Board of Education Meeting Summary

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

                                                            November 12, 2012

Mr. Ron Schlump will be joining the Ida team as the new Senior Technology Technician. Ron is a lifelong resident of Ida and his children are proud graduates as well. Please help me welcome Ron to his new position.

The unofficial election results for the two vacant seats on the Ida Board of Education are:  Chris Horney with 2,299 votes, Patty Galloro with 1,957 votes and Phil Halsey with 1,239 votes.

The Board discussed the budget parameters for the 2014 budget which included a foundation allowance of $6,966, projected student enrollment decrease of at least 45 students, health insurance increase of 3.2% and an 8% increase for other insurance packages.

Governor Snyder has been working on a project to re-write the School Aid Act and fundamentally change the way public schools are funded in the State of Michigan. Therefore, it is nearly impossible to predict the potential revenue stream from Lansing for the 2014 budget. If you would like an outline of the Governor’s plans contact me at carsten@idaschools.org and I would be happy to send it to you. A quick Google Search of the Oxford Foundation may also get you to the right location.

A Strategic Planning report was provided to the Board of Education. The elementary school has formed a Strategic Planning Committee that has developed an action plan to begin working toward the selected goal areas. The committee will also develop an evaluation system and monitor progress as the action plans are implemented. The middle school has decided to use the School Improvement Team as the group to drive the Strategic Planning Process while Mr. Dykstra will drive the process at the high school in a more direct fashion. Both the middle school and high school have inventoried current practices that support the goal areas. Moving forward they will create additional activities and processes to ensure the goal areas are met.

 
Once approved, the meeting minutes are posted on the district web-site at www.idaschools.org.