The current budget problems in Jefferson City will be felt in Palmyra. That message was shared with the Palmyra Board of Education during its Tuesday night meeting.
Gov. Jay Nixon announced on Oct. 28 that state expenditure restrictions totaling almost $204 million were planned as a result of reduced state revenues. Superintendent Eric Churchwell reported that approximately $22.5 million of the restrictions will impact the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Missouri public schools.
According to Churchwell, Palmyra’s budget will feel the funding reduction in areas such as transportation, Internet and technology services, and the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program.
Churchwell added that it is unclear if more restrictions will occur before the end of the fiscal year.
In other business:
• Elizabeth Bradley reported how a $75,000 memorial from Esther Gardhouse is being used at the elementary school library.
• An update was provided regarding the interviewing of insurance brokers by the NEMO Health Insurance Co-op, which consists of 14 school districts in Northeast Missouri including Palmyra. A selection could occur as soon as this week.
• Board of eduction filing dates were approved for the April 6, 2010, election. The filing period will start Tuesday, Dec. 15, and run through Tuesday, Jan. 19.
• The district met all 14 standards on DESE’s preliminary Annual Performance Report (APR), which should qualify the district for Distinction in Performance accreditation. The final APR should be released on Monday, Nov. 30.
• The 2009-10 district Christmas card design was approved. The design selected was submitted by seventh grader Lydia Wilson. Ainsley Anderson, a sixth grader, submitted the runner-up design.
• In personnel matters: The resignation of Kathy Keim, middle school secretary, was accepted; Kim Trower was hired to replace Keim as middle school secretary.
|
|
|
The current budget problems in Jefferson City will be felt in Palmyra. That message was shared with the Palmyra Board of Education during its Tuesday night meeting.
Gov. Jay Nixon announced on Oct. 28 that state expenditure restrictions totaling almost $204 million were planned as a result of reduced state revenues. Superintendent Eric Churchwell reported that approximately $22.5 million of the restrictions will impact the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Missouri public schools.
According to Churchwell, Palmyra’s budget will feel the funding reduction in areas such as transportation, Internet and technology services, and the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program.
Churchwell added that it is unclear if more restrictions will occur before the end of the fiscal year.
In other business:
• Elizabeth Bradley reported how a $75,000 memorial from Esther Gardhouse is being used at the elementary school library.
• An update was provided regarding the interviewing of insurance brokers by the NEMO Health Insurance Co-op, which consists of 14 school districts in Northeast Missouri including Palmyra. A selection could occur as soon as this week.
• Board of eduction filing dates were approved for the April 6, 2010, election. The filing period will start Tuesday, Dec. 15, and run through Tuesday, Jan. 19.
• The district met all 14 standards on DESE’s preliminary Annual Performance Report (APR), which should qualify the district for Distinction in Performance accreditation. The final APR should be released on Monday, Nov. 30.
• The 2009-10 district Christmas card design was approved. The design selected was submitted by seventh grader Lydia Wilson. Ainsley Anderson, a sixth grader, submitted the runner-up design.
• In personnel matters: The resignation of Kathy Keim, middle school secretary, was accepted; Kim Trower was hired to replace Keim as middle school secretary.
