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What changed

District staff said major changes were organizational: conduct codes and disciplinary language were consolidated into a single, streamlined section so parents and staff can read outcomes and suggested interventions in one place. The academic handbook incorporates changes already brought to the board by the curriculum staff.

Attendance and disciplinary clarifications

The handbook now codifies an \"excessive absence\" threshold: a student who accumulates 10 absences for any reason will be designated as excessively absent. The district said parental notes submitted after that threshold will not automatically excuse absences; third-party documentation (for example, doctors or courts) may be required for future absences to be excused. The district will continue to send letters at five and ten unexcused absences and plans a superintendent hearing after 15 unexcused absences to review interventions before escalating to external parties.

“We want to be clear about what the letters mean and when additional third-party documentation is required,” said Shannon New. New told the board the attendance language was clarified to reduce confusion about timing and notification.

Distribution and next steps

Staff said parents will receive the handbooks outside of the registration process to allow time for review and that registration continues to acknowledge handbook receipt. The board held the materials as information only; formal action is scheduled for the June meeting.

Ending: District staff said they will provide a clearer highlights summary going forward to make it easier for parents to identify substantive changes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025/05/12 FCCSC School Board of Trustees Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","District staff presented reorganized academic and student handbooks with clarified code-of-conduct organization and a refined attendance protocol that defines \"excessive absence\" at 10 days and adds a superintendent hearing at 15 unexcused absences; handbooks were presented as information only and will return for action in June.","taxTitle","Franklin County Community Sch Corp, School Boards, Indiana","taxId",50875,"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},6558086,"State approves 10-03 waiver; Franklin County gains three professional-development days over next three years",253,4282000,4535000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3276665-108ac1429847944c2f3954947ae593f5&start=4282&end=4535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3276665-108ac1429847944c2f3954947ae593f5/thumbnail_4282000.jpg","/articles/6558086/Indiana/State-approves-10-03-waiver-Franklin-County-gains-three-professional-development-days-over-next-three-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558086-83905e079b312e7ebfb493e048180ea4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158783&Signature=R~H5obG1RuApVfGKCDwYZUJzVP6LyT~ve1EoGdf87kJ-RC5BrFVsLZ7wlPlBh7pZG1cLZjfGseNBEk0QUnXzw~gFvcEV0GcXqmvW4MoxEZkFugahUesEHZSC8kGXsg7dWsLnhY--KvIfT49-b8NIIKgNYrE9U5cD1bjqroIa-zbT7SZL0G7OSTu5gcw4ovHITFBgLcJsoJ0iUhugmpz~2JLUFaJmKbf1q3txBa1xYXlDtkd0d7SS~~i8bu3Xhj7O99jxVYP8VKtPqaYbpjg7qiNcz1SYKZK5sWpEMb2gP2xJ16CRecQI-2pcLipuC1C4ZDRDid7DRKmNn1SGXeHnbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dustin Gering announced that the district’s 10-03 waiver application has been approved, allowing the Franklin County Community School Corporation to schedule three professional-development days for staff in each of the next three years.

What the waiver does

The approved waiver will reduce student contact days to 177 and create three district-level professional learning days per year for the next three years; those staff days will be scheduled and are not intended to be used to replace snow days. The district’s leadership said the days will allow extended, corporation-wide training on reading and math curriculum, data review, PBIS (positive behavioral interventions and supports) and related topics.

“I’m really excited to be able to bring this to them for the next 3 years, 3 days where we come together and we talk about data,” Superintendent Dustin Gering said. “These are the goals of these 3 days, and to see significant time that we can spend on those topics for our teachers is just fantastic.”

Calendar changes and logistics

The superintendent said the district will issue a proposed calendar for the coming year and bring the calendar back to the board in June for approval; the district’s start date will not change, he added. One minor adjustment required counting and moving the last day of school by one day this year to ensure the required number of instructional days.

Operational notes

District leaders indicated some groups (e.g., classified contractors such as bus drivers) might be scheduled for targeted activities, training or assignments on professional-development days; examples from other districts included CPR training and vehicle cleaning for contracted staff. The district said more details on how each staff group will use the days will be provided with the proposed calendar.

