The Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board voted to sell 2.75 acres of land near 131st Street and Cumberland Road for $711,835.  Board attorney David Day said the buyer is Ellipsis Real Estate Partners, which plans to build and operate a residential healthcare facility for seniors on that plot of land.  The board action authorizes the execution of documents and other action to complete the transaction, subject to administrative and board approval.

The board then voted to spend $150,000 to buy a house and corresponding land, to clear the way for future construction of an elementary school, near the current school on Cyntheanne Road.  Final plans and renderings have not been done yet on the new elementary, but school officials need that property to move forward when it is time to begin construction.

In other school board news from the May 10th session:

–New mathematics textbooks were approved for the High School and Junior High levels.  You can get more details at this link.

–Final action was taken to implement a revised tobacco-free policy including language for electronic cigarettes. adjust student & lunch fees and changes in collection policies.

–Academic All-Stars Ashton Murray of Fishers High School  and Tyler Zhang of Hamilton Southeastern High School were honored by the board.

–The Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation board reported on the increased fund-raising by the organization in recent years.  Foundation board officials described their new strategic plan for the future.

–The May 24th school board meeting will begin an hour earlier, 6pm, so the board members may attend a special ceremony honoring Fishers Junior High School National Champion “We the People” team at 7pm.  The board meeting will also be held at Fishers Junior High.

–Chief Financial Officer Mike Reuter told the board the school corporation just issued roughly $8 million in bonds for 20 years, at a low interest rate of 2.9%.