School Board

Board Members
- JACK RUSSELL, President
- SCOTT ALEXANDER, Vice President
- JANE DUNIGAN-SMITH, Secretary
- AMY COUNTS, Member
- ROB DANIELS, Member
JACK RUSSELL, President

JACK RUSSELL
President, CGCSC Board of School Trustees

Jack Russell is a long-time resident of the Center Grove community. He graduated from Center Grove High School in 1974. He is a graduate of Purdue University where he studied Elementary Education. After Purdue, Mr. Russell attended Butler University to study dance and acting.
Russell spent time traveling the country after graduation doing live shows at theme parks and dinner theaters. During that time, he would also substitute teach in the local school system. After a few years working as general manager in his family’s real estate and development business, Russell returned to the world of education to teach full-time. He also spent time substitute teaching while raising his son, Austin, whom he adopted from Paraguay. Austin is a 2013 Center Grove graduate.
Russell has been an active member of the Center Grove Education Foundation. He is also involved with the Center Grove Alumni and Friends group. Russell was elected to the Center Grove Board of School Trustees in 2010 and has served in various leadership positions, including as president in 2013.
SCOTT ALEXANDER, Vice President

SCOTT ALEXANDER
Vice President, CGCSC Board of School Trustees

Scott Alexander is a 1991 graduate of Center Grove High School and a lifelong Center Grove resident. He received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in 1995. Mr. Alexander is the Vice President, of Sales and Strategic Partnerships for InTempo Software.
Alexander joined Center Grove’s Board of School Trustees in 2010. Prior to that he was a four-year member of the Center Grove Education Foundation.
Alexander's Information Technology background spans over the past 18 years with experience in various leadership roles. He has spent a large portion of his career in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries with some experience in consulting as well. Alexander brings vast experience in leading teams and businesses of varying sizes through information technology, operations, and logistics.
Alexander and his wife, Dana, have two sons who are graduates of Center Grove High School. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf.
JANE DUNIGAN-SMITH, Secretary

JANE DUNIGAN-SMITH
Secretary, CGCSC Board of School Trustees

Jane Dunigan-Smith has lived in the Center Grove community for more than 22 years. She is the Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at BioCrossroads. Dunigan-Smith has a master’s degree in business administration, marketing and strategy and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Dunigan-Smith has served on the Board of the Center Grove Education Foundation and is a graduate of the Center Grove Ambassadors program. She and her husband, Rodney, have two sons, one graduate of Center Grove High School (CGHS) and a senior at CGHS.
Dunigan-Smith was appointed the Board in August 2024 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Gary Robinson in June. She will serve through December 2026.
AMY COUNTS, Member

AMY COUNTS
Member, CGCSC Board of School Trustees

Amy Counts has lived in the Center Grove community since 2002. She serves as a Mortgage Loan Officer with Northpointe Bank.
Mrs. Counts was elected to the Board in 2020. She previously served for four years on the Center Grove Education Foundation Board where she worked to help raise money for professional development and classroom grants for teachers.
Counts is a graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business with a concentration in Finance.
She and her husband, Greg, are raising three children, a son, Gavin who is a CGHS graduate, and two daughters, Sophia and Collins, who attend Center Grove schools.
ROB DANIELS, Member

