The Pleasant View R-6 and Tri-County R-7 boards of education met Tuesday night, setting a tax levy, hiring an aide and approving reports.
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The Pleasant View R-6 and Tri-County R-7 boards of education met Tuesday night, setting a tax levy, hiring an aide and approving reports.
Pleasant View R-6
The Pleasant View R-6 Board set the 2004-2005 tax levy, heard a report on seventh and eighth grade softball and selected an employee health insurance program during its meeting held at the school.
Superintendent Rob Deaver said the board set the 2004-2005 tax levy at $4.4645 on the $100 assessed valuation, which is a 17-cent increase from last year?s levy of $4.29. Deaver said the district?s assessed valuation is down $130,329 over last year and the new levy is expected to generate about $239,402 for the district. No one from the public attended the hearing held to receive comment on the levy.
Kyle and Stacy Russell presented an update on seventh and eighth grade softball and indicated they have not been able to locate teams to compete with an R-6 team. Due to this issue, the school will not have a team this year as had been planned.
The board approved the Annual Secretary of the Board Report, which shows a fund balance of $332,514 and an unrestricted fund balance of 29.80 percent. Also approved was an employee health insurance plan through Coventry Insurance. The Bronze 1B Health Plan is the same plan as the group had last year, but there has been a 14.19 percent increase in premiums, which is paid by the district.
The board reviewed class schedules and a preliminary enrollment report, which shows a total of 84 students in grades kindergarten through eight. The largest class is the fifth grade, which has 13 students enrolled and the smallest class is the fourth grade, which has five students enrolled. Currently there are 19 preschool students enrolled.
The board approved allowing Alice Gates? fourth grade class to sell school supplies this year, a project that is designed to be educational in nature. Students will gain hands-on experience in running a business and learn the terminology used in the business world. Also approved was the after school program for students in all grades and is held from 3:30 to 5:30 daily. Activities are provided for students, with the cost to parents to be determined based on the number of students participating. The price will only be used to off-set the cost of the program.
In other business, the board recognized the maintenance staff of Janice Vandevender and Robert Sloan and heard an update on their projects over the summer, including the construction of a new wall in the kindergarten room creating a hallway between it and the Early Childhood Special Education Room, constructing a wall supply closet in the art room, constructing storage cases for the preschool classrooms and doing a lot of painting and general maintenance throughout the building.
Thank you letters were read from staff members for the salary increases and from Lesley Asher for the board?s decision to allow her a leave of absence through Oct. 31. Tammy Dustman was hired as a temporary replacement for Mrs. Asher, who serves as an aide at the school.
The board approved an increase in the substitute cook pay, which will go from $35 to $40 per day and approved a 15-cent increase in lunch prices for students. The price for students in kindergarten through second grade will increase from $1.10 to $1.25, with the price for students in grades three through eight increasing from $1.30 to $1.45. Adults will pay $1.50 for lunch. All other prices, such as breakfast and extra milk, will remain the same.
Deaver said that Gary Hanes Roofing is currently replacing the flat roof sections of the building, which were damaged during the hail storm and noted that the discussion concerning the movie selection process will continue at the September meeting.
Classes in the R-6 District will begin on Thursday, Aug. 19 with a full day of classes. A preschool activity night for students and parents is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16 in the preschool room.
The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14.
Tri-County R-7
The Tri-County R-7 Board agreed to seek bids for a new mower, updated board policies and selected a linen supplier for the year during its meeting held at Jamesport.
According to information provided by Superintendent Ron Garber, the board agreed to seek bids for a front deck mower and accepted a bid from Cintas Uniforms as the linen supplier for the 2004-2005 school year. Board members approved the Annual Secretary of the Board Report and the Special Education Assurance Statement as well as board policy updates concerning ethics, conflict of interest and financial disclosure.
A transfer of $147,022 to the Capital Projects Fund was approved. The amended 2004-2005 budget was not approved during the meeting and Garber is to make adjustments in that budget for approval at a special meeting to be held Aug. 23. That meeting will be held following the tax rate hearing, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Jamesport City Park.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the school.