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Vigo County School Oversight Committee

County committee overseeing the county's involvement in Vigo County school funding matters, working with law firm Barnes & Thornburg.

Every indexed appearance (28)

  1. Aug 12, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners2 items
    1. Aug 12Most recent step: HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      New state law is what lets the county help pay for school buildings 0:32:39

    2. Aug 12HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      New high school site remains unpicked while officials discuss the State Road 46 corridor 0:24:59

  2. Sep 1, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)1 item
    1. Sep 1Presented

      Commissioners ask the council for $15 million up front and $6 million a year for 20 years toward a $222 million school plan 0:53:55

  3. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
    1. Aug 4Reported

      No regular Tuesday commissioners meeting next week — special Wednesday 5pm session will hear the East Side school recommendation instead 0:19:46

  4. Aug 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board3 items
    1. Aug 12Passed

      Oversight board votes 5-0 to send "Option 6.2" — a new high school east of the river and a renovated West Vigo — to the county commissioners 0:27:38

    2. Aug 12PassedUnverified item. Flagged

      Oversight board recommends $15 million up front and $6 million a year in county money for the school building plan 0:57:32

    3. Aug 12Public comment

      Teachers' union president tells the oversight board most teachers support the school plan but says teacher voice has been missing from the process 0:58:49

  5. Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)1 item
    1. Aug 4Reported

      County's school oversight committee reports $87,146 balance, sets September date for a school funding proposal 0:05:40

  6. Jul 20, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board3 items
    1. Jul 20PassedUnverified item. Flagged

      Oversight board pays a $2,269.50 legal bill and reports an $87,135 balance 0:02:12

    2. Jul 20Presented

      Terre Haute Casino Foundation pledges $10 million upfront and up to $4.3 million a year for a new high school 0:03:48

    3. Jul 20Public comment

      West Vigo teachers push back on a plan detail that would move sixth graders into an "elementary" building 0:29:04

  7. Jun 25, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board2 items
    1. Jun 25Passed

      Oversight board approves two Barnes & Thornburg legal invoices totaling $4,563 0:00:51

    2. Jun 25ReportedUnverified item. Flagged

      A revised West Vigo school plan could save $30 million to $40 million, but no decision has been made 0:02:47

  8. Apr 9, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Apr 9HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Oversight board pushes school-funding recommendation from April to July 0:31:43

  9. Mar 26, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Mar 26Heard

      District says it can't set a construction start date for its school building plan until the county decides whether to help pay for it 1:19:24

  10. Mar 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Mar 12Public comment

      Public comments show competing views of Vigo County's school consolidation plan 0:06:28

  11. Feb 26, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board2 items
    1. Feb 26Presented

      Board member questions an illustration that uses Vigo County Schools' full existing bonding capacity 0:25:16

    2. Feb 26Heard

      A resident tells the Vigo County School Oversight Board it lacks Black representation 1:06:32

  12. Feb 23, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Feb 23HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      Resident questions how the county calculated a $102 million savings figure 0:04:35

  13. Feb 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Feb 12Passed

      Oversight Board hires Barnes & Thornburg as counsel for its school-plan review 0:01:25

  14. Feb 2, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Feb 2ReportedUnverified item. Flagged

      School board adopts "Option Six," closing eight Vigo County buildings to avoid an estimated $191 million in costs 0:54:32

  15. Jan 29, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board4 items
    1. Jan 29Reported

      State budget ends a $155-per-student textbook grant; district cites grant loss and enrollment decline in a $1.5 million annual shortfall 0:35:17

    2. Jan 29Heard

      State lawmakers cap Vigo County Schools' property-tax growth at 4.4% for a third year running 1:00:37

    3. Jan 29Heard

      SEA 1 creates a new credit for qualifying homestead property owners, reducing local tax collections 1:03:09

    4. Jan 29Presented

      Vigo County Schools has lost $80 million to $100 million in property tax revenue since 2015 to the state's tax caps 1:10:17

  16. Jan 12, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board2 items
    1. Jan 12PresentedUnverified item. Flagged

      Plan would raze West Vigo Middle School as Terre Haute North and South become middle schools 1:01:45

    2. Jan 12HeardUnverified item. Flagged

      District says it can bond for one new high school without raising taxes, but not two 1:18:07

  17. Jan 5, 2026— Vigo County Oversight Board1 item
    1. Jan 5Passed

      Oversight Board adopts a public-comment policy for its school-plan meetings 0:12:44

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