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I I Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. June 11,2014 MCSDBUDGET -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE $3,246,470 beginning fund “ vet pro sp ectiv e buyers to ensure they have the financial resources to keep the building from falling into total disrepair.” A d m in is tra to rs and the board also discussed turning the Heppner tennis courts, which are on school d is tr ic t p ro p e rty , o v e r to the city o f H eppner, stating that the courts are a financial liability because o f the cost o f maintenance and the cost o f replacing basketball hoops on the courts, which they say are often tom down. The school district said that it did not use the courts for PE or other activities. A n e w b a s k e t b a ll c o u r t (s e e f r o n t- p a g e s to ry “ P a v in g R o ck Street”) is going in by the H eppner swim m ing pool on R iv e rsid e Ave, w ith $10,000 to build the court p ro v id e d by W ildhorse Foundation. The new court will be turned over to the Willow Creek Park District and maintained by the park district. The lighting for the court will also be funded by Wildhorse. Funding is being sought for the irrigation and landscaping. Also at the meeting, the board held a budget hearing for the 2014-15 year and approved a budget for the upcoming year amounting to nearly $31 million. Classified expenditures include: $11,674,509 for salaries; $7,513,894 in other associated payroll costs; $2,957,455 in purchased se rv ic es; $ 2 ,8 42,602 in su p p lie s and m a te ria ls; $350,00 for capital outlay; $461,045 in other (except debt service and interfund transfers); $2,686,656 in debt se rv ic e ; $ 9 7 0 ,7 5 0 in in te rfu n d tra n s fe r s ; $ 7 5 0 ,0 0 0 for o p e ra tin g co n tin g e n cy ; and a $780,199 unappropriated ending fund balance and reserves; for $30,987,110 in expenditures. E x p e n d i t u r e s by function are as follow s: $14,746,301 for in stru ctio n ; $9 ,9 8 0 ,7 0 0 in s u p p o r t s e r v i c e s ; $972,504 for en terp rise and community service; 0 for facility acquisition and construction; $3,657,406 for other uses ($2,686,658 fo r d ebt s e r v i ce and $ 9 7 0 ,7 5 0 for in te rfu n d tran sfers); $750,000 for c o n tin g e n c y ; $ 8 8 0 ,1 9 9 unappropriated ending fund balance; for $30,987,110 in total requirements. Resources include: a b a la n c e ; $ 5 ,7 3 3 ,0 0 0 in property taxes, excluding local option taxes; $420,000 in local option property taxes; $4,899,009 in o th e r re v e n u e from local sources; $169,000 in revenue from “intermediate sources” ; $13,826,040 in state revenue; $1,717,841 in federal revenue; and $975,750 from all other budget resources. The school d istric t’s perm anent tax levy is at $4.0342 ($403.42 a year for a taxpayer with a $100,000 home in Morrow County). M CSD’s local option levy is $1 per thousand ($100 a year for a taxpayer with a $ 1 0 0,000 hom e). The district has a $2,272,400 levy for general obligation bonds. As o f July 1, the district had $11,914,668 in general obligation bonds, $ 10,436,120 in other bonds and $1,740,125 in “other borrowings” for a total o f $24,090,913 in outstanding debt. In other business, the board: -a p p ro v e d th e firs t reading of district policy on the creation o f web pages. -a d o p te d p o lic y on electronic communication systems, with the addition o f “Educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including c y b erb u lly in g aw areness and response, and how to interact with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms.” -ra tifie d the O regon School Em ployees A ssociation contract “re opener language” for 2014- 15 w ith a th re e -p e rce n t raise with 15 steps. Salaries (with 15 steps) range from $9.33 an hour to $ 12.31 an hour for assistant cooks; $ 9 .9 2 -$ 1 3 .0 9 for head c o o k s ; $ 1 3 .2 0 -$ 16. 