REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING LAST NIGHT

The imaginary basketball arena is modelled and rendered.

(NEWTON) The Jasper County School Board of Education met last night in Newton for its regular monthly meeting in March. The Board : approved the payment of all bills as presented : approved the amended District Calendar for the 2025-2026 school year with the last day of school for students set for May 22nd : approved the 2026-2027 District Calendar with the first day of school for students set for August 11th, 2026 : approved memberships for IESA & IHSA Sports : approved a 3-year contract with Wagner Photography for district-wide student pictures : approved the District’s Tech Lease for the 2026-2027 school year : heard a legislative update from Springfield : discussed budget information, noting that state funding for transportation will continue to decrease into Fiscal Year 2027, plus less money in Special Education Transportation funding as well : noted the Newton Elementary Building Project is expected to begin by the end of March : noted in the Building & Grounds Update, that projects include the replacement of access entry points at the Elementary School and a sewer project at the High School : and in personnel – accepted the resignation from Chad Farley as NCHS Boys Head Soccer Coach – hired Martha Kirts as the District Speech Language Pathologist, Sarah Coffin as an Elementary School Teacher, and Adam Kuhl as District Groundskeeper, all for the 2026-2027 school year – and approved eleven (11) volunteers for the Strong Girls Program and ten (10) volunteers for the Strong Boys Program : while the Board’s next regular monthly meeting will be April 20th, 2026, the Jasper County School Board will have a special meeting at 6:00 next Monday, March 23rd.