The Arbon School Board met for its annual meeting on July 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. members Jason Williams and Jake Evans were present as were Debbie Curry, Robin Claunch and clerk, Cheri Evans.

The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jason to approve the agenda. The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Jake to approve the minutes.  The bills were reviewed. The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jason to approve them. The total M & O expenses for the month of July was $16,559.05 and $3,594.00 for bus depreciation. The school received $1,757.53 from the State Department, $1,558.51 from REAP funds, $16,757.23 from property taxes and $9.21 from interest on investments. The school M & O balance is $91,262.22. The Plant Facility received $3,594.00 for bus depreciation and $2.63 from interest the Plant Facility balance is $46,600.89. The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Jake to approve the financial statement.

Teacher contracts were tabled.  The board decided not to pursue offering upper grades through Jason Bransford/ IDELA, an online school.

The motion was moved and seconded to declare Jake Chairman, Melinda Vice Chairman, Cheri clerk for another year, the meetings to be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Arbon School and the posting places to be the Post Office, Arbon School and the Arbon web site by acclamation.

Three applicants for the custodian position were gone over.  No decision was made as there were only two board members present.  The board will confer by email and make a decision soon as time is running short for the pre-school cleaning to be completed.

The agreement with Deaton and Company to do the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 audit was reviewed and signed.  The Strategic Plan was worked on and getting close to completion.

The next meeting will be held on August 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

Approved 08-12-2014

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ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
April 8, 2014

The Arbon School Board met on April 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. members Jason Williams, Melinda Campbell and Jake Evans were present as were Debbie Curry, Robin Claunch and clerk, Cheri Evans.

The motion was moved by Melinda and seconded by Jake to approve the agenda after one addition. The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Melinda to approve the minutes. The bills were reviewed. The motion was moved by Melinda and seconded by Jason to approve them. The total M & O expenses for the month of April was $23,904.43. The school received $225.75 from property taxes and $6.72 from interest on investments. The school M & O balance is $113,489.03. The Plant Facility received $1.92 from interest the Plant Facility balance is $42,998.90. The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jason to approve the financial statement.

The spring program will be on May 22nd at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Debbie has some parents helping with the silent auction going on that day and evening. They will get flyers out to patrons a week or ten days before May 22nd. The proceeds from the silent auction will go towards the playground project. The school has risen a little over $5,100 to go towards the expenses for the project. Jake will see if Steve Lusk would be interested in coordinating the project, it would be nice to have it completed before school starts next fall.

Debbie and Cheri attended the Post Legislative Tour on Thursday, May 3rd. The school will see a small increase for overall funding for the school year 2014-2015. We will also receive monies that can only be spent on specific areas such as Leadership Awards, Technology, Safe & Drug Free, Curriculum and Professional Development. To receive the Professional Development monies, the school needs to submit a 3-year plan by June 30, 2014.

The spreadsheet on teacher duties in addition to teaching was gone over with some changes made.

The hanging light in the gym still needs to be taken care of. There has been some wind damage on the outside of the building on the west side. Jake will call Shawn to see if he would be able to fix it.

The next meeting will be held on May 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

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