HSD Gives A Budget Update Following Discovered $9 Million Surplus

The Hazelwood School District (HSD) Board of Education will convene Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., to discuss district business.

The bigger matter of business Tuesday will be an update 2012-13 fiscal year budget. Information has been released that details how a $9 million surplus of funds was discovered in August, which indicates one reason former superintendent Steve Price was fired.

Since the discovery, an average 5 percent raise was allotted for teachers and other employees in the district.

The HSD Board of Education requested Dwight Lindhorst, assistant superintendent for finance and facilities, present a budget update on how such a surplus could have gone unnoticed.

Lindhorst presents quarterly budget updates on a regular basis at school board meetings.

New superintendent Grayling Tobias will also give a 60-day update on his work in the new capacity. Tobias gave a 30 day update in which he outlined is plans to continue to support the district's teachers.

Items on this week's agenda include:

Reports

• New Leadership 60 Day Update-Grayling Tobias, Superintendent
• Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award Winners Recognition-Grayling Tobias, Superintendent and Paula Brown, Coordinator of Federal Programs
• Assessment Literacy Strategy-Crystal Reiter, Interim Assistant Superintendent for Learning
• ACT Plan Report-Darrell Strong, Assistant Superintendent for Learning
• HEET Update-Ty McNichols, Assistant Superintendent for Learning
• Budget Update-Dwight Lindhorst, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Facilities

Items Requiring Board Voting Action

• Contract
  
  1. UMSL ELA - Cohort MOU Agreement
  2. Middle School and High School Yearbooks
• Small Contract Approvals 
  1. St. Louis Community College, Workforce Solutions Group
  2. Thomas Schimmer
  3. Suburban Land Survey
• 2012-2013 Budget Revision

Will you be attending this week's meeting?