Jefferson C-123 approves budget, construction project

The Jefferson C-123 School District’s Board of Education met Thursday evening and approved the 2014-15 budget to be the interim budget for the 2015-16 school year. Superintendent Tim Jermain said this is a normal protocol for the school district.

“It has been a practice here for some time to adopt the 14-15 budget as the interim budget for the 15-16 school year in order to begin the 15-16 fiscal year,” Jermain said. “The final budget is usually adopted in August. We feel this practice allows us to have better information when developing next year’s budget.”

Also, during Thursday night’s meeting, the school board accepted Schieber Construction’s bid for a new breezeway project. The board had discussed the breezeway project at the May meeting. Jermain said now the project is officially moving forward.

“The breezeway project will connect our Ag building to the high school by a covered breezeway,” Jermain said. “This will allow us to better secure the building during the school day. In the winter months this will keep our students from having to walk outside. We will also not have to worry about keeping the sidewalk clear of ice and snow. The hallway doors will not open to the outside so energy efficiency should be increased.”

The next board meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16.