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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
District’s budget among the items
Benton School Board members will consider numerous items today at their first meeting of the new school year.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ringgold Elementary School cafeteria.
Following the Panther Pride presentations, Robyn Keene, business manager, will present the financial reports for the board’s approval, including last year’s reports and the 2008-09 budget. She also will present the Boys and Girls Club of Saline County’s lease renewal.
Superintendent Tony Prothro will request that the board approve the purchase of a house on Cox Street. At a previous meeting, Prothro indicated the house could be used for staging grounds of the architect and construction firms hired for the major facility improvements now in the works districtwide.
Prothro also will present a measure for board members to approve the street widening at the Saline County Adult Education Center. The school district owns the land where the center is located off Interstate 30.
Dan Jordan, director of personnel and student services, will present numerous changes to board policies for the school board’s consideration.
Under information items and reports, Prothro will give a facility improvements update. In addition, the architect firm Taggart Foster Currence Gray Architects, and Stan Hobbs with Nabholz Construction will give reports.
Karla Neathery, director of curriculum and instruction, will discuss the Pathwise Mentor Program and give a preschool update.
Jordan will give updates on enrollment and the LINX program. He also will talk about the Alternative Learning Center Conference.
Scott Neathery, athletic and transportation director, will discuss the Salt Bowl, which was football players and fans braved in the rain last week; Panther Foundation; district defibulators; and a general transportation update.
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