PEMBROKE
SCHOOL BOARD – SPECIAL MEETING
PRESENT:
Clint Hanson, Gerry Fleury, Rick Mitchell, Tom Serafin, Ry Weisiger, Mike
Reardon, Deb Bulkley, Susanne Whitbeck, Mona Sandberg, Tom Haley.
1. Call
to Order
Chair
Clint Hanson called the meeting to order at
2. Immediate
Business
A. Citizens’ Comments
None
B. District Meeting
Planning
Chair Clint Hanson reviewed the
current revenue estimates. The school
board discussed information obtained from the press regarding a budget proposal
from Governor Lynch which would change current law and increase each school
district’s current aid by a flat 5%.
Board members noted that no official documentation or detail regarding
this plan has been received. It is
unclear if circumstances which are part of the current aid formula, such as
special education obligations, would be factored into this proposal or if it
would also impact the “state property tax” formula.
Tom Haley noted that the current
revenue projection comes directly from the Department of Education based upon
current state law. The SAU business
administrator had previously contacted the D.R.A., D.O.E., School Boards
Association and School Administrators Association to determine if any of these
agencies could recommend a more accurate revenue projection. Each had advised using the November 1 D.O.E.
figure in the absence of any other definitive number.
The School Board calculated that,
using the worst know circumstance, the school tax rate estimate would change
from a negative $.58 to an increase of $.40 over current.
The consensus of the School Board
was to move forward to the district meeting prepared to share this information
with voters and advocate for its recommended budget.
3. Other Business
None
4. Adjournment
At
ALL IN FAVOR
THE MOTION CARRIED
The next regular scheduled meeting of the
Pembroke School Board is
5. Informational Items
None