Governing Board Meeting

1. Pledge and Welcome
Dawn Downer, President

This meeting is a meeting of the Governing Board in public for the purpose of conducting the Career Center's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation as indicated by a specified agenda item.
Mission Statement: To engage, support, and empower students by providing active, career-based learning in an experiential environment.


2. Program Showcase - Welding
Daniel Fidler and Garrett Hodson, Instructors

3. Approval of Consent Agenda Items

4. Items of Action - ACTION

4.1 Request Approval of Overnight Travel

4.2 Request Approval of Perkins Reserve Grant
  • $130,000

5. Director's Comments and Items of Information
Dr. Kovach, Director

I am currently meeting with superintendents individually this month to compile information that will help direct C9 into the future.

Also, next month the C9 board of directors will need to meet to reorganize.


5.1 Students of the Month

5.2 Upcoming Dates and Events
  • January 19, 2026 - Martin Luther King Day - No School
  • January 29, 2026 - Open House Prospective Students - 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • February 12, 2026 - Next Governing Board Meeting - Program Showcase:  Cyber Security

7. Adult Education Division Action and Items of Information

7.1 Request Approval of Adult Education Personnel Report

7.2 Request Approval to Transfer Expenditures Between Funds

7.3 Request Approval for 10 Adult Education Employees to Attend the Coalition of Adult Basic Education Conference
  • 2026 COABE National Conference, April 12-25, 2026, Indianapolis, Indiana

9. Public Comments

10. Board Member Comments

11. Adjournment