The CWC School Board meeting met briefly for their monthly meeting, with only a couple of items on the agenda.
Superintendent Jarrod Newell presented the Fiscal Year 2027 preliminary budget, noting that it will be on display for 30 days for public review, and that a special meeting will be held on September 21 at 5:45 pm to adopt it.
There was only one update from school administrators: Mr. King highlighted the vocational programs and dual credit courses offered to students at Carmi-White County High School. The district currently offers career pathway endorsements in industrial maintenance, industrial arts, and CAN opportunities. King stated they are looking to add construction, HVAC, and electrical endorsements soon. So far, there are 13 students enrolled in the vocational programs offered through SIC, the largest enrollment to date, and 9 students participating in the CNA class.
Regarding dual credit, King explained that the district has eight transferable dual credit classes: college algebra, college statistics, college algebra/pre-calculus, calculus, Spanish 121 and 122, advanced chemistry, and American history.
During executive session with the school board, hires, resignations, and reassignments were approved.
Resignations included: Mallory Stendeback, pre-k parent coordinator; Madison Strong, classroom aide and bus supervisor at Lincoln Attendance Center; and Emily Mahon and Kooper Buchanan, individual aides.
Reassignments were: Kayla Emery as the new pre-k parent coordinator; Brittiny Bond as a classroom aide; Brittany Brown as an individual aide at Brownsville; and Ashley Hobgood as a classroom aide.
Employment approved: Lisa Cincotta as head cook at Jefferson; Gracey Stephens as a morning supervisor at Lincoln Attendance Center; Adison Martin as a pre-K classroom aide; and Julie Rendfeld as an individual aide at Lincoln.
Lastly, volunteers for the 2026-2027 school year will be: Drew Huffer as a junior high baseball coach, Kadee Milligan junior high school softball coach; Jeremy Courson, Josh Cox, and Stefan Shepler as girls basketball coaches; Jake Campbell and Chris Pollard as 6th grade boys basketball coaches, Chris Courty as high school girls’ tennis coach; and Rhonda Cantrell, Kristin Prince, and Jill Bunfill for the junior/senior high school band and choir.