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Treasurer Judy Forney presented the May forecast and told the board the district is \"expecting to end this fiscal year with, the $19,734,000,\" while also warning that \"we do need to appropriate an extra $10,000,000 I know that sounds like a lot.\" The forecast and the fund-creation resolutions passed on roll call.

The measures matter because they formalize a plan to reserve money for long-term maintenance and for payout of accumulated sick-time and severance. Forney said the district put about $2,000,000 in supplies and materials on the books this year (about $1,800,000 spent so far) and included a roughly $500,000 textbook-adoption expense. She described the district's current revenue and expenditure picture and the uncertainty that remains while the state biennial budget is unsettled.

Forney walked the board through key line items: she reported year-to-date interest earnings of $757,000, noted that total expenditures are roughly $45 million with revenues near $50 million, and identified the textbook adoption and rising costs for supplies as contributors to higher-than-expected expenditures. She also said the district has historic severance costs of roughly $200,000\u0012$250,000 over the past five years.

Under the approved resolutions the board established a Fund 070 (Capital Projects) account and a Fund 035 (Termination Benefits) account. Forney said the board will formally move money into those accounts at a later meeting, likely in June, depending on the final state budget outcome. \"The board has to say broadly what we want to use it for, not specifically but broadly,\" Forney said when describing allowable uses for the capital projects fund.

Board members asked clarifying questions about timing and restrictions. The board voted on the fiscal-services package; the roll call recorded \"Yes\" votes from Dr. Bennett, Ms. Regolodai and Mrs. Gatzman and a \"Yes\" from Mr. Ward on the final tally. The motion carried.

The treasurer recommended the additional $10 million appropriation to ensure the district can cover end-of-year payables and encumbrances; Forney said the appropriation does not move money, it only permits spending that already exists in cash balances if needed. She also said any interest earned on money placed in the new funds will stay in those funds.

The board will revisit exact transfers and specific capital-project recommendations at the June meeting, after more clarity on the state budget and the district's closing-year cash flow.

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A representative for the classified employees told the board the Ohio Association of Public School Employees unit ratified its three-year contract at the local level on March 11. \"We ratified our contract on March 11, and I will tell you it was a unanimous vote,\" the representative said.

Superintendent Bill Seager and board members thanked bargaining-unit leadership for negotiating in good faith. The board then voted to ratify the agreements on its agenda; the roll call recorded majority support with one abstention.

In the same meeting the board approved a set of operational items on the consent agenda. Those items included facility-use and event permissions for FFA activities and the Ohio Envirothon contest, an updated food-service agreement with Aramark, a Knox County Educational Service Center primary-services agreement and existing cooperative arrangements such as a catastrophic-event support agreement. The board approved those items by roll call.

Board members described the contract approvals as timely for budgeting and payroll planning. No changes to district policy were announced in the meeting; personnel and supplemental-contract approvals for certified and classified staff were handled as routine agenda items.

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\"History Day ... hits all of our instructional vision elements,\" Dr. Darren Prince said as he described the project-based research work. Two students who advanced to the state competition presented short summaries to the board: Alex White said, \"I made a presentation about Tarana Burke,\" and described the research and documentary-format work the students created for judges.

Prince told the board History Day combines research, technology and public-speaking skills and noted both students went from district to state-level competition. \"They went to districts and represented us so well and then advanced all the way to state,\" he said.

Beyond the competition, Prince detailed classroom and intervention work. He said the school asked teachers to identify a focused set of students (a \"10%\" cohort) and provide regular, targeted support. Prince reported math gains for those efforts: \"sixth grade ... jumped from 58% up to that 71%,\" and he said eighth-grade results were \"at the 76%\" level compared with a state reference of about 48%.

Prince also described behavior-support and Tier 2 interventions, including a new center room, a wellness class, a football mentorship program and partnerships with high-school students to help middle-school learners. He said chronic absenteeism has declined, reporting the figure as \"3 and a half percent\" during his presentation.

The school plans to pursue the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports) silver award this year and next year will emphasize Tier 3 targeted supports for students with the highest needs. Prince said the work is intended to preserve gains for students in the middle of the performance distribution while also supporting students who need more intensive help.

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Mount Vernon board approves May fiscal forecast, creates capital-projects and termination-benefits funds

Board ratifies classified-staff agreements, approves district operational contracts and activity permissions

Mount Vernon Middle School highlights History Day state qualifiers, reports math gains and lower absenteeism