Union-Bulletin

Members of the Touchet School Board are Sandra Bradley, Robert Schaeffer, Mandy Thompson, Michael McCubbins and Darren Goble. With all present Wednesday the board:

• BUDGET: Learned the current cash balance is about $136,000. Year end enrollment was 285 full-time equivalent, with the budget based on 296 students.

• MAINTENANCE: Maintenance supervisor Mike Mayberry told the board the summer maintenance schedule includes "a lot of painting." He also said the district passed the bus inspection June 10.

• DONATION: Accepted donation of books valued at $500. Unanimous.

• PERSONNEL: Accepted the resignation of Spanish and middle school English teacher Judy Cox. Unanimous.

• SCHEDULE: Heard report from Principal Elissa Tinder on details of reducing classes offered in a day from seven to six. One impact will be that credit requirements for graduation and eighth-grade promotion will be gradually reduced. Another change is the elimination of reading as a separate middle school class. Elective offerings will not be reduced.

• SUMMER SCHOOL: Learned that 27 children in grades one though five have signed up for summer school.

• TRAINING: Learned elementary teachers whose assignments have been changed will need training on using the Laser science kits.