Ending: The board will receive a proposed calendar and additional planning details in June and will notify parents of confirmed dates once the board acts.","The district’s 10-03 waiver was approved by the state, granting three professional learning days per year for the next three years and reducing student days to 177; calendar adjustments will be finalized and returned to the board in June.",{"_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},6558091,"Board approves hires, contracts, trips and routine business; full vote rollouts listed",1121,1493000,2614000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3276665-108ac1429847944c2f3954947ae593f5&start=1493&end=2614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3276665-108ac1429847944c2f3954947ae593f5/thumbnail_1493000.jpg","/articles/6558091/Indiana/Board-approves-hires-contracts-trips-and-routine-business-full-vote-rollouts-listed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558091-bfa165594241cfd0844fdbfca3dd534c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158783&Signature=InIbCou44G0y98RAHyxSZ5u9O2AkG21VcfKq~Ek1F6xYHHi1JYVxeu-S7J5UDelmWVGV2Mz52YbutvxfIzQoSrYdoZZs4MgrWP9y6U3fLFw58UZePZaAebJzO~kJX5I4SxZiu4593Os2e9CkEsti1DbWNnOMSAAE4zC69llL2Di24whHcsxhUOsLssFHylMRu63AbSCw-cJmZWplApKUCsHVHLf7q5t-FLc85M~DCRfko9Y7qe7CAHqjybK5DEG4GeM86hFg-F20jAqBDe0mta2WGJRb96r9-2iae9U67ujCQiPvtDgiKTTvZ~TetEeHaSID3-9KkAXo9fzIIS2aSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Community School Corporation board held roll-call votes on routine business and several policy items at its May 12 regular meeting in the Edmond Building.

Summary of votes and outcomes

- Consent agenda (minutes, expenditures and resignations): approved, 7–0. (Mover not specified; second: Katie.)

- Personnel — new hires: approved, 7–0. (Motion and second recorded; no individual mover named in the transcript.)

- Personnel — extracurricular assignments (coaching staff): approved, yes 5, no 1, abstain 1. The board noted one opposed and one abstention before passing the motion.

- Field trip (boys varsity basketball Super Hoops overnight trip, June 27–28): approved, 7–0. Motion by Miss Foster; second not specified in the tally.

- Food service vendor contracts (multiple vendor list including US Foods, Dairy Farmers of America, Prairie Farms, Alpha Bakery, Klosterman, Commercial Food Systems, Velvet Ice Cream, Smart Mouth Pizza and others): approved, 7–0. (Motion and second recorded; vote tally 7–0.)

- International student trip timeframe (recommendation to move summer trip to a spring-break window and approve the proposed timeframe for planning and kickoff): approved, 7–0. (Mover not specified; motion passed with a roll call of 7–0.)

Other items

- The district presented financial reports, cafeteria and latchkey fund balances and an update on projected property-tax impacts; those items were discussion-only and did not require board action.

- Revised student and academic handbooks were presented as information only; the board will take formal action in June.

Votes — structured summary

1) Consent agenda
- motion: Approve minutes, expenditures, resignations
- mover: not specified
- second: Katie
- tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0
- outcome: approved

2) Personnel — new hires
- motion: Approve listed new hires (April Isaacs, Haley Halloran, Shailen Stamper, Morgan Taylor, Misty Fries, Lindsay Bowling)
- mover: not specified
- second: not specified
- tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0
- outcome: approved

3) Personnel — extracurricular
- motion: Approve coaching assignments (Kyle Van Meter, Zach Frank, Michael Kristoff, Abigail Woods)
- mover: not specified
- second: not specified
- tally: yes 5, no 1, abstain 1
- outcome: approved

4) Field trip — boys varsity basketball Super Hoops (overnight 06/27–06/28)
- motion: Approve overnight field trip
- mover: Miss Foster
- second: not specified
- tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0
- outcome: approved

5) Food service vendor contracts
- motion: Approve vendor list (US Foods; Premier; Piazza Produce and Specialty Foods; D & O Produce; Dairy Farmers of America; Prairie Farms; Alpha Bakery; Klosterman; Commercial Food Systems; Velvet Ice Cream; Smart Mouth Pizza; Smart Systems)
- mover: Miss Foster (record shows motion; second by Miss Brennan)
- tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0
- outcome: approved

6) International trip timing for student Europe trip (move planning to spring-break timeframe)
- motion: Approve changing trip timeframe and proceed with planning
- mover: not specified
- second: Miss Wilson (record indicates a motion and a second prior to discussion)
- tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0
- outcome: approved

Provenance for recorded votes: the votes above are recorded in the board transcript beginning with the consent agenda at the start of the business portion of the meeting and continuing through the meeting’s new-business and motion items. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

