CENTRAL DECATUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL Minutes for May 13, 2026 Central Decatur Board of Education Meeting The Central Decatur Community School Board of Education met in regular session in the High School Library on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Board members present:Sean Saxton and Nick Tharp. Jo Frank via phone until joining in person at 7:44. Cassy Allen joined the meeting at 8:07 and Amber Swartz at 8:16. Board members absent:None Others in attendance:Amy Whittington, Dan Johnson, Chris Coffelt, Becky Broich, and three guests. With a quorum present, the meeting was called to order at 7:32 p.m. As both the Board President and Vice President were delayed, Saxton moved for Tharp to serve as President Pro Tem and conduct the meeting until the arrival of the Board President or Vice President. Second by Frank. Motion carried unanimously. No public comment was given. CONSENSUS ITEMS AND REPORTS:The following consent items were approved:• The agenda for May 13, 2026. • Minutes of the previous meetings on April 22, 2026. • Financial reports for the following funds for April 2026:General, Management, Physical Plant and Equipment Levy, Capital Projects, Bond and Interest, Partial-Self Insurance Fund, Activity, Scholarship, and Lunch. • Summary list of bills for May:General Fund $128,686.27; Activity Fund $26,766.26; Lunch Fund $26,438.13; Capital Projects Fund $49,906.70; PPEL Fund $3,211.67. • There were no open enrollment applications. • There were no fundraising or field trip requests. Motion to approve all items listed in Consensus Items and Reports listed above by Frank, second by Saxton. Motion carried unanimously. LEARNING LINK:• Members of the Behavior Intervention and Support Team (BIST) Vision Team provided an overview of the BIST program. The program is designed to help students develop emotional awareness and positive coping skills to support safe, productive, and nonviolent behavior both inside and outside the classroom. Key components of the program include proactive and preventative strategies that help students learn self-regulation and behavior reset skills, teacher consistency through common language and expectations, and emotional mastery skills that help students problem-solve and
