The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved meal prices at its meeting Monday night. Elementary school breakfast will cost $1.40, and lunch will cost $2.05 with the High school breakfast costing $1.50, and lunch will to cost $2.25. The prices reflect a 10 cent increase from last school year. The board approved Patty Stark as […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education has set its tax rate. The board chose to keep the rate the same as the past several years at $5.9207 per $100 of assessed valuation. The board approved having Boston John’s Heating and Cooling of Kirksville make repairs to the elementary school’s walk-in freezer as well as […]
Following an executive session of the Trenton R-9 Board of Education Tuesday evening, approval was given to a list of 36 substitutes who would be eligible to work in the classrooms during the 23017-18 school year. It was noted the three dozen persons have completed the proper paperwork to be a substitute. Also approved were five substitutes […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education held a pre-bid meeting for general contractors for the district’s construction project last Thursday. Representatives of six general contractors and numerous subcontractors attended. The meeting provided potential contractors an opportunity to tour the site and ask questions regarding the building plans. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reported the excavation work is […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education set its tax rate prior to its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. The tax rate was set at $4.7012, which is a decrease from last year. During the regular meeting, the board approved the 2017-2018 school bus routes, free and reduced lunch guidelines, the state transportation report, and the […]
The Jamesport Tri-County approved partnering with the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri at its meeting Tuesday evening. The partnership will provide more scholarship opportunities for graduates. The board also approved the student handbook, the Local Compliance Plan for Special Education, and the annual secretary of the board report. The board selected the one year rate […]
The Laredo R-7 School Board set its tax rate Monday evening. The board chose to roll it back 30 cents and set the rate at close to $5.63 ($5.6326). The board approved tentative bus routes. Children within one mile of the school will be allowed to be picked up by bus. Bus inspections will be […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education set its tax levy prior to its regular meeting Tuesday evening. The levy totals slightly over $4.10 ($4.1016), which is down about 11 cents ($.1132) from last year. It includes about $3.20 ($3.2016) for incidental and 90 cents for debt service. Projected revenues total $3,313,565, which is up $151,697. […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education approved amending the school calendar, handbooks, and the date for a tax rate hearing at its meeting Monday evening. The board amended the 2017-2018 calendar for December 15th and May 11th. Both of those days will have early outs at 1 o’clock instead of noon. The board approved the […]
The Grundy County R-5 Board of Education approved changing payroll over to direct deposit at its meeting last Thursday evening. The board also approved the Special Education Local Compliance Plan for the 2017-2018 school year. It set the tax rate hearing for the evening of August 10th at 5:30 which will be held at the high […]
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education approved technology improvements as well as the purchase and lease of buses at its meeting Monday evening. Technology improvements include one to one assigned laptops for 10th through 12th grades, one to one Chromebooks for seventh through ninth grades, Chromebook carts for the elementary school, replacing a smartboard, […]
The Pleasant View R-6 School Board of Education approved bids for diesel and milk for the 2017-2018 school year at its meeting Monday afternoon. The board approved the bid from People’s Coop for diesel and the bid from Prairie Farms for milk. The board also decided to buy a washing machine and dryer for the […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved an increase in substitute pay at its meeting Monday evening. Substitute pay for the 2017-2018 school year will increase by $5 per day to $80 per day and long-term substitute pay will be $90 per day. Long-term is considered more than 10 consecutive days. Substitute bus drivers will […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 School Board approved a drug testing policy, an Early Childhood Special Education preschool, and a dairy bid at its meeting Monday night. The board approved a new random drug testing policy for all ninth to 12th-grade students involved in extracurricular activities. It approved a plan to implement an Early Childhood Special Education […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved health insurance matters, purchase service contracts, bids, and lunch prices at its meeting Thursday evening. The board accepted Mike Keith Insurance Agency’s proposal to secure health insurance and approved Lifestyles as the health insurance carrier for 2017-2018. It established updated contributions to the health insurance benefits as presented […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education approved the preliminary budget for the 2017-2018 school year at a special meeting held Thursday evening. Total revenue is projected at $11,156,289 with total expenditures projected at 10,942,506 leaving a surplus of $213,783. The 2017-2018 budget will be amended when the tax rate is set in August. The board […]
The Laredo R-7 School Board approved the 2017-2018 budget as well as amendments to the 2016-2017 budget at a meeting Thursday evening. The 2017-2018 budget show anticipated revenues of $971,179 with estimated expenditures of $968,681. The budget has a projected surplus of $2,498. The tentative fund balance for the 2016-2017 budget is $694,681 for the […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year at a special meeting Thursday evening. The board also approved the remaining bills for the 2016-2017 fiscal year as well as the transfer of funds to reflect actual revenues and expenditures. MB and Associates presented a proposal on health insurance. The […]
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education members have adopted the 2017-18 budget which is showing that a deficit is projected for the one year period. Revenues are anticipated to top $2,400,000 while expenditures are listed at $2,476,000 which leaves a $74,000 deficit. With the fiscal year ending today, Grundy R-5 Board at their meeting Thursday night […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved the 2017-2018 budget and amendments to the 2016-2017 budget at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The 2017-2018 budget shows projected revenues of $1,525,4600 with projected expenses of $1,529,992, leaving a projected deficit of $4,532. The board voted to transfer funds to zero out one of its funds […]
