The Taylorville School Board met on Tuesday night for their regular board meeting. They discussed Minutes, the building project on the southeast side of Taylorville High School, heard from the Finance Committee, and introduced the new interim superintendent Deborah Philpot.

The board started by approving minutes and going over claims, as well as the treasurer's report.

They then turned their attention to old business. The biggest concern still on everyone's mind is the ongoing building project on the southeast side of Taylorville High School. The Building Committee had planned on presenting the School board with the proposal of choosing option number 3 which would be a combined effort of fine arts and athletics. The options were discussed in an earlier board meeting. The board decided to delay that due to the board appointing a focus group for the building project, but there was frustration expressed by Dr. Mizer regarding the lack of involvement of the current band director in the focus group.

Brenda Patrick said that if he were available, they would be willing to let him sit in and give input during the meeting. The board passed the appointment of the focus group.

The board then transitioned to the finance committee, where the main point of discussion was whether or not to plan the budget for $13 million. Dr. Mizer mentioned that $3.2 million had already been allocated to this project, leaving $9.8 million for the rest of the project.

The brand new interim superintendent, Deborah Philpot, gave her inaugural superintendent report. She mentioned that she was excited to have the office staff that she has, which was not available in other school districts.

She also discussed how she would handle future board meetings, specifically her use of closed sessions.

The board then went into a closed session where they discussed personnel decisions. The board will have a special meeting to make decisions on applicants.

The next board meeting is scheduled for August 8th.