The Salina USD 305 Board of Education will conduct a hearing for its proposed 2020-21 budget during its meeting Tuesday.
The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the district office building, 1511 Gypsum Avenue. If you can't make it to the meeting, you can watch it online at https://www.usd305.com/about_us/board_of_education/livestream.
According to budget information in the board meeting packet, "The overall mill levy will remain flat at 55.508 mills, and is lower than it has been in ten years. An increase in LOB state aid and assessed valuation are the driving factors in the decrease."
The budget information noted that while the COVID-19 pandemic had changed learning delivery models, the budget process has remained the same.
"Under the current funding formula, the Base Aid for Student Excellence will increase to $4,569 per student. However, special education funding will decrease and is still not funded to the level of the law. The rest of the funding formula remains unchanged from the prior year," the budget information noted.
Other items on the board agenda include the following.
●Recognition of elementary and secondary teachers of the year.
●Recognition of the Kansas Master Teacher.
●Consider approval of the Saline County Coronavirus Relief Fund grant application.
●Consider board representative appointments.
●Consider a one-month health and dental insurance premium holiday for employees since "health and dental plan expenditures were lower than budgeted in fiscal year 2019-2020," according to the board packet information.
●Consider approving a baseball/softball agreement with the City of Salina, Kansas Wesleyan University, and Salina Baseball Enterprises, Inc.
●Discussion of a multi-county hazard mitigation plan.
●Discuss multiple items concerning the Salina Adult Education Center, including its mission statement and brand promise, fee increase, and handbook.
●Hear a curriculum and instruction update.
●Hear Superintendent Linn Exline's report.
●Hear about the Salina USD 305 strategic plan.
●Hear a Heartland Early Education update.
The board also is scheduled to meet in executive session regarding a personnel matter.
To view the entire board packet for Tuesday's meeting (81 pages), click here.