Candidate Filing – the following have filed as candidates for the Drexel R-IV Board of Education, Tim Eastwood (incumbent) and Josh Gordon (incumbent). The terms of Tim Eastwood and Josh Gordon are set to expire. There are two positions open, each for a term of three years. The General Election Date is April 5th, 2022. According to state statute if the number of candidates is equal to the number of positions available then no election will be required.
School Make-Up Days – currently we have two days that are required to be made up – the make-up dates are April 4th and May 2nd, additionally we have exhausted all of our AMI hours.
Now that we have our health insurance renewal rates for next year, I plan on taking some time to start putting together a preliminary budget for 2022-2023. My goal is to present a preliminary budget to the board in April/May and then present a final budget in June for adoption.
The district has partnered with Compass Health Network and they have a therapist in place who will begin offering school based therapy services at no cost to the district for eligible students.
The district has been approved to receive Supply Chain Assistance Funds for the food service department. The district will receive nearly $10,000 to help offset the cost associated with supply chain issues that have resulted in higher food costs.
ESSER III – funds have been appropriated and now available to make payment requests – this year we will be claiming payment to cover costs associated with our COVID extra duty stipends, I-Ready benchmarking assessment program, air purifiers, Monday Academy costs and other curriculum material and textbook costs = probably a total of between $100,000 and $125,000. Our total allocation went from $315,010 to $319,377, so we will have to go back in and revise our plan and budget to reflect the change in allocation.
Spring Activities and Athletics are underway – FBLA, FCCLA, and FFA are preparing for contest season and competing at various levels and attending state leadership conferences – some are competing virtually and some are in person. Scholar Bowl is preparing for district competition as well – all in hopes of qualifying for state competition. Athletics spring seasons are also ready to get underway and by the end of the month games and meets will be in full swing.
Respectfully,
Terry
Terry
