The Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board reviewed the 2017 spending plan and held a public hearing on the budget Wednesday night.  It calls for a total of $237.3 million to fund school operations next year.

Matt Stolle, a former school board candidate, and Bradley Jones, a current board hopeful, both spoke at the public hearing.  Stolle voiced concerns about the school corporations’s ability to handle growth.  Jones also talked about growth and the utilization of buildings.

 

The board will vote on final approval of the 2017 budget at the next regular meeting.

The board voted to file an appeal with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance over approval of the transportation tax rate.

For more details on the 2017 budget, use this link.  For more on the transportation appeal, use this link.

In other school board news from the Wednesday session:

–The board honored the National Merit Semifinalists for the Class of 2017.  They are:

 

 

 

 

–Board members recognized Launching Inquiry Grant Winners.   Instructional Technology Coaches Susan Drumm and Kelly Moore organized a learning opportunity for more than 300 educators and presenters that integrated inquiry, STEM, and technology-heavy instruction.  The grant recipients are:

The recipients are:

• Using Text to Inquire and Create

Leslie Carter – Harrison Parkway Elementary – Music

 

• Purposeful Play

Erin Duros – Fall Creek Elementary – Kindergarten

 

• Breakout EDU

Barbara Glenesk – Riverside Intermediate School – Grade 6 STEM

 

• Getting Back to Making

JoyAnn Boudreau – Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate Junior High – Media Specialist

 

• German Children’s Relief Project

Nichole Mathews – Hamilton Southeastern High School – German