ROB DANIELS
Member, CGCSC Board of School Trustees

Rob Daniels is a 1989 graduate of Center Grove where he was a member of the National Honors Society, lettered in basketball, played tennis, and was involved in several other student organizations.
Mr. Daniels joined the Board in 2017. He has been involved with the Center Grove Education Foundation, Center Grove Strategic Planning Committee, Center Grove Girls Basketball League, and coached AAU girls basketball. Daniels graduated from DePauw University in 1993 with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in European History. During his time at DePauw, he studied for a semester in Freiburg, Germany. In 1996, he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.
Daniels has been an attorney in private practice for over 20 years. He is a partner and member of the management committee at DeFur Voran, LLP. His practice centers on complex litigation, construction, real estate, information technology, appellate, and general business representation. He is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and has served on several legal and construction industry boards and organizations. He is married to Alisa Daniels, a 1991 Center Grove graduate and business manager for Daniels Associates, Inc., a family-owned information technology company. His two daughters are graduates of Center Grove High School.
Board Information
- Board Organization 2026
- Board Meetings
- Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes
- Board Meeting Archive
- Bylaws & Policies
- Contact Board Members
Board Organization 2026
- President: Jack Russell
- Vice President: Scott Alexander
- Secretary: Jane Dunigan-Smith
- Member: Amy Counts
- Member: Rob Daniels
- Board Representative for Central Nine Career Center: Scott Alexander
- Alternate: Jane Dunigan-Smith
- Board Representative for Center Grove Education Foundation: Amy Counts
- Alternate: Jack Russell
- Bargersville Redevelopment Commission Liaison: Amy Counts
- Johnson County Redevelopment Commission Liaison: Scott Alexander
- Legislative Liaison: Jane Dunigan-Smith
- Equity Task Force: Jack Russell and Jane Dunigan-Smith
- Corporation Treasurer: Catherine Statzer
- Assistant Treasurer: Jason Taylor
- School Attorneys: Van Valer Law and Lewis & Kappes
- Bond & Finance Attorney: Barnes & Thornburg LLC
- Regular Meetings: Once per Month – 7:00 p.m.
- Additional executive sessions, work sessions, hearings, and special meetings as needed.
- Board Annual Salary: $2,000 per year / $95 per regular meeting / $62 per special meeting of the Board to conduct business. Meetings on the same day where the members leave and return will count as two meetings. Member must be present to be paid.
- Open Bids Appointment (any two): Superintendent, Associate/Assistant Superintendent, Facilities Engineer and/or Director
Approved January 15, 2026
Board Meetings
BoardDocs
Center Grove Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees utilizes an online, paperless solution for all school board meetings.
Click here to access Board Docs
BoardDocs is utilized for meeting agendas and other board-related information (policies coming soon) and enables Center Grove to distribute information quickly and efficiently with greater transparency. Additionally, all documents associated with each board meeting will be automatically archived and can be accessed by meeting day or by using the system's comprehensive search feature.
What is Done at Board Meetings?
Board meetings are held for the purpose of acting upon recommendation of the Superintendent, adopting the annual budget and tax rates, adopting policies, and authorizing the spending of funds. Although any matter may come before the Board, most school-related issues are handled through administrative channels.
When and Where are Board Meetings Held?
Regular Board meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the Education Service Center (4800 W. Stones Crossing Rd., Greenwood), with a few exceptions. When Special Meetings are called, or when a change in the time or place of a Regular Meeting becomes necessary, the change is announced to the public prior to the meeting.
2026 Meeting Schedule
- January 15
- February 18
- March 19
- April 16
- May 21
- June 18
- July 16
- August 20
- September 17
- October 22
- November 19
- December 17
Special meetings will be added as needed.
Official notices and agendas of Board meetings will be posted outside the Board Room at the Education Service Center. Such notices will indicate the time and place of the meeting. Public notices and agendas will also be posted on the corporation website.
The Education Service Center is open to the public Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except legal holidays. Fall and Winter Breaks and Summer hours may vary.
Are Board Meetings Open to the Public?
All Regular Meetings, Special Meetings, and Emergency Meetings are open to the public. These meetings are of the School Board in public for the purpose of conducting the school corporation's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation as indicated by an agenda item, per Board Policy 0167.3.
