THE GRINNELL-NEWBURG SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT.
IT WILL CONSIDER A BUDGET REDUCTION PROPOSAL WHICH HAS BEEN SCALED BACK FROM WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WITH THE ADDITION OF A 5TH GRADE TEACHER AND INCREASING A CUSTODIAL POSITION, THE NET REDUCTION COMES TO 161-THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE REDUCTIONS WOULD MAKE A TOTAL OF UP TO 221-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REDUCTIONS.
THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL ALSO…APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL STATES ROOFING FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOF RENOVATION PROJECT… APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF NEARLY FIVE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLARS OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL REFUNDING BONDS AND LEVYING A TAX TO PAY THEM OFF…AND RECEIVE A WORLD LANGUAGE CURRICULUM PRESENTATION.
THE GRINNELL-NEWBURG SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT AT FIVE-30 IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
