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NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊA budget reduction resolution was adopted Tuesday in North Manchester.
The Manchester School Board approved reducing the retirement debt severance fund by $17,606, the preschool/special education fund by $30,695 and the capital projects fund by $294,599.
According to Manchester Community Schools Business Manager Steve Shumaker, the preschool/special education fund was reduced because the school system did not have as many special needs students as originally figured into the budget.
About $75,000 of the capital projects fund reduction resulted from the budget exceeding the set rate cap. The remaining $219,000 was needed to neutralize the retirement debt service.
In other business, the board:
• Held a board of finance meeting and elected Sally Krouse president and Brad Perrott secretary.
• Approved Sue Gnagny as academic competition sponsor for Manchester Junior High.
• Approved extending Rosie Purdy's hours by one hour to 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Approved additional paraprofessional positions at Manchester Elementary School.
• Approve a request for overnight professional leave for Bobbi Lautzenheiser to attend the IAHPERD Leadership Conference at McCormick's Creek State Park Jan. 28.
• Accepted a Community Foundation Grant for $1,000 for the Manchester Elementary School account.
• Accepted Heckman Bindery's donation of various books to Manchester Elementary School.
• Approved a Sunday field trip to Bittersweet Ski Resort for the Ski Club Jan. 23.
• Approved a request for overnight professional leave request for William McNeeley and Sue Gnagny to attend the HASTI Conference in Indianapolis Feb. 3-4.
• Heard the first reading of NEOLA guidelines.
• Approved the minutes from the Jan. 4 meeting.
