BSU President: ‘A Historic Opportunity’ To Fix Muncie Schools
An amendment to Indiana House 1315 could give control of the Muncie Community Schools to Ball State University, instead of a state-appointed emergency manager.
Ways and Means Chairman Republican Representative Tim Brown from Crawfordsville wrote the bill and the amendment. Brown said the amendment pertains to the Muncie Community Schools – not to other struggling school districts. Brown was the lawmaker who introduced legislation last year to put MCS under partial state control
The amendment would permit Ball State’s Board of Trustees to adopt a resolution to govern the Muncie Community School Corporation, using a newly appointed seven-member governing board. Five elected school board members currently comprise the MCS board. If the measure is adopted by lawmakers, Ball State’s trustees would select five members of the MCS board. Ball State’s President Mearns would submit the nominations to the BSU board. Muncie’s city council and mayor would each have one appointment to the new seven-member board. What happens to the role of the elected school board is not yet certain.
- Source: Indiana Public Radio
- Via: Stan Sollars
