Tuesday, September 9, 2014

School Board Meeting Summary


The Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education met Monday, September 8, 2014 
at 7:30 pm in Bancroft. Two public hearings were held prior to the regular 
monthly meeting. The first hearing was the 2014-15 school budget hearing, 
followed by the Property Tax Request hearing.

During the regular board meeting, Superintendent Cerny presented the August 
transportation report, 2015 valuations, and the Enrollment Option report

In new business the board approved the 2014-15 school budget as published with 
a total property tax request of $100,000 less than 2013-14. The General Fund 
tax rate was set at 0.7175, the Bond Fund levy was set at 0.0124 for the 
9-12 Bond levy and 0.0015 for the K-8 levy and the Qualified Purpose Fund 
levy was set at 0.0028.

The purchase of a used 10 passenger van with less than 15,000 was discussed.