Archived Live Report: MCCSC board annual reorganization (Jan. 6, 2026) | Cooperman now board president
This will be a live, text-based report from the MCCSC school board meeting on Tuesday (Jan 6) beginning at 6 p.m.
Kelton O'Connell
Inside MCCSC’s weather-related school closure decisions
At Tuesday’s MCCSC board meeting, superintendent Markay Winston explained how weather-related school closures are decided, citing forecasts, road conditions, legal requirements, and safety concerns. Recent snow and extreme cold led to e-learning days and delays this month.
No teacher pay raises through 2027: MCCSC OKs contract, state grant stipends to be decided
MCCSC approved a new teacher contract Tuesday that freezes salaries through 2027, increases insurance contributions, expands parental leave, and reduces the retirement match. The district also faces state TAG changes that will limit the number of stipend recipients.
MCCSC board hears tentative labor agreement, OKs 2026 budget
The Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) presented its tentative collective bargaining agreement for 2025-2027 at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the school board. Ratification is expected at the board’s next meeting in about three weeks.
Indiana Daily Student adviser’s firing sparks legal fight, faculty rebuke, new IU task force
Former Indiana University (IU) Media School director of student media Jim Rodenbush says he plans to sue the university for wrongful termination, after being fired Oct. 14 for refusing what he describes as an order to censor the Indiana Daily Student (IDS).
Bloomington neighborhood site of 50th Indiana Solar for All project
Last Saturday, Indiana Solar for All marked its 50th installation of free residential solar panels. Saturday’s installation was in one of Bloomington’s Habitat neighborhoods, on West Moravec Way—across the railroad tracks north of The Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park, south of the B-Line Trail.
MCCSC board hears updates on student attendance, health and safety
Health and safety, along with school attendance, were topics presented to Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Board of School Trustees at its regular meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 23). The board also held a hearing on its budget for 2026, and approved several routine bond resolutions.