Maintenance of programs is the one area that Mr. Mankin does control. All materials are purchased based on his school provided budget, although typically there are not excess funds available to expand current programming. Mr. Mankin shared that after the referendum had passed, each school was to receive an extra $10,000 for technology programming, but that was lost for some unknown reason. However, he said that last week he was notified by the central office that the district had received a grant and was given $10,000 to spend on technology again. Once he learned that the funds were available again, he formed a teacher team to create a plan and now the school will have 6 Apple TV mobile stations.
Since the principal has no control of maintenance and facility funds, Mr. Mankin could not speak to what is board approved or not. He shared that the only items he has to have approved by the school board are program donations or PTO donations. Often,…show more content… However, Mr. Mankin stated he “just received a call one day from the central office” and was told that a quad of portables was going to be delivered to the school. Next, he was informed that he had three options based on the architect’s recommendation of where the portables could be on the school’s property and aligned to Indiana’s code. Based on this information, he shared that the central office obtained the enrollment of each building through a centralized system and based on the system’s report, it prompted the district to furnish the portable. Immediately, Mr. Mankin and his Vice Principal had to determine the logistics of the portable, from the student population that would be housed there, emergency procedures, inclusive activities, and safety precautions. Unfortunately, the staff of HIJH was not able to choose the furnishings for the new structure; all items were selected and delivered based on the central office team’s
