So the World Series coming to town didn't cancel tonight's Board meeting, but it sure shortened it! The Board deferred all agendized items that were not time sensitive, conducted a streamlined meeting and finished at 6:50 just as the Giants were finishing off their six-run fifth inning.
While the meeting was short, the Board did discuss a few items of note:
Facilities / Bond Planning - The last time the Board discussed the pursuit of a bond measure to finance new facilities (primarily at Neil Cummins), concern was expressed that the district could not plan toward a November 2011 election date because the Tam High School district is already planning a bond measure for that date. Well, recently, Trustee Mowbray had a discussion with a member of the Tam High District Board, who advised her that our district should proceed with whatever date works for us. Given that input, the Board directed staff to start preliminary work to create a timeline of necessary activities that would lead to a facilities bond on the November 2011 ballot. Stay tuned...
Budget Status - The budget sure is a fast-moving target. Between the time the packet materials were posted to the website last week and the time of the meeting, Business Manager Becky White generated a new revision to the budget. The latest revision shows a +$93,960 change from the budget adopted in June (The version posted last week showed a -$53,618 change).
Technology Assistants - Dr. Pitts reported that the district is about to complete the hiring of two technology assistants. These staff will be responsible for installing newly purchased computer equipment and working with teachers to incorporate technology into their classrooms.
That's it - short and sweet.
Fear the Beard!
-Rob
Did I read correctly that NC will now house the county-run pre-school permanently? Was there a discussion about this??
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