By Jolene Farley
At a Monday School Board meeting, Superintendent Dave Deragisch reviewed the financial situation of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District compared with the budgeted numbers.
With 39 percent of the school year over, actual expenses have fallen below budget at $793,559 or $5,510 per day up to this point. The budgeted amount for the entire school year was $2,926,881 or $8,018 per day.
The district’s fiscal year began July 1, 2002.
Projected revenues were $2,933,277 or $8,036 per day. Actual revenues are at $850,917, $5,909 per day, or 29 percent of the budget.
Deragisch expects more revenues during the remaining months of the budget.
"We are doing well at this time," Deragisch said in a note to the board. "We are over the hump with paying for our supplies."
"We are still OK," he said. "We have received more than we’ve spent."
Mental health services
Deragisch met with Rock County Family Services to explore contracting for mental health services the school cannot provide.
"I think we have some students who have needs," Deragisch told the board.
A licensed mental health professional will work in the district for two to three hours per week. Parental permission will be sought before a child is referred.
Family Services and the district will split the $3,700 cost to run the program from Jan. 1 to the end of the school year. The district would be reimbursed for the $1,850, at a later date, by special education funding from the state.
"We’d have to fund it until the end of the year," said Deragisch.
"I think it would be very beneficial," said board member Lois Leuthold.
In other business…
Deragisch reminded the board of early dismissal on Wednesday, Nov. 27, for teachers and staff to meet with a Web site developer. The goal is for all the teachers to have individual Web pages. The Web site address is www.hbcpatriots.com.
The next school board meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 17.