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Schools seeking budget apporval

Today (July 11), the Williams Unified School District Governing Board hopes to approve and adopt its fiscal year 2001-02 budget amounting to $4,315,158.

This includes $3,933,937 for maintenance and operations. Also, $126,354 is allotted for unrestricted capital outlay, which allows the district to purchase everything from buses to light bulbs. Finally, there is $254,867 in soft capital allocation, which is used for instructional supplies.

The estimated tax rate is expected to be $5.93 per $100 of assessed valuation.

“It’s (the tax rate) subject to go down,” said Renee Rodriguez, district business manager.

The board meets at 515 S. Ninth Street. A budget hearing will start at 7:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will immediately follow.

Last year, the tax rate was $5.39 and the year before it was $5.66. This year’s budget is $195,746 more than last year.

The board approved the tentative budget at its June 25 regular board meeting. At the meeting, the board approved:

• Reassigning Williams Elemen-tary/Middle School teacher Rebecca Fraze to sixth grade.

• Certified contracts for Joan Hughes — WEMS assistant principal, Michael Soris and Diana Thorson — WEMS special education.

• The resignation of Nathan Oglesby, head of the district custodial department.

• Increasing the driver’s education fee from $60 to $75.

• Restructuring the elementary program from a multi-age approach to a classroom reduction model.

• Jac Heiss’, superintendent, salary proposal with no medical benefits.

Also during Wednesday’s meeting, the board will consider:

• Issuing certified contracts to Virginia Moore to teach Spanish at WEMS, a vocational education and a science teacher for WEMS and a business education teacher for Williams High School.

• Issuing classified contracts to Ambrosio Reyes, Mike Perry and Alberto Hernandez for work at WEMS and Brenda Adams for WHS.

• Approving Holt Science Textbooks for WHS.

• Approving an request for proposal from Gail Houch for counseling services.

• Approving bids for milk and fuel.


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