27 for assistant custodians; $14.40-$ 17.73 for head custodians/behavior techs; $13.79-$ 16.98 for facility coordinators; $9.37- $ 1 2 .3 7 for e duc at i ona l assistan ts; $9.97-$ 13.16 for library tec h s/alt. ed assistants; $10.83-$ 14.27 for department secretaries; $11.81-$15.60 for school s e c r e ta r ie s . T ie r 1 for sp e cia l e d u c atio n level o f dependent care is $50 per m onth. T ier 2 -$ 7 5 / m onth, and Tier 3-$ 100/ month. A limited number o f c la s s ifie d s ta f f w ho predom inantly work with students are eligible for additional com pensation a fte r passing a Spanish fluency com petence test with reading, writing and speaking components at a rate o f $50 per month. The district will also pay up to $ 1,200 per month for health insurance prem ium s for classified employees, based on annual hours. - r a t i f i e d a lic e n s e a g re e m e n t b etw een the d istrict and the M orrow County Unified Recreation D istrict w hich provides funds for “ c u ltu ra l and recreational activities for th e p e o p le o f M o rro w County”, including sports and school extracurricular activities. Superintendent Dirk Dirksen expressed his appreciation for MCURD, saying that many activities for students would not exist without it. -approved the fo llo w in g re sig n a tio n s: Linsey Mitchell, Heppner Junior High School girls’ basketball coach, Sylvia B arrera, Sam Boardm an Elem entary School head secretary (resigned), Cynthia Rives, Riverside Jr./ Sr. High School education assistant (resigned), Jesse R o d rig u ez, H eppner Jr. H igh g i r l s ’ b a sk e tb a ll c o a c h , Bl a i ne G an v o a, Irrigon High School head volleyball coach, M olly Rhea, H e p p n e r High School assistant volleyball coach, Jake M cEU igott, Irrigon High School head b o y s ’ b a sk etb a ll coach, L arry P alm er, H eppner Jr. High w restling coach, Tristan Holechek, Riverside Junior High football coach, M eagan Shaver, W indy R iv er E le m e n ta ry head cook. -approved the following retirements: Grace Sandlin, Irrigon Elem entary head custodian. -approved the fo llo w in g e m p lo y m e n t/ promotions/transfers: M elissa Coiner, Heppner Elementary second-grade te a c h e r to t h i r d - g r a d e tea c h e r, Sybi l S te w a rt, Heppner Elementary fo u rth -g ra d e te a c h e r to second- gr ade teacher, Jo sely n Piper, H eppner Elementary special ed K-12 to fifth-grade teacher; Tessa Goumeau, Sam Boardman E le m e n ta ry d e p a rtm e n t secretary to head secretary, M arissa T urner, special e d u c atio n te a c h e r from Irrigon to Heppner, Virginia Ga r c i a , from W RE ed assistant to SBE department secretary, Am y Stringer, ACH/IES/HHS counselor, Adrienne Cole, IES special education teacher, Steven - FIVE Students of the month announced at HES Heppner Elementary this week announced Students of the Month for April and May. The theme was “Improving Yourself,” which included the traits of self-improvement, goals, potential and courage. Pictured are winners (top L-R) Bill Alldritt, Bryan Collins, Hayden Hyatt, Jackson Lehman, Hannah Palmer, Miracle Holsinger, (bottom L-R) Mariah Combe, Damien Sheoships- Ball, Sierra Greenup, Landon Waddell, Irelvnn Kollman, Austin Brown and Shaylyn Del oach Not pictured: Brinley Furrer. -Contributedphoto Elementary students receive Presidential Awards Presidential Awards were awarded to sixth-grade students excelling in all academic areas as well as OAKS tests in fifth and sixth grade. Receiving the Gold Presidential Certificate and Pin were (back L-R) Nicole Propheter, Kellen Grant, Brianne Smith, Kami Holtz and Cami VanArsdale. Students receiving the Silver Presidential Certificate and Pin were (front L-R) Jason Rea, Cheyenne Shaw, Sam Grigg, Casey Fletcher, Alison Cecil and Tresslyn