All Dist. 204 Funds Should Have Positive Balances by June 2012
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Like all the other local school districts, Community Consolidated 204 School anticipates receiving less general state aid and less transportation funding from the state in the coming year.
The tentative 2012 budget which was placed on file Tuesday evening pro-rated general state aid to 95 percent and transportation funding to 75 percent of entitlement.
Overall, the budget shows $1,914,173 in revenue and $1,831,427 in expenses.
"Projected revenues and expenditures balance except for transportation, which shows a deficit of $26,639," said Superintendent Brent Kreid. "We will offset that with frugal spending and cash reserves."
Projections indicate all funds will have a positive balance on June 30, 2012.
There are also projected deficits in the debt service account and health/life/safety accounts, both of which will be covered by cash reserves. The debt service account repays principal and interest on bonds. The $450 deficit is for an administrative fee which will be covered by the cash reserves.
The health/life/safety funds were budgeted in case the district chooses to move forward with health/life/safety work in the coming year.
Dist. 204 has received a $245,000 Illinois Schools Energy Efficiency Grant to do health/life/safety work. The district is required to match the grant amount and has up to three years to complete the work.
Kreid said that the work on the grant began prior to his tenure at 204 School. The health/life/safety work to be done includes replacing windows in the older building, making roof repairs and work on the building facade. The board will consider the funding options over the fall and winter and should make a decision on if and when to pursue the grant work in early 2012.
Pinckneyville Schools which match their calendar to the high school's will have an extra long summer in 2012.
In other business, the board:
agreed to pay non-certified staff member Heather Haygood $8.75 per hour. Haygood works as the Secretary in the office full-time for 190 days a year and half-time during the summer.
appointed Tammy Epplin head teacher. Epplin will take a leadership roles when Kreid is absent from the building, in the Response to Intervention program and in working with PCHS to ensure the curriculum prepares students for high school.
hired Ashlee Howell and Natasha Kania as student council sponsors.
discussed the new overflow parking lot. The lot is nearly complete. Loos Excavating was waiting for a good rain before putting the finishing touches on the lot. The City of Pinckneyville gave the district $20,000 in TIF funds for the project.
discussed increasing pay for athletic officials. A motion to raise their pay was made, but failed to pass.
heard from Kreid that the 2011-2012 school year has gotten off to a good start. There are 158 students enrolled. The 2010-2011 school year ended with enrollment of 154 students.