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MAY 2 1994
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Commissioner Hamby said that it appears that only about $412 goes
into actual instruction.
Eagle mentioned that two years ago the State paid all the power and
light bills. Local dollars now have to pay for these necessities.
The State requires us to have an auditor.
Commissioner Hamby: Citizens also ask me about your advertising.
How much does this cost?
Eagle stated this is a board of education expense. This is for
meetings and jobs. This comes out of community schools/contracted
services. The annual report also comes out of this line item. It
would certainly be less than $10,000.
Dr. Carrigan stated that one of the reasons they do this
advertising is because many parents are nonpaying taxpapers who do
not have any connection with the schools. Television is one way to
get a school message into the homes -- not everyone reads the
newspaper. A special rate is given to the school system.
Commissioner Hamby: How many central office administrators do you
have?
Eagle replied that they have seven people. (Later in the
discussion, Dr. Carrigan stated they had nine administrators.) The
state provides the superintendent's salary. They use this money to
provide for a superintendent, assistant superintendent, and
supervisor, but this has been cut down. The law requires a finance
officer.
Commissioner Hamby: Were you using the RJR money to fund the year-
round schools?
Eagle said they were given a three-year grant which ran out last
year. The Mooresville System was given $95,000 this year to be
used in the middle school. Staff development was in the amount of
$50,000. Some of the money was used to pay the salary of one
person. Fees from the children help to pay for some of the
enrichment programs. Most of the enrichment programs are about 95%
self-sufficient from businesses and donations.
Commissioner Boone asked if it was legal to charge a fee or tuition
on those students who enroll in the year-round school program.
Eagle replied that, of course, it was legal to do so.
Capital Outlay: Mr. Eagle stated that next year they will start to
pay on COPS. The great bulk of this money is not due until October
of 1995 which is in the next fiscal year. We do not have that much
money due in 94-95. The roofing repairs are a necessity. The
situation is so severe that rain is coming through. A basement
area at Parkview could be used for maybe eight classrooms and a
price on this is around $482,000. The land purchase is for
projected growth. We have gone from 2,300 to 3,300 students in
just a few years. The land price is just an estimate and it's not
directed towards any particular piece of property. The athletic
lights need to be worked on. These are rotting. The State
required the schools to go on the Student Information Management
System. They provided the schools with computers for it; however,
as the schools have grown the computers are no longer capable of
handling the numbers and they have to be replaced.
Commissioner Hamby: How much is owed on debt service this year?
Mr. Eagle stated that just an interest payment will be due on March
15 of about $360,000. He stated that their COPS was most unusual.
The Mooresville System simply had taxing authority to bring in the
payments. There was nothing pledged for the COPS; other than the
buildings were put up for security.