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School Board Acts on Many Problems  



The Board of School Trustees of Culver Community Schools met at the office of the Superintendent on Tuesday evening Feb. 5

Representatives of a group of patrons who had attended the previous meeting were present to inquire about the School Board’s decision regarding to closing schools in periods of bad weather.

Mr. Ced White president of the Board, explained that the members had not changed the planes for school closings. He indicated that this would be a matter to be handled by the establishment of land rang policies after complete stud of all phases of the problem.

The patrons present indicated that the bus for their particular area did not have adequate heating facilities to keep the pupils warm.

The school board informed the group that this was one of the two remaining bus bodies in Union township that were quite old and that it would be replaced by new equipment before a new school term would start.

The board members agreed that attempts would be made to repair or correct the heater problem on the bus in question.

After taking action on claims for payment of a number of bills, the School board continued its study of the new budget for 1863.

Since many appropriation items on a consolidated school budget are based upon budget classifications quite different from those of a township school budget, the appropriations set up on the three township budgets had to be broken into new classifications.

The work on the final budget was competed, and the superintendent will prepare the legal advertising for publication so that approval of the new appropriations can be secured from the State Board of Tax Commissioners.

The school Board appointed Mr. McLane to represent the Culver Community Schools Corporation at the meeting of the Marshall County Board of Finance on Wednesday, Feb 12.

This meeting will be held for the purpose of reaching an agreement on the deposit of public funds in the banks of Marshall County as required by law

The board also sanctioned a revision of the contract for one school bus route in the Aubbeenaubee School district to provide payment for increased mileage because of a recent change of the route. Such a change is required by law when the daily mileage exceeds that specified in the original contract with a bus driver.

In order that a definite agenda may be prepared for meetings of the School Board, it was decided that patrons who wish to have an interview or hearing with the board should call the office of the School Superintendent prior to the date of the meeting of such Board.

A time then can be scheduled during the meeting for such a hearing. Such a plan would eliminate the possibility that an individual or group would have to wait an excessive length of time before having a opportunity to be heard during a meeting of the School Board.

If the agenda already is over-crowded when a request is submitted, time will be provided for such a hearing in a later meeting.

The School Board Voted to place the cash balance in the Cumulative Building fund from North Bend Township in savings accounts in the State Exchange Band and Leiters Ford State Bank, thus providing interest for this fund.

Part of the money in this fund already has been invested in bonds.

Feb 6 1963 - Citizen