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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Notes from R-V school board meeting this week

Board Summary 
Tax Rate Hearing and August Regular Board of Education Meeting 

The Butler R-V School Board conducted a Tax Rate Hearing at 6:15 p.m. August, 13th. The board approved the following rates to be levied: General Fund, $3.8394; Debt Service, $.78; and Capital Projects, $.21. Rates approved by the board remained the same as the previous year. Meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.

Regular Meeting

New Business:

Tina Simmons (OPPA) presented to the board the new regulations for school lunches. The lunch menus will be regulated by caloric intake and there will be no deserts on the menu. The students will have more choices of fruits and vegetables.

The board gave permission to the Bear Backers to begin fund raising for the purpose of hosting football games on the new field in fall of 2013. A priority list of items that would need to be completed before contests could be held included: goal posts, speaker system, score boards, and 25 second clocks.

Dr. Stauffacher reported that the district would be forming a Strategic Planning Committee that would be establishing the long-term needs of the district. Larry Anderson agreed to be the board’s representative. The committee will be comprised of staff members, board members, members from the community, parents and students. The committee will meet up to four times this coming year to gather input and create a long-term plan for the district.

The board set the next meeting to be on September, 21.

The board decided not to place portable toilets at the district track site at this time.

Closed Session:

The board accepted the resignation of Joann Bell and Peter Hoegfeldt.
The board hired Lynette Clover as school nurse.
The board hired Alan Stauffacher as J.V. Basketball Coach.

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