School Board Briefings
8/9/2021 Recap
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8/9/2021 BCSC School Board Briefings
Hello, everyone and welcome to the second edition of BCSC School Board Briefings. My name is Josh Burnett and I’m the Communications Coordinator for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. In case you weren’t able to attend in person or did not watch the live stream available on our BCSC Youtube Channel, this is created to keep you informed and up to date about decisions made at the School Board meetings.
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Alright, let’s get into the school board meeting.
Our BCSC School Board met for the first of two meetings this month on Monday, August 9, 2021 at the BCSC Administration Building.
To start things off, the School Board held a Public hearing where the community had an opportunity to discuss the proposed 13 million dollar renovations to buildings throughout the school corporation.
Columbus East High School’s Peggy Myers was formally recognized for receiving the 2021 Edna V Folger Outstanding Teacher award. This annual award, presented by SIHO, The IUPUC Center for Teaching and Learning and the Community Education Coalition, is designed to raise awareness about the immeasurable influence educators have on their students, and to recognize the image of educators as important community role models.
Next, Dr. Roberts made the recommendation to the board members that we revise our current 2021-2022 BCSC COVID-19 Reopening Plan to require universal masking indoors at all BCSC buildings. Board members approved this recommendation, as well as other revisions to the plan, that will now go into effect on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.
During public comments, 34 individuals spoke and the main topic of conversation was opinions expressed for or against masks.
After the public comment portion of the meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Dr. Gina Pleak gave an overview of teacher evaluations for the previous school year.
School Board members will next meet for their next regular session on Monday, August 23, at 6:30 pm.
