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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014 n HILLSBORO FREE PRESS The future of the event is not clear at this point. “We had great hopes of n from Page 7 this being a fundraiser for and Herington. They also future projects,” she said. submitted announcements “The cost of T-shirts and at school and notes were powder will consume most sent home with students. of the donations and regisThe girls also developed tration fees. The funds a site for registration forms. remaining will go to the As race day approached, troop for future projects, the girls painted a banner perhaps the Gold Award.” for race photos and marked Cadettes is open to girls the trail in Lincolnville. On from sixth to eighth grade. race day, the girls helped set Each of the girls in the up before the event and Centre troop was an eighth clean up afterward. grader this past year with “They enjoyed throwing the exception of Victoria powder and laughing with Reneau, who was a seventh friends and family,” Casey grader. said. “The Boy Scouts also “We hope they will helped with the aid and receive their Silver Awards color stations.” this fall,” Casey said.
ing).” Holter said the city is open to suggestions, and n from Page 1 Terry Jones, economic deplans for the building’s fuvelopment director is “basiture were in the works. cally trying to make What is important, Adlemonade.” kins said, is making sure The Bown-Corby buildthe Bown-Corby property ing, he added, has no outdoesn’t suffer the same fate standing debt, other than of school buildings in other operational expenses. towns around the county. Councilor Jerry Dieter “Seeing awesome buildasked if the building could ings (in neighboring combe used for offices. munities) that are just trash One idea in working with holes now, totally rotted economic development, away and fallen apart,” he Holter said, is to create an said is why he wanted to incubator zone for business. know if there is a plan. Jones said: “It is a “I did not assume that’s tremendous facility and we the approach we would take, could promote it through but I wondered if we had Marion Economic Developany plans (for the buildment Inc. for local entrepre-
employees hired on or before Oct. 1, 2013, with the health insurance contribun from Page 7 tion equivalent to a $1,000 deductible single coverage about making the change. premium for eligible Prior to the vote, board employees. members discussed the n approved, 7-0, a $400 revised dress code that salary increase and health requires students to wear insurance contribution “running tights, leggings equivalent to a $1,000 and yoga pants under deductible family coverage appropriate shorts, skirts premium for administraand pants.” tors, except the superintendBoard member Kim ent, who will remain at the Klein said she wished stusame salary and benefit levdents would have been els as the previous year. included in the decisionn approved, 7-0, a $300 making process. At times, she said, application of the increase for Parents as code seems arbitrary to stu- Teachers director contract, 7-0. dents. n approved, 7-0, enrollStudents can challenge ment fees for 2014-15. the code, board member Fees remain the same as Debi Geis noted, provided last year, except for prethey go through proper school tuition. Full-price channels. meal qualifiers pay $150, Noble said he can supreduced-price meal qualiport change that has followed process, “as it doesn’t fiers pay $75 and free-meal qualifiers have no cost. hurt kids.” The board discussed a Other business transcript fee. Noble said In other business the with the move to electronic board: n approved, 7-0, the 2014- transcripts, the district will 15 master contract for certi- pay $500 annually to a thirdpart vender. The board will fied employees with the decide next month whether base salary schedule students will be assessed a increased by $400. Benefit levels will remain the same. transcript fee to help cover the cost. n approved, 7-0, a 1 pern approved, 7-0, the USD cent increase for current
410 Durham-HillsboroLehigh, Marion County, Multi-Hazard Mitigation Resolution, 7-0. Government entities need to sign on in order to receive Federal Emergency Management Agency funds if a disaster would strike. n approved, 7-0, the waiver of confidentiality that is shared with every parent of students who enroll in the district. The waiver is required for those who are eligible for free and reduced fees. n approved, 7-0, purchase of VEX Robotics equipment for $30,738.93 for Project Lead the Way classrooms. “It’s been budgeted and planned for,” Noble said. n approved, 7-0, the resignations of Bob Woelk as spring drama coordinator/assistant coordinator, and Brenda Kimber and Eileen Butler as Hillsboro Elementary School part-time library aides. n approved, 7-0, contract for Rita Loewen as part-time teacher and kindergarten through second grade vocal supplemental. n approved, 7-0, supplemental contract for Susan Saunders as Hillsboro Middle School assistant
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girls’ volleyball coach. n approved, 7-0, work agreements for Jeannie Harsin, HES library/media coordinator; Janet Whisenhunt, Wiebe Media Center library/media coordinator; Lisa Mayfield, HHS secretary wage adjustment; Tricia Williamson, increase work schedule by two hours per day, beginning Aug. 21; and Tammy Ollenburger, Walking School Bus coordinator. n appointed board member Joe Sechrist as the district’s representative to Marion County Special Education Cooperative Board. Board member Deb Geis was named as the alternate. n received copies of the student transportation handbook and the classified employee handbook. n heard update on Safe Routes to School. Noble said he talked with the engineer and completion likely will not happen this summer because the project is behind schedule. n decided to meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, for next month’s regular meeting. If financial reports are not ready then, the board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10.
neurship.” Another possibility, he said, is to use the building to serve the adult or non-traditional education community, he said, similar to the programs in Wichita and Hillsboro. Holter said that utility supervisors notified his office June 9 that in a worstcase scenario, if the building isn’t used, we will “semi-mothball” it to cut down on the costs. “But, taking it out of service would create maintenance issues as we move forward.” Grateful to Marion Kjellin said BCC is grateful for all the city of Marion has done to support the Bown-Corby site. “As budgetary considerations have required a relocation, our priority is for (the college) to continue as a great resource to the community,” she said. “We hope this new location will enable us to continue to serve non-traditional high school and transfer students in this area.”
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