by Kathy Foster
Memorers of the Washington County School Board met Thursday afteroon to begin discussion of the budget proposed for the FY 2019-2020 school year.
The proposed budget includes upgrading security at the county’s public schools, mental health training for staff members, and free breakfast and lunch for students.
Projects marked as substantially completed during the past year include:
- Public restrooms at CHS football stadium
- CHS football stadium ADA renovations
- Parking lot at historic Kate Smith Elementary
- Renovation of historic KMS cafeterial for Board Meeting Room
- Exhaust hood installed for CHS Culinary Class
- Fire alarm system at Vernon Elementary School
Projects still in progress include:
- Master Plan for renovation/expansion of Florida Panhandle Technical College
- New serving line at Vernon Elementary School
- Renovation of historic KMS classrooms for new District Office
The FY 2019-2020 Budget also includes the following:
- Salaries and Benefits $16,015,585
- Workers Compensation $105,624
- School/Cost Benter Budgets $$3,131,318
- Summer School Salaries $102,915
- Supplements $385,414
- Terminal Leave $115,220
- Sale of Sick Leave $5,744
- Medicaid Claiming $25,000
- Traffic Violations $7,300
- VHS ROTC $140,040
- CHS ROTC $!57,735
- Drug/Alcohol Testing $7,200
- Fingerprinting $10,000
- Technology Supplies $7,000
- Teacher Training $1,400
- Annual Inspections $44,25
- Laminating $2,000
- PreK Early Learning Coalition $243,830
- Virtual Education $161,463
- PreK After School $101,498
- Teacher Certification $2,000
- Teacher of the Year $7,250
- ESOL – One Time Bonus $2,150
- Reading – One Time Bonus $7,575
- Okeechobee Operating Budget $792,576
- Adm Support $13,000
- Adm Professional Des $13,000
- Janitorial Contract $624,950
- Maintenance $222,000
- Instructional Support $79,000
- TEC Bus Driver Training $5,000
- Safe Schools $414,419
- Mental Health $182,836
- Teacher Classroom Supply $66,250
- Instructional Materials $272,155
- Instructional Materials/Library Media $15,616
- Instr Mat/Science Lab $4,269
- Instructional Materials – Okeechoobee $11,585
- Lottery $0.00
- Digital Classroom $252,290
- Classs Size Reduction $3,511,211
- School Recognition $79,216
- Reading Allocation $254,259
- Best and Brightest $417,629
- SAI $952,234
- SAI Okeechobee $37,766
TOTAL $29,050,334.00
The Washington County School Board will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, July 22nd at 4 p.m. to approve the Tentative Budget for 2019-2020.
The Washington County School Board will hold Special Meeting at 5:05 p.m. on Monday, July 29th to adopt the Tentative Millage and Budget for 2019-2020.
The Washington County School Board will hold a Special Meeting at 5:05 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9th to adopt the Final Millage and Budget for 2019-2020.