Tuesday, September 12, 2017

School Board Summary

The Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education met Monday, September 11, 2017 at 7:30 pm in Bancroft. Two public hearings were held prior to the regular monthly meeting. The first hearing was the 2017-18 school budget hearing, followed by the Property Tax Request hearing. During the regular board meeting, Superintendent Cerny presented the August transportation report, 2018 valuations, and the Enrollment Option report In new business, the board approved the 2017-18 school budget as published. The General Fund tax rate was set at 0.6729, the Building Fund levy was set at 0.0234 and the Qualified Purpose Fund levy was set at 0.0058. Mike Pommer was contracted as the school auditor for 2017, 2018, and 2019. Several people at the meeting spoke on the BRLD coop agenda item. Dr. Cerny presented options regarding academics, athletics, and activities for the board to consider as they prepare for the joint BRLD coop meeting October 5 at 7:00 pm in Lyons.