Sunday, July 23, 2023

North Harrison Hires Three Personnel, Accepts Two Resignations

The North Harrison School Board, at their regular meeting, voted to offer letters of intent to employ Brent Wilson, Amanda Williams, and Baily Briggs. They accepted the resignation of Shelby Miles. A bus driver, Michael Parkhurst, submitted his two week notice.

The board voted to award the bread bid for the upcoming school year to Graves. The milk bid went to Anderson-Erickson. The propane and the diesel bid went to United Farmers Coop.

Finances for the previous school year were posted. The school, as of July 1st, had $941,565.01 in the checking account, $234,428.87 in the Money Market Account, $146,989.13 in the CD, and $17,631.24 in the Woollums Scholarship Fund. Total for all four funds as of July 1st was $1,340,614.25. The combined total on July 1st, 2022 was $1,455,001.70.

At the May 2023 board meeting, the school approved the budget for the upcoming school year. Revenues for all funds were estimated to be $3,025,770. Expenditures were $3,292,826 for a deficit of $267,056. Remaining ESSER III funds for the school are $187,741.

For the Day Care and Preschool, revenues were $147,210.91 and expenses were $233,798.46 for a loss of $86,587.55. Food service saw $128,166.93 in revenues, $164,810.21 in expenses for a loss of $36,643.28.

A list of District Fees was approved including an increase in substitute teacher pay to $90 per day increasing to $100 per day. Meal prices will be increased to $1.65 for student breakfast, $2.40 for kindergarten through 5th grade lunch, $2.50 for 6th through 12th grade lunch. Adult meal prices have also increased. Daily charges in the Early Childhood Center were increased to $32 per day for non-potty trained, $30 per day trained, and $30 per day for pre-school.

In consideration of the 2023-24 tuition rate, the North Harrison Board of Education elected to accept no new tuition paying students for the upcoming school year.


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