Friday, August 7, 2015

Board Briefs from July 27, 2015 Business Meeting

This information includes highlights of information received by the Ladue Schools Board of Education at the July 27, 2015 Business Meeting.  This is an unofficial record.  Official minutes of each Board meeting are posted on the district website and are available for viewing at the Administrative Center after the Board approves them, typically two weeks after the meeting.



Board President's Remarks
Board President Jeff Kopolow announced he was delighted to have attended the opening day breakfast for new staff that morning.  Staff entering the district for the first time in the 2015-16 school year will attend a week of training prior to all staff returning on Wednesday, August 5, 2015.  The first day of school for students is Tuesday, August 11, 2015.
ACTION ITEM
2015-16 Tuition Rate for Nonresident Property Owners. Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Dr. Jason Buckner presented, and the Board approved, a tuition rate of $14,852.67 for the 2015-16 school year.  The rate was calculated using the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE's) Suggested Worksheet for Determination of Basic Tuition Charge.  This tuition rate includes the debt service levy.  The Board is required by the state to set and approve a rate each year.  The district does not accept students on a tuition basis except as noted in Policy JECA.

INFORMATION ITEMS

District Activities Report.  Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Ken Rossics presented the Extracurricular Activity Reports for the 2104-15 school year which provides a review of all the clubs, organizations and athletic programs for the previous school year, including the number of participants, purpose, team records (as applicable), and sponsors/coaches.


UPCOMING MEETINGS


The next Board of Education meeting will be a Business Meeting on August 24, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the Administrative Center, 9703 Conway Road.  Tentative agenda items include the following.  


Tentative Agenda Items for Business Meeting August 24, 2015:

INFORMATION
  • Technology Report on Limitless Learning
  • District Preliminary MAP Test Results
  • Board of Education Goals/Work Plan
  • First Semester Board Meeting Agenda Calendar
  • Process for Patron Appointments to Board Advisory Committees and Recommended Patron Appointments for 2015-16 School Year