By Nikki Larson
Staff Writer
As the start of the school year loomed, the Central School Board may not have been aware of the possibility of taxes in Carver County increasing at a rate of 9.9 percent.
With current economic conditions as they are, one might think that reaching a decision of whether or not to renew the expiring referendum might be difficult, but it was not.
With little discussion, the board voted unanimously to approve seeking $500 per student on the November ballot.
The reason for the easy decision might be that the economic impact to taxpayers may be a bit of a surprise. Preliminary estimations by Ehlers and Associates Inc. find that the overall impact will be a negligible drop in taxes. As an example, a taxpayer with a home valued from $100,000 to $450,000 would see less than a dollar drop in taxes and homes valued at $500,000 to 2, 000,000 would see reductions from $1.15 to $3.60.
Central school district’s current referendum levy, which will expire in 2008, is also for $500 per student. The state average referendum revenue per student is $760 per student. Several schools in the area are asking for significantly more pre student in referendum revenue, including Chaska, which has a referendum in place for $1070 per student, Glencoe-Sliver Lake at $680 per student and Waconia at $675 per student.
In other business:
Negotiations with non-certified staff began Aug. 27 at the district office. Board members Carol Lagergren, James Spille and Craig Pexa will participate.
Superintendent Brian Corlett was appointed to the Minnesota Association of School Administrators Federal Advocacy Committee for 2008-09 and 2009-10. The main focus of the group, according to Corlett, will be the renewal of No Child Left Behind legislation.
Alissa Friend is the new third grade teacher at Central Elementary. There are still no applicants for the speech/language pathologist; however, Adrianne Klehr, now retired, will work two days per week until the position is filled.
Two new College in the Schools (CIS) courses will be added at Central High School: CIS Biology and CIS American History. There are now a total of six CIS courses offered including: CIS College Algebra, CIS Pre-Calculus, CIS Calculus, CIS English Composition and the two courses added this year, CIS Biology and CIS American History.
The listing of coaches, assistant coaches and advisors for extra-curricular activities for the 2008-09 school year was approved. There are still a few positions that need to be filled, but they do not include any fall activities or sports.
The next regularly scheduled board meeting is Monday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. and will take place in Central High School’s room A240.
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