Today I want to share news from last nights school board meeting. I am sorry if it is not very exciting. The Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education met Monday, August 10, 2009 at 7:30 pm in Bancroft.
My Superintendent Report consisted of the July transportation report, the curriculum report, teachers assigned out of endorsed areas report, the library report, and the option enrollment report. Twelve students option enrolled into the district over the summer.
Mike Hermelbracht asked if the school would transport the softball girls to Wisner on days when the team leaves early from school for five away games and asked if the school would allow the Bancroft Softball Association to raffle a autographed football during a home football game.
In old business the board gave final approval to new policy 607.1 Equal Access For Student Groups and Boy Scouts, and amended policies 126.2, 126.3, 386, 411.2, 411.5 and 527.1.
June Fox of Teammates gave a presentation to the board and administration. Teammates would like to increase the number of students served in Bancroft-Rosalie School and needs adult volunteers. Any adults interested in spending one hour a week with a student is encouraged to contact the school or June Fox.
In new business the board reviewed the 2009-10 budget. The General Fund tax asking will remain the same as last year. The $300,000 increase in state aid will cover the cost of salary increases, computer costs for the one-to-one initiative, and other new costs for the upcoming school year. The Bond Fund tax asking will go up $20,000 to increase the cash balance. The bond payments will go up $45,000 in 2010 in order to moave the last bond payment up one year. The last bond payment will be in December 2015.
In other new business the board set the substitute teacher rate at $100, the bus driver rate at $10 per hour and the substitute cook and teacher aide wage at $8 per hour. The board kept the activity rate at $4 for adults and $3 for students for home varsity games. The board also approved the school handbooks and an inter-local agreement with the Nebraska School Board Association and State Health and Human Services for Medicaid reimbursement.
Also in new business, the board approved a resolution to accept a $7000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from USDA Rural Development for a wind turbine.
The board discussed a possible classroom/stage addition to the school. The addition would add two classrooms, some smaller rooms for the nurse, the speech therapist, and the school psychologist, two small locker rooms for physical education students, and a full-size stage that could hold a small bleacher for addtional seating at home activities.
