Board chooses Lombard as new Frazier principal
PERRYOPOLIS – A Frazier School District alumnus will take on the duties of high school principal starting July 6 following action taken Thursday by the school board during a special meeting. Kelly Munic Lombard will replace Donald Martin, who also serves as assistant superintendent and was promoted by the board to superintendent starting this fall. The board set Lombard’s salary at $78,000 while agreeing to advertise for the positions of high school Technology/Online Programs/In-School Suspension Coordinator and School Nurse Assistant.
At the same time, the board accepted letters of resignation for retirement from Carol Gearhart, third grade teacher at Central Elementary School effective June 27 and from Carol Martelli, Learning Support teacher, effective August 12 with both positions to be posted.
With all positions included in the proposed 2009-2010 budget Tom Shetterly, business manager, was able to pare down last month’s deficit of $221,601 to $150,370 leaving $15,026,498 in revenue and $15,248,099 in expenses.
“We’ve taken out a lot of things we could use but the necessities are in there in addition to the positions,” said Martin.
As it stands, Shetterly said the deficit would require a tax increase of 0.604 mills that amounts to $36 more in taxes per year for the average property in the district assessed at $60,000.
Shetterly said the tentative budget revisions resulted in a $93,301 savings in the two retirements coupled with $10,000 in joint purchasing with Intermediate Unit 1 (I.U.) for paper and a $1,588 reduction on an insurance policy renewal for worker’s compensation and general liability.
The bulk of increases, said Shetterly, were attributed to transportation by the I.U. for out of district placements and basic education funding along with a $22,500 vo-tech payment.
Shetterly also noted an increase of $24,340 over last year’s budget for insurance rates while the district’s allocation for Title 1 stimulus funds from the state was $1,700 less than anticipated.
Shetterly pointed out that the shortfall did not include any funding earmarked for possible renovations to the elementary schools.
In an unrelated matter, the board agreed to cancel its regular meeting June 18th, but will still conduct a work session at 6 p.m. Another meeting will be held on June 30 for budget purposes while a work session on July 2 was cancelled.