQpNFEwi-94sqDd2URYnDyVHT2svr5~NefSrVxrhZT5zUgHoWVEEGU3FrKb3Aa8T3zVoj9NMeXF347kXbsmqGEfi28LeGP2N8mcNaDQCepZ8RpqOHJPOzNBfFaAyMmGykGrcitf6Ju8ZT7z-0MYQjYt5MPyNjoyDRmyqW1R8jdQkFG40UzJAMrgIJ2jrA86f6iEwQyF7qzFIxcnAjcKNOsYZnEaOYMzg2Q9t~5QPhrHnDUdcMD4fyHs69~5z5jDihBBVdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The MSD Wabash County Schools Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on the superintendent employment contract and closed it with no public comment before approving an HR report that lists “Doctor Chris” as superintendent, effective July 1, 2025.

Board members said the hearing was required by state law and was advertised in the Indiana Plain Dealer and on the district website. “By law, we have to have a public hearing related to [the] superintendent contract,” a board member said during the meeting.

The hearing notice and a summary were posted online; district staff noted the full contract summary was available on the district website so the district did not place a longer, more expensive advertisement. After the hearing closed, the board approved the HR report that included a personnel item reading in the meeting transcript as: “Doctor Chris ****, superintendent, for our school district, effective 07/01/2025.” The board approved the HR report by voice vote; no opposition was recorded on the record.

Because the hire appeared as an item within the HR report, the board’s recorded action was the approval of that report rather than a separate roll-call vote specifically naming the contract terms. The hearing record on the public notice and the HR report are the materials the board identified during the meeting.

The board did not take other formal action during the hearing; no public commenters used the hearing period to address the contract.","The MSD Wabash County Schools board opened and closed a statutorily required public hearing on the superintendent employment contract, heard no public comment, and approved an HR report that lists “Doctor Chris” as superintendent effective July 1, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: donations, minutes, payroll, HR report, school name and student trip approved

Board adopts Wonders for grades 3–5; district to continue current K–2 program and outlines retest policy for early readers

MSD Wabash County Schools holds public hearing on superintendent contract; board approves HR report naming Dr. Chris to start July 1, 2025