By: Jesse Davis
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jesse@thevillagereporter.com
The Pike-Delta-York Local School District Board of Education chose to temporarily table approval of a contract for a school resource officer through the Delta Police Department as they research potential funding concerns.
According to Superintendent Jon Burke, he and the board would like to determine the likelihood of obtaining a grant they plan to use to fund the position before they give it their final sign off.
The grant for which they are applying would cover the full $45,000 annual cost for the officer for the first year, then taper each year throughout the five-year cycle of the grant. After the grant expires, they can apply for it again.
Burke said they want to make sure they are likely to receive the grant or determine an alternate funding source prior to approving the contract.
OTHER BUSINESS
Reports were given by the principals of the high school, middle school, and elementary school, as well as the heads of student services, technology, and curriculum, instruction, assessment, and communication.
The board approved a group of 12 students who qualified for the state National History Day to participate in the associated competition at Capitol University in Columbus on April 25, returning the next day.
The board recognized students of the month, including second grader Jaxon Gose from the Elementary School, fifth grader Caden Bower from the middle school, and freshman Cadence Shallenbarger from the high school.
The board recognized several students for artistic achievement, including freshman Brooklyn Waite for landscape photography, junior Cody Stricker for photography of something you see every day, and senior Sophia Bonfert for food photography.
The board accepted donations totaling $550 for the Panther Pantry, $1,005.50 for the Class of 2029, $153 for the Class of 2030, $499.50 for the Class of 2031, $45 for the FFA state convention, $4,000 for the athletics score table, $1,500 for FFA blue jackets, $100 for Cory’s Backpack/Jerry Demaline Memorial, $400 for Archery, $7,480 for baseball, $50 for turf, $3,210 for lumber for dugouts, and $2,000 for food service.
The next regular meeting of the Pike-Delta-York Local School District Board of Education will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21 in the Delta High School Auditorium.