Mt. Vernon Board of School of Trustees

The Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation (SEA390), codified as Indiana Code 20-29-6-1(b), requiring a school employer and school employees to hold a public hearing and take public testimony to discuss the items described in the Indiana Teacher Collective Bargaining Law, Indiana Code 20-29-6-1-(a) before engaging in formal collective bargaining.

Therefore, the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation and the Mt. Vernon Classroom Teachers' Association hereby convene this public hearing in accordance with SEA 390.  The board's representatives, Superintendent Jack Parker, Assistant Superintendent Chris Smedley, CFO Greg Elkins and Kellie Freeman, Board President, were joined by Desiray Scalf, President of the Mt. Vernon Classroom Teachers' Association, Delinda Deckard, Vice-President; and Paul Nappier, Indiana State Teachers' Association, for this joint hearing.  

As with all public comments before the school board, the parties request that all who speak at this hearing limit their comments to the subject at hand, and speak concisely and cordially.

The hearing was opened for public comments at 4:07 p.m. There were no public comments.

The Public Hearing was adjourned at 4:08 p.m.

An Executive Session of the Board was held after the Public Hearing.