This week's SupeCast episode for Friday, November 21, 2008 includes:

• Monday, November 24 School Board Agenda:
  • Approve $1.595 million in budget reductions for 2009-010
  • Curriculum annual report
  • Bond refinancing
  • Enrollment Projections
• Truth in Taxation meeting on Tuesday, December 2 at 7 p.m. in the Discovery Center Board Room
• Thank You Voters

Election Day is one of the most important days of the year when governing bodies at the local, state, and national levels are determined.  State and local initiatives are also often part of the ballot.  This year is no exception for BHM district voters as the school board placed a levy referendum question on the November 4 ballot.

For residents with good memories, the 2007 long-term financial strategy was the passage of a levy referendum or implementation of a two-year budget reduction plan.  Residents did not support the 2007 levy referendum and the first year of the reduction plan, reducing costs in 2008-09 by $1.825 million, was put in place.  

This week's SupeCast episode for October 31, 2008 includes:

• Monday, October 27 School Board Agenda: Sale of bonds, 2007-08 audit report, policies, October 1 enrollment numbers,
• Good Luck to Football and Cross Country Teams
• Levy Election Information

This week's SupeCast episode for October 24, 2008 includes:

• Monday, October 27 School Board Agenda
• Upcoming Sport and Music Events in BHM
• Levy Election Information
• Levy Question Answered: Does the passage of the levy mean my taxes will go up $339?

This week's SupeCast episode for October 10, 2008 includes:
Superintendent Bauck speaking about the middle school bus altercation on Friday, October 3, upcoming school board work
session and listening sessions, and the upcoming levy election (you can also find levy information on this site under Election 2008).

As promised last spring and again at the start of the school year, the district is distributing information to the community regarding the levy referendum vote to be conducted in conjunction with the national presidential election on November 4.  This provides school owners a chance to size-up the district in multiple ways.  While I would hope stakeholders are constantly sizing-up the district, in reality I know that is simply not the case for whatever reason that might be.

This week's SupeCast episode for October 3, 2008 includes
Superintendent Bauck speaking about the upcoming school board work session and listening sessions, and the upcoming levy election (you can also find levy information on this site under Election 2008).

Another school year is under way for Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools.  The district is one of the largest area employers and will spend around $63 million from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.  The district's size, by a variety of measures, is larger than many communities.  It is not just another one-room country school house.

Another summer of preparation has taken place; staff training, cleaning, painting, construction, and the list goes on and on.  Starting a school year with everything in place is a monumental task.  I credit staff who has worked diligently over the past months to be ready for this enterprise to launch.

This week's SupeCast episode for September 18, 2008 includes Superintendent Bauck speaking about school board agenda topics for the Monday, September 22, the upcoming levy election (you can also find levy information on this site under Election 2008) and first day enrollments.

Each spring some staff members make a life changing decision - they decide to retire from the work force. The decision is difficult for many, no matter the position they have held in the district. For some, it is the only job they have had their entire career. When the motivation has been service to others to ensure children have the best learning opportunity available to them, it is not always easy to walk away. For school districts, employee retirement has two sides, a practical side and an emotional side. First, some comments from the practical side of the equation.