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Centerville City reports smooth school opening, $7.6M surplus and staffing turnover; contract vote planned
Summary
Superintendent reported a positive start to the school year, enrollment of 8,083 students, a $7.6 million surplus for fiscal 2025 and substantial staff turnover; the board will consider resolutions approving a tentative 3.3% multi-year pay agreement with the teachers' association and extending the same to classified staff.
Superintendent (name not specified) told the Centerville City School Board that the district has had a "very positive" opening to the school year and outlined enrollment, staffing, facilities and financial results.
"We have 8,083 kids in our district," the superintendent said, and described an opening with "a few issues here and there" but otherwise a smooth start after nine days of classes. The superintendent credited curriculum and scheduling changes that affected middle-school students and said "just under 2,000 students" were impacted by a revised middle-school schedule.
On finances, the superintendent said the district closed fiscal year 2025 with a $7,600,000 surplus, meaning revenue exceeded expenses by that amount, and said the passage of Issue 31 in the prior year will help preserve financial stability for about five to six years. The superintendent also said the district expects a possible increase in state funding tied to the report-card changes in House Bill 96, perhaps about $1 million, but said final numbers were still pending.
The superintendent described operational changes and technology work: a finance-system migration from Alio to PowerSchool ERP, a continued focus on professional development, and a newly formed safe-schools task force. The superintendent also noted that district facilities are aging, with an average facility age of about 60 years, and cited accessibility constraints in older buildings.
Staffing turnover was a major item: the superintendent said there were more than 195 staff changes this year, including "over 50" certificated and about 40 classified staff, driven largely by retirements and internal transfers rather than new positions. The superintendent said some previously reduced positions were restored in limited cases, but most of the earlier reductions remain.
On labor negotiations, the superintendent said the district reached a tentative agreement with the Centerville Classroom Teachers Association (CCTA) that would begin in the 2026-27 school year and includes a 3.3% increase on the base for each year through the 2028-29 school year. Two resolutions on the meeting agenda would ask the board to approve the three-year contract with the teachers' association and to extend the same pay and benefits to classified staff; the superintendent said the agreement is "tentative" and that detailed numbers will be presented at a later session.
During roll call at the start of the meeting a motion (motion text not specified in the transcript) was moved and seconded and recorded with the following votes: Mister Dahl, Yes; Missus Dernbaugh, Yes; Doctor Graff, Yes; Doctor Roark, Yes. The transcript does not specify the motion's subject.
Ending: The superintendent said the board will review detailed financial spreadsheets at the September work session and will bring the tentative contract and other budget items back for formal approval and discussion.
