The entire meeting agenda can be viewed at: April 12, 2018 BOE Meeting
Last Day of School
The 2017-2018 school calendar established 175 student attendance days and included six (6) emergency make-up days as required by law. The district has used four of the six snow days which would make May 29, 2018 the last student day. State law requires 174 student attendance days. Since May 29th is the Tuesday after Memorial Day and is an early release day, the Board approved cancelling the 175th calendared student attendance day so that the last school day of the 2017-18 year for students will be Friday, May 25th.
New Board Member, Election of Board Officers, 2018-19 BOE Meeting Dates
Incumbents Leonard Greene and Chuck Cornforth, along with new Board Member Monica Terry took the oath of office. Mr. Green and Mr. Cornforth will begin new three-year terms. Ms. Terry will complete a two year term that was vacated last fall. Mr. Greene was elected president, Mr. Ron Haley was elected Vice-President and Mr. Paul Alexander was elected Treasurer, through April 2019. The Board of Education meetings dates for the upcoming year can be found on the district web site under About Us > Board of Education.
Salary Schedule and Employee Insurance Recommendations
The Board of Education approved the proposed salary schedule recommendations that were developed through the employee groups for teachers and for support staff, and salary schedules recommended by the Superintendent for administrators. The increases will maintain Grandview C-4 salaries in the upper third as compared to area districts. Additionally, the Board approved the recommendation to renew the employee insurance policies at no increased cost to the district.
Contract for Substitutes
The Board agreed to enter an agreement with Kelly Educational Staffing (KES) to contract for substitute services. As more area districts began using KES our ability to reliably find substitutes continued to decline, negatively impacting daily operations and classroom instruction.
Budget Update
The Board reviewed a three-year budget forecast which included anticipated revenue and expenditure adjustments through the 2020-2021 school year. The anticipated fund balance as of June 30, 2018 is 19.92%. Modest increases in property taxes and slight increases in state aid are anticipated, but are offset by increases to salaries, benefits and substitute service costs. Over the course of the next three years the district may need to make reallocations to maintain the stated annual goal of 18% fund balance by the end of the 2020-2021 school year.