All Work Sessions are open to the public. These meetings are of the School Board in public for the purpose of conducting the school corporation's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. The Work Session is an opportunity to share information with the Board, so that they would be better informed. There will not be time allotted for public participation. No official action may be taken in Work Session.
All Executive Sessions are closed to the public. These meetings are held for the purpose of discussion. No official action may be taken in Executive Session.
How Can I Address the Board?
There are two (2) different ways in which the public may address the Board:
- A person who desires to address the Board concerning a scheduled agenda action item must register before the start of the meeting. A registration sheet will be available at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the meeting. Registration will close five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
- A person who desires to place an item on the agenda shall register their intent with the Superintendent no later than ten (10) days prior to the meeting. When delegations appear, only one (1) person from each delegation shall be heard.
Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Board Meeting Archive
Meeting archives from 2018 to the present can be found in Board Docs. Meeting archives prior to 2014 are archived at the CGCSC Education Service Center.
Click the links to view minutes from each Board meeting.
2017
| January 10 | Executive Session |
| January 10 | Regular Meeting |
| February 16 | Special Session |
| February 16 | Regular Meeting |
| March 16 | Executive Session |
| March 16 | Regular Meeting |
| April 20 | Executive Session |
| April 20 | Regular Meeting |
| May 18 | Executive Session |
| May 18 | Regular Meeting |
| June 15 | Executive Session |
| June 15 | Regular Meeting |
| July 20 | Executive Session |
| July 20 | Regular Meeting |
| August 17 | Executive Session |
| August 17 | Regular Meeting |
| September 21 | Regular Meeting |
| October 26 | Executive Session |
| October 26 | Regular Session |
| November 16 | Executive Session |
| November 16 | Regular Session |
2016
2016
| January 11 | Executive Session | |
| January 11 | Regular Meeting | |
| February 18 | Special Session | |
| February 18 | Special Session | |
| February 18 | Regular Meeting | |
| March 17 | Executive Session | |
| March 17 | Regular Meeting | |
| April 21 | Executive Session | |
| April 21 | Regular Meeting | |
| May 19 | Executive Session | |
| May 19 | Regular Meeting | |
| May 19 | Special Session | |
| June 16 | Executive Session | |
| June 16 | Regular Meeting | |
| July 21 | Executive Session | |
| July 21 | Regular Meeting | |
| August 18 | Executive Session | |
| August 18 | Regular Meeting | |
| September 15 | Executive Session | |
| September 15 | Regular Meeting | |
| October 6 | Executive Session | |
| October 6 | Regular Meeting | |
| November 17 | Executive Session | |
| November 17 | Regular Meeting |
2015
2015
| January 12 | Regular Meeting |
| February 19 | Regular Meeting |
| March 5 | Executive Session |
| March 19 | Regular Meeting |
| April 23 | Regular Meeting |
| April 23 | Executive Session |
| May 21 | Regular Meeting |
| May 21 | Executive Session |
| June 16 | Regular Meeting |
| June 16 | Executive Session |
| July 16 | Regular Meeting |
| July 16 |
Executive Session |
| August 20 | Regular Meeting |
| August 20 | Executive Session |
| September 24 | Regular Meeting |
| September 24 | Executive Session |
| October 6 | Regular Meeting |
| October 6 | Executive Session |
| November 17 | Regular Meeting |
| November 17 | Executive Session |
2014
2014
| January 7 | Reorganization Meeting |
| February 10 | Board Retreat |
| February 20 | Regular Meeting |
| March 20 | Regular Meeting |
| April 17 | Regular Meeting |
| May 15 | Regular Meeting |
| May 27 | Executive Session |
| June 19 | Regular Meeting |
| July 17 | Regular Meeting |
| August 21 | Regular Meeting |
| September 18 | Regular Meeting |
| October 7 | Regular Meeting |
| November 20 | Regular Meeting |
| December 10 | Executive Session |
| December 13 | Special Meeting |
Bylaws & Policies
Contact Board Members
The board welcomes feedback from parents, staff, and community members. If you are a parent or staff member who has an issue or concern to resolve, you are encouraged to follow the appropriate chain of command for the quickest resolution.
- Parents should first contact their child's teacher or principal. A directory of staff emails is available at this link.
- Employees should contact their principal or supervisor.
Any questions about corporation policies should be directed to the superintendent. To email all Board members, click here.
Board Meeting Video Live Stream
Board meetings are streamed via Mediacast. The links below will only be activated during the live meetings.
Board Meeting Video Archive
Board meeting videos are archived via the corporation's Youtube channel.



