Thursday, June 19, 2008

Initial R-III Budget Approved

At the June 18 Worth County RIII Board of Education meeting, the classroom trust funds were designated to be placed in the teacher pay portion of the budget. The classroom trust funds are the gaming dollars allotted to school districts on a per pupil basis. For the Worth County District, it amounts to approximately $139,559 for the 2008-09 budget.
Final revision of the 2007-08 budget was approved, and the initial budget for the 2008-09 school year was approved.
Sherri Runde will serve as the board treasurer for the 2008-09 school year, and Kandi Sorensen will serve as secretary. Matt Robinson was appointed as the district’s authorized signatory.
A committee was appointed to consider the use of student email as part of the instruction in the emints classrooms. Students would be able to email responses to posted questions and to each others’ entries as part of a discussion. Tish Warner will chair the committee consisting of Mrs. Garret, Mr. Healy, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. Kelley Ross, Karen Fletchall, and Kevin Austin.
Progress on district goals were reviewed. Neither the elementary nor the secondary school met the goal to decrease the percentage of d and f grades received by students. However, the goals of increasing the rigor in classroom instruction did meet the state goal. Office referrals were decreased by 35%, and technology was increased in the classrooms.
Special education compliance assurance was approved as were the final bus routes for the 2007-08 school year.
Amy Kimberlin was approved as the K-12 art teacher, and Mindy Carlson was approved for an elementary paraprofessional position. Ms. Kimberlin and Karen Andrews were approved as co-sponsors of the high school and junior high cheerleading squads.

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