Whitehall Schools Athletics Still in Deficit Despite Fee Increase

Kurtis Koenig-

elementary report up from last meeting , him and slater attend mosda workshop in missoula, montana school district of attorneys, what builds the policy that all the schools use,

Got to discuss investigative techniques, discussion about social media, pertaining to staff and students,

Ways to keep district safe

Lots of talking lots of listening

Currently just about finished with mass assessments

Data has been interesting

Get results in soon

Updated way they present student data

Veterans day assembl;y _well done

It's not just about celebration of veterans, but also patriotism, and to hear kids musically, such as singing, thanks to mrs heilg,

Teacher evaluations on the way

Suggestions for improvement

Parent teacher conferences held l;ast week

Almost 94% parents attended teachers conferences

Barb rider on site, had information set up in conference room, always brings something to the table to

December busy month

Counting the minutes till christmas break

Jason slater-

Conference in missoula =great

Cool bulls some students got

enrolled ment 160 highschool upo a percentage point 94% hS

92% ms

Paperless with report cards last year and no complaints last year

Not too bad off turnout for parents at parent teacher conferences

High five assembly , mr clements

Nhs did a blood drive, vet assembly great tradition, state vet home in colombia mt,

Some districts don't do much for vet day,

People welcome people in for it?

Showcase our school,

Teacher evaluations = great

New class =film class

New chance for students for students to be creative

Mr leery is a student favorite

Northwest family and community engagement =working on

He is excited for model UN

Sophomores and juniors will have opportunity to go to UN, and discuss issues

Select some kids to send them on a trip to taiwan -slim chance tho

Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday

He posts his newsletter on facebook

Mental health screening? Opt in

Massp meeting???

Talked about cell phones,

Talked about drugs

And vape censors? Not really a good investment…. Grant money won't support it

Great work going on

Hanah Neiskens-

Community been very generous this fall thanks to whitehall country store donated 5,000 to the annual fund, helps pay for students who can't afford activity fee, or lunch bill

Tiff (tax increment finance fund) award for 5,000

And golden sunlight -5,000

Both of those are used in landscaping and playground area for the daycare building

So it won't be dirt and concrete there

Ron regenntky donated 1,000 to angel fund

Keving brunet 5,000 for coats and winter gear for the students who need it

We also received 2 grants from JVCF for sound equipment for music concerts, and other grant for field painting device, old one is no longer usable, so get new one

Thank your to erica ronsberg and Heilg for making the vet concert great, this years theme was the flag

School; finance,

Stars: school funding: concept paper:

Lead to stars act:

Proposed legislation:

Two lew jones and rep david bailey: presenting this : on house education community

Provide additional school funding

6 main concepts

Revise and enhance the teach act : makes the base salary 40,700

Future ready payment: operational in 27?

Supporting those kids who are doing post secondary credits, 22 kids doing 30 credits

Get 800-1600 per kid cuz kids are doing extra credit

They don't know how that works with the elementary

3rd concept modify the funding formula, to increase budget if housing budget is exceeding : pass on as a housing stipend to employees, if in an area with high housing

4th concept: increasing major maintenance aid fully , really trying to open up big projects, large costs such as old school buildings aging all across the state. Large cost

DID NOT STATE 5TH point!!!!!!!!!!!!

6th concept insuring state gets credit it provides outside the regular funding:

Make sure schools are getting equal funding:

She thinks its a promising bill

It probably will be passed

Old business-

Resolutions to improve district banking

2 resolution

They is required to move forward

If to approve

References all legal ways they can do this

County has to accept after board approves

First move resolution

1st is

Who is doing what, and who is doing what moving forward

The reconciliation piece would we to have own “bank” the county is holding money, they want their own banking

They forgot to give 14,000

Despite an activity fee increase at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, Whitehall Superintendent Hannah Nieskens reported at the November Whitehall School Board meeting, held Tuesday, November 12th, that activities were still running at a deficit. There has been improvement made, Nieskens said, but activities are still in the red.

Volleyball games collected revenue at three of their games, but still came in at a $9,777 loss - though this is about half of what it was last year. Football

Come into effect on July 1st?

This document as well , each page is its own sport

Volleyball 9,777 cost deficit

Made revenue at 3 games-

Half of like last year

-1,619

Improvement though

Football

In the black for 3 games

600 dollars for officials each game

Cost established by MOA

-1,355

MS volleyball

Hard cuz people dont pay for ms games

-1,700 cost

Xcountry

Because they take van, saves money

-1,400

Bus cost

200 to 300 a trip

Ms football

-1,700

Cheer

412 expenses

Total: 8,259

14,000 in activity fees brought in?

Goal to break even instead of covering coaching costs

Two parents complain about activity passes

One parent very disrespectful to rotary, and AD had to meet with parent

Parent mad

Our trips are farther and costly

Wrestling is expensive : 5 overnight trips

Fall season is coming out a little ahead

But at end of winter will be down

Probably going to be less for wrestling because of the 15 passenger seat van

Busses are too large

A quick synopsis of the costs:

HIRES:

• WMS Girls Basketball Coaches: Kerry Sacry and Meghan Johnson

• Paraprofessional: Alex Carr