McCurry. -Contributed photo Sh e l l e r , I r r i gon J S HS science teacher. -approved the f o l l o w i n g extra duty c o n tra c ts: Mi ke R oyer, IHS head girls’ basketball coach, Mike Gilman, IHS assistant softball coach, Jo sh u a G u tie rre z , RHS '/«-time assistant baseball coach, Neil L ivingston, RH S a s s i s t ant fo o tb a ll coach, M elissa Lindsay, HHS head girls’ basketball coach, Anna Wedding, HHS assistant g irls' basketball coach, M itch Thom pson, IHS head boys’ basketball coach, Steve Sheller, IHS assistant girls’ basketball coach, M ichelle M organ, IJH head girls’ basketball coach, A1 Phillips, IJH half-tim e assistant g irls ’ basketball coach, Debbie Wh i t e , I JH h a l f - t i m e assistant girls' basketball coach, Laura Combes, IHS head volleyball coach, -approved a trip proposal from Jeff Searles for the Tri-County Eastern O re g o n Co n c e r t Band, which includes Heppner, Irrigon, R iverside, lone and A r l i n g t o n high school bands, to travel to Disneyland during spring break o f 2015. -a p p ro v e d 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 annual or ganizational details for the district. -authorized the country treasurer to invest district funds. -approved a resolution fo r a c o m m i t t e d f u n d balance. -heard that the Morrow Count y School District Board o f Directors called a special work session for Wednesday, June 11, at 6 p.m. at Heppner Elementary School; the purpose o f the work session is to hear a proposal from Am erican Tower to place a cell tower on Morrow County School District property. -received the following enrollment report for June: A.C. Houghton Elementary, lrrigon-279, Sam Boardman Elementary, Boardman-324, Heppner Elem entary-176, Irrigon E lem en tary -175, Windy River Elementary, Boardm an-207, H eppner Jr./Sr. High-165, Irrigon Jr./ Sr. High-379, Riverside Jr./ Sr. High. Boardman-385, Morrow Education Center, lrrigon-39, Total-2,129. - h e l d an e x e c u t i v e session concerning legal matters and an expulsion. -received the following a n n o u n c e m e n t s ; June 5 - last student day, June 6 - last tea c h e r day, July 4-Independence Day, Aug. 1-ad m in istra to rs return. Aug. 25-28-staff in-service w eek . Sept. 2- s t ude nt s begin; Aug. 11 -next board m eeting, A.C. Houghton Elementary. Heppner plans Music in the Park A rie tta A rnspiger NMLS# 508276 M o rtg a g e Lending M anager www.beobank.com Member FDIC NMLS#4U459 541 - 676-9884 I 1 - 877 - 472-6217 Heppner is once again holding Music in the Park this summer. T he s e rie s o f th re e summer concerts will kick o ff at Heppner City Park Sunday, June 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. with a concert by th e T ri-C itie s steel dr um band Bram Brata. The band, named from two T rinidadian slang w ords m eaning “an unexpected party,” delivers an eclectic blend o f Caribbean, Soca. jazz, pop and even classical music. Residents and visitors are invited to bring their lawn chairs for an evening o f entertainm ent. Picnics are also encouraged, and supper will be available for purchase to raise funds for the FFA trip to Washington, D.C. in July. M o r e c o n c e r t s are also planned, to be held at H ep p n er El ement ar y School’s newly remodeled Lower Field. The Emersons will perform Sunday, July 27, and Dakota Brown and Luke Basile will take the stage Sunday, Aug. 24. The rain location for all concerts is the elem entary school gym. T h e s e e v e n i n g s of music are sponsored by the M orrow County U nified R ecreation D istrict and facilitated by the Shared Ministry o f Hope Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal churches. MAGNETIC DOOR SIGNS! * L o ts o f Size« * * Lot* o f C o lo rs* Free Quotes* < The Heppner Gazette Times (S41) 6 7 6 - 9228 or stop» by the office a t 188 W Willow, Heppner today! I
