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Tomahawk School Board meeting notes
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

TUESDAY NIGHT THE TOMAHAWK SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY (8-0 WITH BOARD MEMBER TERRY ZOELLNER ABSENT) APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY 2008-09 BUDGET. THE ANTICIPATED STATE AID REVENUE WAS LISTED AT 13 MILLION 7 HUNDRED 84 THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH TOTAL SCHOOL EXPENDITURES PROJECTED AT OVER 18 MILLION 838 THOUSAND DOLLARS. OUTGOING DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AL PROSSER NOTED THAT MARKS AN INCREASE OF ONLY 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS. WITH SUCH PROJECTED LIMITED REVENUE, HE SAID THAT THE NEW HEAD ADMINISTRATOR ROGER RINDO WILL BE CHALLENGED TO BE CREATIVE IN SHIFTING BUDGET DOLLARS TO DEAL WITH DECLINING ENROLLMENTS, A 4 POINT 2 PERCENT INCREASE IN STAFF SALARIES, A YET TO BE FINALIZED INCREASE FOR SUPPORT STAFF AND INCREASES IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

A REPORT WAS GIVEN ON THE SELF-ASSESSMENT GRANT. THE DISTRICT RECEIVED PRAISE FOR THE IMPRESSIVE INPUT FROM STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. NEXT WEEK, A FINAL DE-BRIEFING ON THE DATA WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION.

THE BOARD ALSO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A NEW HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL. HE IS FORMER MERRILL TECH ED TEACHER NATHAN HANSON. HE MOST RECENTLY HAS BEEN IN ADMINISTRATION IN PLYMOUTH.

ON AN 8-0 VOTE, THE BOARD APPROVED STAFF RECALLS FOR CHAR LOMBARDO, OLIVIA DACHEL AND KRISTIN ROBERTS.

ELEMENTARY AND SUMMER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAN MCGUIRE NOTED THAT 260 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL THIS WEEK.

SEVERAL PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE SALUTED DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AL PROSSER. IN HIS FINAL REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, HE WAS THANKED BY BOARD MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS AT TOMAHAWK SCHOOLS AND FOR TAKING A DEBT RIDDEN DISTRICT 6 YEARS AGO AND PUTTING IT BACK INTO THE BLACK. AN EMOTION FILLED AL PROSSER SHARED THAT FOR HIM, IT WAS “ALWAYS ABOUT THE KIDS”. HE SAID ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS HE’S EVER HAD TO DO, WAS KNOWING THIS PAST FRIDAY WAS THE LAST TIME HE WOULD WAVE AT THE KIDS AS THEY WENT HOME ON THEIR BUSSES FOR THE SUMMER.

ROGER RINDO TAKES OVER ON JULY FIRST.

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