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New project, budget, gets school year off to fresh start |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
 NEW TEACHERS – Left to Right Trish Taule, Stacy Aaberg and Daniel North
The school season is less than a week old and already there is a lot going on.
Monday a pre-bid conference was held with construction manager Swank Enterprises concerning the ambitious remodeling project at the high school.
Bids were asked for the site grading, foundation and utilities for the new addition to the high school which voters approved earlier.
Readers will recall that the renovation includes a new heating and ventilation system, boys’ and girls’ locker rooms, a gym addition, and renovation of the old gym, converting it to an auditorium.
Bids will be received until Sept. 3 at the superintendent’s office.
Also related to the new project was a meeting with coaches, fine arts people and custodians on Monday afternoon to get their input on the project.
Budgets for the elementary and high school were recently passed and approved by school trustees.
The total elementary budget is $3,719,736.73, up from last year where it was $3,586,902.62.
The elementary general budget is set at $2,462,353, transportation is $150,000, bus depreciation is $136,806.50, elementary tuition is $8,893.90, retirement is $347,000, technology is $22,339.86, the elementary flex is $121,970.44, the building reserve is $307,403.06 and debt service is $162,969.97.
The total high school budget was set at $3,143,141, up from last year where it was $2,962,311.84.
The high school general budget is set at $1,696,662. Transportation is set at $110,000, bus depreciation $206,961.69, high school tuition $8,823, retirement $240,000, technology $36,195.80, high school flex $118,886.99, the building reserve $384,698.51, and debt service $326,913.33.
Daniel North will be a new English and Art instructor at the high school, Stacy Ries Aaberg is a new teacher aide, PE instructor and tennis coach at UMS, and Trish Taule comes over from Prairie View School to be a grade K instructor at Meadowlark School.
Christy Kulpus is the new school secretary/counseling aide at PVS, Daniel Shevlin is a new custodian at UMS/CHS and Glen Baker and Jone Janzen will be a part-time one-on-one aide at Meadowlark School.
Tyler Bucklin will take on the duty of being the new girls’ basketball coach, assisted by Mollee Gemar. They will also coach girls’ basketball at UMS. Brian Fladstol is an assistant football coach and Val Jarchow is an assistant UMS tennis coach.
The school district will be having Rob Miller in as a speaker. He is in high demand at the West Point Military Academy and has spoken at over 100 colleges/universities, high schools and youth organizations, coaches’ clinics and associations.
Presently he is the NAIA Director of Champions of Character Initiatives, which is an effort by the NAIA to change the culture of sport through character.
He grew up and was educated in Michigan, receiving a Masters of Science degree from Michigan State University.
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