ARGOS — The Argos School Board made some personnel moves and was updated on various projects and events happening around the school in their regular meeting this week.
First on the agenda were personnel moves and they were athletics-heavy as the Board named Damon Binkley the new Athletic Director at the high school and hired Nick Kindig as the new boy’s basketball coach and business teacher.
As part of that the board accepted the resignation of Jason Breden who had filled both those positions before leaving the corporation to become the new head boys basketball coach at Knox.
“He’s about all things Argos so it makes a lot of sense to keep him here and keep him going,” said Superintendant Ned Speicher of Binkley’s hire as AD.
Speicher was also happy with the hire of Kindig.
“He’s a fine young man and we are glad to have him,” he said.
Binkley will continue to teach science at Argos and also remain an assistant soccer coach.
Kindig comes to Argos after a successful playing career at Tippecanoe Valley and Bethel College and was assistant to Jason Groves at Triton a year ago.
The board also hired Elizabeth Swango as a grade one teacher, Beth Schmeltz as a temporary guidance counselor for the summer, and approved Angel Balsley’s transfer from the Business department to the guidance counselor position. Rachel Mabee will be the school psychologist.
Along with Breden’s resignation, the board accepted the resignation of Joe Kindig as the high school baseball coach, volleyball coach Andrea Perez is leaving to take a new job, Rob McMillen in the maintenance department, and Deb Thompson will leave her guidance counselor position to take the same job at Mishawaka.
Speicher told the board that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be having a public meeting on June 27 from 6-8 p.m. regarding the US 31 overpass and projected work on SR 110 and looking at SR 10 changes.
The school corporation is redoing the parking lots and perimeter fencing around the schools. Currently, the south and west sides of the building are torn up for the purpose of putting in new drainage and a parking lot solving those issues done before school starts
While textbook rental is paid for by the state of Indiana the board approved fees for educational materials so that they can be reimbursed by the state.
Prairie Farms was awarded the milk bid for the corporation and Gordon food supply will have the food contract.
In accordance with recently enacted state statutes there is a new cell phone policy at the school. Phones are restricted in the classroom and will have to be left in a storage compartment at the classroom door and collect them again when they get out of class.
Argos Schools will have “Back to School Night” with the Marshall County Health Department mobile immunization clinic on Aug. 6 from 5-7 p.m.
The board’s next meeting will be July 22.
