Meeting Summary and Briefs: Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3 Board of Education for July 23, 2026

Martinsville Board of Education | July 23, 2026

The Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3 Board of Education met for 71 minutes on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in the Jr./Sr. High School Media Center, with all seven members present and no public comment offered. The board moved quickly through a nine-item new business agenda, a 26-minute closed session and nine post-closed-session votes, approving an infrastructure program manager, community recreation items, new bus driver pay rates and six personnel hires before adjourning at 7:11 p.m.

Full coverage of the meeting’s major actions appears in separate stories: the personnel hires, bus driver pay rates and the grant of hiring authority to the superintendent; the 4-3 split over the FY27 budget hearing date; the approval of Omni Energy Partners as Life Cycle Infrastructure Program Manager; and the youth volleyball, Shrine Pageant and summer recreation approvals. The remaining items of business are summarized below.

Consent Agenda Approved Without Dissent

The board voted unanimously to approve its consent agenda as presented, on a motion by Wilhoit seconded by Hollingsworth. The package included approval of prior Board of Education minutes, monthly expenditures, the treasurer’s report, the activity fund report, a budget comparison report, a Freedom of Information Act request, and authorization for the district to expend funds to cover the costs of salaries, materials and supplies for the 2026-2027 school year. No dollar figures for any of these items appear in the minutes or the agenda, and the underlying reports were not released with the meeting materials. The FOIA request is identified only by category; its subject and requester are not recorded.

Salary Schedule Credit Movement Approved; Parcel Abstains

On a motion by Baird, seconded by Hollingsworth, the board approved credit movement across the salary schedule. Six members voted in favor and Parcel abstained; no reason for the abstention is recorded. The agenda listed the item as approval of requests for credit movement across the salary schedule, indicating one or more individual staff requests were involved, but neither document names the employees, states how many requests were approved, identifies the lanes or steps involved, or gives the cost to the district. Credit movement on a teacher salary schedule generally refers to advancement based on additional coursework or credentials earned.

Board Spends 26 Minutes in Closed Session

The board entered closed session at 6:40 p.m. on a unanimous vote, on a motion by Hollingsworth seconded by Kannmacher, and returned to open session at 7:06 p.m. on a unanimous vote, on a motion by Kannmacher seconded by Parcel. The agenda states the purpose as consideration of information regarding collective bargaining matters; the appointment, employment, resignation, compensation, discipline, performance, evaluation or dismissal of specific employees; and possible litigation of the school district. No action can be taken in closed session. Immediately after reconvening, the board took up eight personnel items and a labor memorandum in open session, consistent with the stated purpose.

Administration Updates Presented, No Action Recorded

New business item H was listed as Administration Updates, with reports from Principal Cooper, Principal Evers and Superintendent Waggoner. The minutes list the three report headings and record no motion, no vote and no summary of what was said. Principal Evers was marked absent from the meeting on the roll call, though a report under that name remains listed on both the agenda and the minutes. The substance of all three reports is unavailable from the public record.

Back-to-School Calendar Announced

The board closed the open portion of the meeting with a list of upcoming dates. Online registration began July 20, with a fall coaches meeting at 5 p.m. and a parents meeting at 7 p.m. on July 27, and in-person registration on Aug. 3. A new teachers meeting is set for Aug. 11 and teachers institute for Aug. 12. The first day for students is Aug. 13, with early dismissal at 12:25 and 12:30. Meet the Streaks is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14. Kindergarten’s first day and attendance by pre-K group A are set for Aug. 17, with pre-K group B on Aug. 18 and all pre-K students attending beginning Aug. 19.

Adjournment

The board adjourned at 7:11 p.m. on a motion by Kannmacher, seconded by Hollingsworth, approved unanimously. The next regular board meeting is referenced in the record as Aug. 20, 2026.