Ending: The board will meet next on Monday, June 9 at 6 p.m. at the Edmond Building; the board indicated the revised student and academic handbooks will return for action at that meeting.","At its May 12 meeting, the Franklin County Community School Corporation board approved the consent agenda, multiple personnel actions, a boys basketball overnight trip, food-service vendor contracts and an international student trip timeframe; handbooks remain for action in June.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6558096,"Franklin County schools reorganize special education, centralize applied-skills and align schedules",932,2642000,3574000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3276665-108ac1429847944c2f3954947ae593f5&start=2642&end=3574","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3276665-108ac1429847944c2f3954947ae593f5/thumbnail_2642000.jpg","/articles/6558096/Indiana/Franklin-County-schools-reorganize-special-education-centralize-applied-skills-and-align-schedules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6558096-b65dfe51f5123eb4a7dffe87c7bde9e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158783&Signature=n4XA0Z-KcD0ax94hgIsvPf419TPtt9A-rU56Lcg-3dOaE18bsP9YoHBVQeVCjwSSnLZ3gWXCq775TSJkfGTVis6hw-~QGqqJ5RbDc5kyuevAL1EgkUfrzQYFIdev30~FecBKfOSoyiqtqqqjuqeJRFRzgUffM7VPrIGY9uuQe40s9oGioB291zD-HsO7fTIEC6umeks3bh79LdR1fe8bTLcDnJ1L4om3GEy-XGVbA3vOYNnACrCokWlCN-yIK8VLatprfPQHUWyElCcG~te-wMC4gli1LMBuk6DHAdBLkjcf5kM8PLoylAvb4okOQxeItNZTqgWzoyklIH1EvzC6eQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Franklin County Community School Corporation Superintendent Dustin Gering announced a package of staffing and program changes intended to align services across the district and better match staff to student needs.

The plan, presented at the board’s May 12 meeting by staff member Shannon New, will assign instructional assistants at the elementary level based on the number and severity of individual education programs (IEPs) in each building, add one special-education staff member districtwide, and centralize applied-skills classrooms. Under the proposal, the applied-skills K–6 class will be located at Brookville Elementary School (BES) and the applied-skills 7–12 class will be located at Franklin County High School (FCHS). New also described resource-teacher assignments at the secondary level.

“We have empowered and charged Miss New with chasing down a lot of the remedies,” Superintendent Dustin Gering said, thanking staff for the work that produced the plan. “She’s done a fantastic job, putting together a plan for next year, not waiting longer and longer going into next year, to address some of the concerns that have been brought up.”

Why it matters: district leaders said the moves respond to parent concerns and to uneven staffing and programming among the district’s three elementary schools. Centralizing some services and aligning schedules is intended to reduce the number of staff who must split time across buildings and to ensure consistent programming for high-ability and special-education students.

Key components and details

- Instructional-assistant staffing: At the elementary level, instructional assistants will be assigned by need—based on the number of IEPs and their severity—rather than by an equal number per building. At the secondary level, resource teachers will be assigned for grade bands: one resource teacher covering sixth, seventh and eighth grades at the middle school and resource coverage for grades 9–12 at the high school. New said the change required one additional hire and replacement of a vacated middle-school special-education teacher.

- Applied-skills classes: Applied-skills programming will be centrally located: BES will host K–6 applied skills; the high school will host grades 7–12 applied skills. Students who require transportation will still be transported between their home building and the site where the program is offered.

- Challenge/high-ability program: District leaders will align services across all three elementary schools. Grades K–3 and grade 6 will receive differentiated instruction within the regular classroom during “WIN” (What I Need) time. Fourth- and fifth-grade high-ability students will be placed in self-contained classrooms of about 20–25 students who meet high-ability criteria; a new high-ability handbook is expected over the summer.

- Bell schedule alignment: Middle-school and high-school bell schedules will be aligned so first periods, lunches and some shared staffing times match. District staff said that alignment reduced the number of teachers who travel between buildings and simplified shared staffing logistics. The change also allowed the middle school to add a full-time teacher.

Operational notes and parent guidance

New told the board principals and counselors met weekly for months to work through schedules and staffing and that principals notified teachers of movements already. She advised parents that registration and placement processes are data-driven and that principals retain placement authority; she said principals will revisit placements if an assignment does not work out.

“Parents think like parents,” New said. “We ask them to trust our judgment, and if it doesn’t go as we think it will, we’ll be glad to come back to the table and have that discussion.”

Clarifying details on logistics included transportation for students who will now travel between buildings for applied-skills and confirmation that elementary specials time, recess and lunch minutes will be standardized across all three elementary schools next year.

Ending: District officials said they will monitor enrollment and staffing over the summer and encouraged families to register promptly during open enrollment so staffing can be finalized before August.","Superintendent Dustin Gering and staff presented a reorganization of special education and challenge programming that centralizes applied-skills classes, assigns instructional assistants based on IEP need, adds one special-education hire, and aligns middle- and high-school schedules to reduce shared staffing.","actionData","errors"]

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