A public hearing for the Webster County School District's proposed 2008-09 budget is set for next week.
The hearing will be at 7 p.m. June 20 in the boardroom of the Career and Technology Center. According to a notice of tax increase being published by the district, the School Board will consider an increase in the ad valorem tax millage rate of 2 mills from 34.4 mills to 36.4 mills to finance 14 percent ($2.05 million) of the proposed budget.
Besides setting the hearing date, the county School Board on May 13 accepted a 16th Section oil and gas bid of $32,008 from Longfellow Energy LP, which was the only bid received.
Minutes of the meeting show the board approved classified staff for 2008-09 at all schools. Also approved were salaries for administrators and supervisors, secretary/maintenance shop pay scales, classified staff salaries and salary supplements/contract days. In a separate motion, the board approved a motion for Superintendent of Education Jimmy Pittman's salary to remain at $82,833 per year.
Pittman recommended that the board approve the creation of a district curriculum coordinator's position, which will require a master's degree and certification in administration. The person hired for this position will be responsible for all curriculum and student assessment for the entire district. The board approved the recommendation.
Board members also approved a recommendation that the district hire two full-time tutors to assist teachers with the Response to Intervention/Tier Intervention process. The intervention tutors would be properly licensed teachers and would report to the district curriculum coordinator. One would assist East Webster students and the other would assist Eupora students.
In other business, records show the board voted to:
advertise for foundation repairs at the Eupora Middle School building.
approve the 2008-09 student handbooks for each school.
advertise for a time clock system to be installed throughout the district.
approve the intradistrict transfer of Brandi Burton from Eupora High School to East Webster High School, and allow her application for a one-year license while completing courses for proper gifted certification.
advertise to sell used school buses.
approve summer workers, substitute bus drivers and substitute cafeteria workers.
approve donations of $15,000 to EWHS from Evergreen Ag Environmental & Turf, $500 each to EHS and EWHS from Golden LivingCenter-Eupora, and $100 to the EHS Annual Staff from Dorroh Photography.
approve prorated salaries for 2008-09.
accept resignations from teachers Judy Clanton, Lynn McConnell and Judy Smith of EES; Dan Burchfield, student services supervisor at the Career and Technology Center; Sara Hitt and Joy Lewis, assistant teachers at Eupora Elementary; and school nurse Kelly Massey. The termination of Bill Harris, assistant teacher at East Webster Elementary School, was approved effective April 11.
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