Book buddies from Mrs. Peterson's 2nd grade class and Mrs. Thorne's Kindergarten classes made Happy New Year visors!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
5th grade performs winter musical
Education Plus Credit Union Donates $10,000 toward the Ida Track Project
Rich Montcalm, Education Plus Board of Director, and Denise Fox, Education Plus CEO, present a check to the Ida Board of Education at the board meeting on January 13, 2014.
Pictured from left to right: Chris Horney, Brian Deland, Tim Janssen, Mark Mathis, Rich Montcalm, Denise Fox, Jody Hoffman, Patty Galloro and Dale Heil.
Highlights from the Board of Education Meeting
HIGHLIGHTS FROM
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
January 13, 2014
January
is school board recognition month. Please let our members of the Board of
Education know they are appreciated. They spend a considerable amount of time
reading and reviewing recommendations while researching pertinent topics so
that they can make informed decisions at the board table. Additionally, they
provide an important link to the community while attending athletic events,
band concerts and other co-curricular activities.
Education
Plus credit union presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to the Board of
Education in support of the track construction project. The district is
planning to move forward with the project. Currently, we are soliciting bids
for the project and the track committee will be convening at the end of the
month to review bids and make final recommendations to the Board.
Peggy
Behrendt officially retired from her teaching position effective January 31,
2014. She has served the students of Ida Public Schools since 1986.
Lorna
Myers officially retired from the In-School Suspension supervisor position
effective December 31, 2014. She has served the district since 1992.
The
Board of Education authorized Mr. Bennett to begin planning the band trip to
Florida in the spring of 2015 while authorizing Mr. Carsten to begin planning
the eighth grade trip to Washington D.C. in the spring of 2015.
Ida
Public Schools started the 2014 budget year with a fund balance of $4,274,133.
However, our updated budget projections include revenue of $12,692,522 while
projected expenses are at $13,378,526. Therefore the district is overspending
by $686,004. The anticipated fund balance on June 30, 2014 is expected to
decline to $3,588,129. The 2015 budget year will be more difficult to manage.
Revenue is projected at $12,161,472 while expenses are projected at
$13,203,820. That equates to $1,042,348 in overspending which would take our
fund equity down to $2,545,781. Please contact your legislative representatives
and encourage them to increase funding for education.
Once
approved, the meeting minutes are posted on the district web-site at
www.idaschools.org.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
School Board Recognition Month
As citizen leaders, individual school board members
face complex and demanding challenges. They are alternately described as having
the most important volunteer jobs in the country and facing the toughest
challenge in elected American government. Yet school board members are just
ordinary citizens with extraordinary dedication to our nation’s public schools.
All Michigan citizens should recognize the vital contributions of these men and
women and the crucial role they play in the education of our children.
Public education is the backbone of American
society, and local school boards are deeply rooted in U.S. tradition. It’s the
foundation on which our democracy was built. Today local school boards continue
to do the most important work of their communities—that of educating our youth.
Their job is to establish a vision for the education
program, design a structure to achieve that vision, ensure schools are
accountable to the community and strongly advocate for continuous improvement
in student learning. The job of a school board member is tough, the hours long
and the thanks few and far between. Too often we’re quick to criticize school
board members without really understanding the complex nature of their
decisions. Now’s the time to thank them for their untiring efforts.
School board members come from a variety of
backgrounds, yet they share a common goal—helping students achieve in school
and life. As a state, Michigan has faced many challenges, but the key to a
brighter future is a strong public education system.
We often forget about the personal sacrifices school
board members make. Board members contribute hundreds and hundreds of hours
each year leading their districts. The time spent in board meetings represents
just a small fraction of the hours school board members spend leading their
districts. Collectively, they spend almost 7,000 hours on professional
development to keep abreast of the latest trends in educational leadership, are
deeply involved in community activities and spend many hours at extracurricular
events. They continually advocate for the children of our state, and in the
past year school board members made countless passionate pleas to legislators,
speaking out against budget cuts and pushing for smart reforms.
The month of January marks the annual observance of
School Board Recognition Month. This is a time to show our appreciation and
begin to better understand how local trustees work together to prepare today’s
students to be tomorrow’s leaders. In January, join with others from throughout
our district and state to salute the men and women who provide grassroots
governance of public schools.
IDA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mark Mathis, President Patty Galloro, Trustee
Dale Heil, Vice-President Tim Janssen, Trustee
Jody Hoffman, Secretary Chris Horney, Trustee
Brian DeLand, Treasurer
Friday, December 20, 2013
Ida Middle School staff played the 8th gr volleyball team
The competition was very close, but the teachers squeaked by with the win!
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