The Mitchell Community Schools Board of Trustees will meet tonight

MITCHELL – The Mitchell Community Schools Board of Trustees will meet tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the MCS Administration Office.

On the agenda:

I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Request Approval of the Following Minutes

1. Regular Session – October 20, 2025
2. Executive Session – October 20, 2025
   B. Request Approval of the Following Financial Report(s)
3. Corporation – October 2025
4. Extra-Curricular – October 2025
   C. Claims
   D. Fundraiser(s)
   E. Field Trip/Conference Requests
5. Field Trip – Mitchell Junior High 6th Grade – NLCS Performing Arts Center & Career
   Center – November 18, 2025 (12:00 – 2:30 p.m.).
6. Field Trip – Mitchell High School 12th Grade Government Students – Indiana Statehouse – November 24, 2025 (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
7. Field Trip – United Way of South Central Indiana – Mitchell Junior High & Mitchell High School Female Students – Dates To Be Determined (Explanation in packet materials).
8. Robyn Embry, MHS Science Teacher, Requests to attend the College Board/AP Biology PBL Development Committee Meeting – January 17-19, 2026, in New Orleans, LA
   F. Resignations/Retirements
9. Madison Gerkin – MCS Bus Monitor – Resignation Effective November 14, 2025.
10. Sadie Padgett – Hatfield Elementary 1:1 Aide – Resignation Effective November 14, 2025
11. Kevin Conner – MCS School Resource Officer – Resignation Effective November 5, 2025
12. Heather Holt – Hatfield Elementary Instructional Aide – Resignation Effective October 23, 2025

V. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A. Personnel

1. MHS – Girls’ Wrestling Head Coach
2. MHS – Girls’ Wrestling Assistant Coach
3. MJHS – Cheerleading Assistant (Volunteer)
4. MJHS – Wrestling Head Coach
5. MHS – Boys’ Wrestling Assistant Coach
6. MHS – Boys’ Wrestling Volunteer Coach
7. MHS – Winter Guard Head Coach
8. MHS – Winter Guard Assistant Coach
9. MHS – Prom Chairperson(s)(2)
10. Hatfield Elementary – 1:1 Aide
11. MCS Transportation – Route 36 Bus Monitor
12. MCS Maintenance – Night Shift “C” Custodian
13. MCS Maintenance – Night Shift “B” Custodian
    B. Leave Requests
14. Dakota Brasher – MHS Business Teacher is requesting Paternity Leave beginning on February 25, 2026, and continuing for six weeks.
    C. Disposition of Recommendation to Approve $1605 be added to the base salary for all administrators, retroactive to the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
    D. Disposition of Recommendation to Approve a 6% increase to the current hourly wage for all MCS support staff (secretaries, aides, para-professionals, maintenance & custodial, cafeteria, transportation), retroactive to the start of the 2025-2026 school year.
    E. Disposition of Recommendation to Approve an increase in daily substitute pay from $83 to $88.
    F. Disposition of Recommendation to Declare buses 11 and 27 obsolete and approved for disposal.
    G. Mr. Carlson, MHS Principal, is seeking approval to open an ECA account for the Class of 2027.
    H. Mrs. Kidd, COSMOS Director, is seeking approval to open an ECA account for student CTE certifications.
    I. Disposition of Recommendation to Approve the MCS 2026-2027 School Calendar as presented.

VI. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A. Mr. Tanksley & Mr. Burton – Update from recent meeting with Mr. Bill Riggert, Civil Engineer, regarding the rainwater issue behind MJHS.
VII. ADJOURN