Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools
Minutes
Special Meeting: Budget Hearing
Date and Time
Thursday October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Location
NWILCS Admin Building
1775 W 41st Street
Gary, IN 46408
Directors Present
A. Briggs, A. Brown Thirston, A. Nicholson, E. Little, J. GEORGE, J. Parks
Directors Absent
S. Caruthers
Guests Present
D. Jones (remote), D. Sevier, J. Beasley, Johnny Jackson-Wired, L. Franklin, S. Breitenbach
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Nicholson called a meeting of the board of directors of Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools to order on Thursday Oct 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM.
C.
Presentation and Board Discussion on Budget
D.
Open Comment on Budget
No public comments taken.
II. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Parks made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
E. Little seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Briggs |
Aye
|
| S. Caruthers |
Absent
|
| J. Parks |
Aye
|
| A. Brown Thirston |
Aye
|
| E. Little |
Aye
|
| A. Nicholson |
Aye
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:14 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. GEORGE
Mrs. Beasley reported out-The meeting was held to discuss amendments to the FY '25–26 budget that includes the addition of monies from the property tax levy.
The monies will help to offset transportation costs for the Gary($2,050,390.00) and East Chicago($750,123.00) campuses.
Added to the budget, it will be — $201,445.00 for the EC campus and $534,434.00 for the Gary campuses.
The final vote will take place at the meeting scheduled for October 13, 2025.