Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (Hebron Schools)
The board ratified the 2026–27 teachers’ contract, making the previously tentative deal official.
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Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (Hebron Schools)
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On October 21, 2026, the board approved the 2026-27 teacher contract. New teachers' base pay goes up $900, from $55,300 to $56,200. Most returning teachers get $1,800 more, and teachers at the top of the scale get less. Teachers also get more sick and personal days. The board approved raises for all other staff the same day.
Indiana State Board of Education
Stored meeting captions record approval of the consent agenda containing updated K–12 math standards and alternate content connectors. The memo covers K–8 and ten high-school courses, with connectors for K–8 and two high-school courses.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
On Oct. 20, 2026, the board voted 7-0 to adopt the 2027 operating budget, levy and rates, the 2027 capital projects plan and the bus replacement plan. The budget notice lists $11,925,050 in total budget estimates and up to $4,213,792 to be raised from property taxes, compared with a current levy of $3,573,048. The debt service fund's maximum levy is $1,757,919, up 39.94% from $1,256,187.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
On Oct. 20, 2026, the board voted 7-0 to approve a memorandum of understanding between North Vermillion, South Vermillion and the Vermillion County Sheriff's Office. The minutes do not describe what the agreement covers.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
On Sept. 22, 2026, the board voted 4-0 to approve a tentative agreement with the Classroom Teachers Association. On Oct. 20 it voted 7-0 to ratify the reopener of the 2025-2027 teacher contract. The minutes do not give the pay terms.
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation
The board approved the 2027–28 instructional calendar, keeping fall and spring breaks to one week rather than returning to the district’s earlier two-week-break schedule. The minutes identify this as continuing the current year’s calendar pattern; they do not list the calendar dates.
In October 2026, the district reported fall enrollment of 6,239.28 students to the state, down about 40 to 45 from last year. Officials said 416 kindergartners started while 517 seniors graduated. The district plans a demographic study.
On October 15, 2026, the board tabled a contract with Playlab, an AI software and training tool for teachers. Board members raised concerns about how Playlab could use district data and about the contract's legal terms. In June, a parent called the high school's messages about AI 'punitive and negative.' Staff said AI guidelines have been in the works for about 18 months.
Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (Hebron Schools)
The 2027 budget the board adopted on October 13, 2026 advertises total property tax levies of $7,386,829, up from $5,504,011 now. Most of the increase is in the debt service fund, which repays district borrowing: its levy would rise 57%, from $2,890,676 to $4,547,037. These are maximum advertised figures, and the superintendent said the state usually lowers them before the final budget order.
Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (Hebron Schools)
On October 13, 2026, the board held first readings of three updated policies: board compensation (paid quarterly), student discipline rules, and acceptable use of the internet and filtering software. The filtering update addresses providing filtered access even at home. A vote is expected in November.
On October 12, 2026, the board adopted the 2027 budget. The total property-tax levy is about $27.3 million, including about $15.8 million for the operations fund and $11.5 million for debt service, at a combined rate of about 94 cents per $100 of property value. At the September budget hearing, staff said state tax caps would cut about $3.5 million from the operations levy the district is allowed to collect.
The district's 2027 budget notice lists $98.95 million in spending, including $46.7 million for teaching and $13 million from the voter-approved referendum. At the October 12 hearing the finance officer said the combined tax rate would rise about 5 cents while state tax changes push property values down about 3.5% a year. The operations levy goes up 6%. Adoption was set for October 26.
At the October 12, 2026 budget hearing, the finance officer said only 349 kindergartners were counted this fall, compared with about 500 seniors last year. The state is funding 5,774 students, and leaders expect the number to keep falling, while the online school grows. In January the count had risen to 5,829.
Porter Township School Corporation
On October 8, 2026 the board voted 4-0 to adopt the 2027 budget and tax rates. The advertised budget is $24.1 million and the advertised total tax rate is $1.4354 per $100, compared with $1.0358 approved for 2026. About $0.20 of the advertised rate is the proposed referendum, which only applies if voters approve it. Net assessed value in the district fell 4.2% to $891.3 million.
Porter Township School Corporation
On October 8, 2026 the board approved bids for 'The Wolf Den,' a new district administration building on the Boone Grove High School campus. Base bids total $4,707,245, led by Gough at $3,362,800 for general trades and drywall; with an alternate the total is $4,896,785. Construction was set to start in October with completion by July 30, 2027.
Porter Township School Corporation
A tentative teacher contract presented on October 8, 2026 has two versions. If the referendum passes, starting pay rises to $50,500 and teachers get $3,125 raises; if it fails, starting pay is $50,000 and raises are $2,125. Teachers with a literacy endorsement get $200 either way. The board is set to vote in November.
The district's capital projects plan lists about $15.2 million of work over three years: $5.0 million in 2027, $5.4 million in 2028 and $4.8 million in 2029. It includes new Chesterton High School gym bleachers ($1.3 million), a high school chiller, new boilers at Bailly, Brummitt, Jackson and Liberty elementaries, and roofs and parking lots districtwide.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
On Sept. 22, 2026, during the public hearing on an additional appropriation, the board voted 4-0 for the additional appropriation resolution and the final bond resolution. On Oct. 20 it approved accepting a good-faith deposit with First Financial Bank and using bond proceeds to reimburse listed expenditures.
North Vermillion Community School Corporation
On Aug. 18, 2026, the board approved the retirement of corporation treasurer Michelle Harrison, effective Jan. 29, 2027. On Sept. 22 it appointed Misty Sandlin as corporation treasurer.
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation
The proposed 2027 budget is about $165.7 million, with a $59.1 million property tax levy. Staff said the tax rate will likely rise while the money the district actually collects falls by more than $5 million, because assessed value is dropping for the first time in years and property-tax-cap losses are growing. Health insurance costs are up more than 30%, and enrollment is projected down 1.5%. Adoption was on the October 19 agenda.
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation
Superintendent Dr. Travis Madison is leaving NAFCS for a job at Vincennes University. The board voted 7-0 on September 21 to appoint Dr. Mark Eastridge, a former superintendent in Crawford County and South Harrison, as interim superintendent. No timeline for a permanent search has been posted.
South Vermillion Community School Corporation
On September 21, 2026, the board adopted a $20,713,200 budget for 2027: Education $12.72 million, Operations $5.35 million and Debt Service $2,643,200. The advertised maximum debt levy is $3,000,000, up 37.75% from $2,177,811, and the operations levy is up 9.54%. The minutes say actual tax rates are expected to come in lower once the state sets them.
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