The Fieldcrest Board of Education approved an amended budget for fiscal year 2016 that will result in a $750,000 deficit. Superintendent Dan Oakley said the budget could have come in a lot worse but added there is still a lot of work to do. He indicated the school had to spend $100,000 on fire alarms this year to satisfy a state mandate.
The board approved a motion to recall more teachers to Fieldcrest South as a decision was made not to split the 3rd grade at Fieldcrest South and bus them to East.
In other action, the board approved a new trimester system for grades K through 6. Also approved was a new fee schedule for the next year which is shown below:
Kindergarten-Fourth Grade Book & Technology Use Fees........................$100
Fifth-Eighth Grade Book & Technology Use Fees ...................................$175
High School Book & Technology Use fees..............................................$175
High School Lab Fees (Clothing, Foods, Art)...........................................$40
Driver's Education ................................................................................$250 Headphones................................................................................... ......$5
Lock ....................................................................................................$5
High School Parking Permit....................................................................$50
Middle School Sports Fee (per sport - max $150/athlete) ........................ $75
High School Sports Fee (per sport - max $250/athlete) ........................... $125
Middle School/High School PE Uniform...................................................$15
Shirt Only..........................................................................................$5
Shorts Only ......................................................................................$10
Meal Costs
Breakfast (K-12) ..............................................................................$1.75
Lunch (K-4)......................................................................................$2.50
Lunch (5-12) ................................................................................... $2.50
Lunch (Adult)................................................................................... $3.00
Milk (K-12) ......................................................................................$0.30
Dual Credit (billed by ICC directly)..........................................................TBD ~ $110/hr
An intent to issue $1,500,000 of working cash bonds was approved by the board. This amount is to be used in case of a cash shortage that allows the school to issue a bond to raise the cash.
The results of the school's survey on the building issue resulted in three options to pursue by the Building Committee. The three options in no particular order are (1) renovate all buildings, (2) renovate West and South and and build new structures on the current sites at East and the high school; and(3) renovate West and South and build a new MS/HS structure with details yet to be determined. Superintendent Oakley said a decision on which option to pursue will probably be made within the next month.