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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
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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
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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.
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