2008 Woodie Awards
Talawanda district to use $500K for improvements
Kenton Butcher
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: Community
After an approval of nearly $500,000 in upgrades in March, construction for improvements of the Talawanda School District buildings will begin this upcoming summer.
According to Holli Morrish, coordinator of development and community relations at Talawanda, the school board approved nine expenditures for a total of $489,800. Morrish said the most expensive improvement will be the replacement of the waste water facility at Marshall Elementary School for $135,000.
The funds for the improvement of the buildings will come from state, federal and local taxes, while the funds for the new staff will come from Talawanda's general operating budget, Superintendent Phil Cagwin said.
"The money that will be utilized for staffing comes from our general operating budget, a combination of local, state and federal funds," Cagwin said. "The money devoted to facilities and equipment comes from our permanent improvement funds. We are required by the state of Ohio to devote annually a minimum of 3 percent of our budget to permanent improvement, such as textbooks, equipment and facilities."
According to Cagwin, in the Talawanda School District, the state of Ohio provides approximately 35 percent of the annual budget, the federal government provides 5 percent and local tax payers contribute the remaining 60 percent.
The Talawanda school board approved the funding March 17 as a part of Talawanda's Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP). CIP meetings occur annually, with staff and board members making recommendations about whether to maintain, end or improve programs within the district, Cagwin said.
According to Morrish, the Talawanda Board of Education will reconvene April 7 at Talawanda Middle School to discuss the middle school's roof that needs replacement and other issues for the future.
"The roof has been brought up before, but as of now, there has been no definite decision to make repairs to the roof yet," Morrish said. "The school board will meet April 7 to further discuss the possibility of repairing the roof as well as other facility concerns."
According to Holli Morrish, coordinator of development and community relations at Talawanda, the school board approved nine expenditures for a total of $489,800. Morrish said the most expensive improvement will be the replacement of the waste water facility at Marshall Elementary School for $135,000.
The funds for the improvement of the buildings will come from state, federal and local taxes, while the funds for the new staff will come from Talawanda's general operating budget, Superintendent Phil Cagwin said.
"The money that will be utilized for staffing comes from our general operating budget, a combination of local, state and federal funds," Cagwin said. "The money devoted to facilities and equipment comes from our permanent improvement funds. We are required by the state of Ohio to devote annually a minimum of 3 percent of our budget to permanent improvement, such as textbooks, equipment and facilities."
According to Cagwin, in the Talawanda School District, the state of Ohio provides approximately 35 percent of the annual budget, the federal government provides 5 percent and local tax payers contribute the remaining 60 percent.
The Talawanda school board approved the funding March 17 as a part of Talawanda's Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP). CIP meetings occur annually, with staff and board members making recommendations about whether to maintain, end or improve programs within the district, Cagwin said.
According to Morrish, the Talawanda Board of Education will reconvene April 7 at Talawanda Middle School to discuss the middle school's roof that needs replacement and other issues for the future.
"The roof has been brought up before, but as of now, there has been no definite decision to make repairs to the roof yet," Morrish said. "The school board will meet April 7 to further discuss the possibility of repairing the roof as well as other facility concerns."
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