By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Immediately prior to the regular meeting of the Panorama school board on Oct. 14, a public hearing was held regarding the Flexibility Fund Transfer. There were no written nor oral comments, so the public hearing was promptly closed.
During the regular school board meeting, the board opted to postpone the Makerspace presentation until the November meeting.
In the Good News portion of the meeting agenda, the board heard of Mr. Dorhout’s eighth-grade field trip to Mike Delaney’s field in Dallas County. Students picked about 25 gallons of prairie seed, which will be spread on Panorama’s prairie later this fall.
The board heard a report of student Zoey Kepple being selected for the Iowa OPUS Honor Festival for fifth- and sixth-grade choir. She will perform at ISU on Nov. 21 at Stephens Auditorium.
The Special Education deficit was approved for spending authority. Superintendent Kasey Huebner explained this means the district can apply to the state to regain spending authority for whatever the special education deficit is, without impacting the general fund spending authority.
Business Officer Symantha Crawford discussed the certified annual report from last fiscal year, which indicated that spending did not exceed revenues by large margins.
The board noted several upcoming dates. Parent/Teacher Conferences are set for Oct. 22 and Oct. 24 from 3-7:30 p.m. (Early out at 1:45 p.m.) The Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) Convention and Delegate Assembly will be Nov. 20-23.
The next regularly scheduled school board meeting is set for Monday, Nov. 11. The public is welcome at all meetings other than special closed sessions as allowed by Iowa Code.