Thursday, March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015 School Board meeting highlights

Voting Item: Eight Percent Funding
Chief Financial Officer Harry Miley presented a list of projects to be funded through Eight Percent Funds. As of June 30, 2014, the remaining debt margin available to the School District was $10,606,460. The board voted to approve a revised list of projects.

Voting Item: Richland Two Child Development Program Proposal
Executive Director of Special Projects Sue Mellette presented a proposal for creating a district-wide child development program. This program would replace the current center-based child development program and offer services at all Richland Two elementary schools. The board voted to approve the creation of this new system that will allow the district to serve more families.

Richland Two Child Development Proposal

Voting Item: Policy AR DIE-R (Audits/Financial Monitoring)
Chief Financial Officer Harry Miley presented an amendment to the existing board policy AR DIE-R. This amendment would require board approval for all budget line item transfers exceeding 10 percent of the General Fund line item. The board voted to approve this amendment.

Policy AR DIE-R


Report: Revenue Forecast for FY 2015–2016
Chief Financial Officer Harry Miley presented as information to the board the preliminary General Fund revenue forecast for FY 2015–2016.

Report: Elementary and Middle Early Release Days for 2015-2016
Executive Director of Communications Libby Roof presented as information to the board the proposed elementary and middle school early release dates for the 2015–2016 school year. These dates were selected by the Superintendent’s Faculty Advisory Council and the elementary and middle school principals.

Proposed Early Release Dates
Explanation and Purpose of Early Release Dates
2015–2016 Working Calendar

Report: Enterprise Information Technology Security Assessment
Chief Technology Officer Tom Cranmer reported the results of the Enterprise Information Technology Security Assessment to the board. This assessment was conducted to gauge the relative vulnerability risks and security readiness of the district’s information technology infrastructure.

Enterprise IT Security Assessment Presentation


A complete recording of each board meeting is aired on the district’s cable access channel 12 R2TV on Time Warner Cable and on demand anytime through the district’sYouTube channel.

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