Griswold School District Superintendent Dave Henrichs reports the district’s spending authority has beaten 2016 financial projections. Spending Authority is the amount a district has the “right” to spend, but it does not mean it intends to do so. Four-years ago, Hendrichs said, it looked as though the District would have a substantial negative balance by 2020.

In other business, Henrichs said the Board approved Video Streaming Compensation for Teachers who have overseen the Communications Arts program, which includes live streaming of events. The grant has expired, and the Board agreed to compensate those teachers $25 per hour for their after-hours work. The Board also approved the 2020-21 Certified Enrollment Report, which Henrichs says shows the number of kids residing in the District, is 452 (down 5 from last year). The other enrollment number is called “Beds” (Basic Educational Data Survey).

Henrichs said they predicted the number would be around 15. Henrichs said also, the Board approved the offering of an Early Retirement package.

And, the Griswold School Board, Monday, approved the purchase and installation of a 12-foot by 18-foot roll-up flag that would be displayed

The flag was ordered today [Today]. They hope to have it installed by the start of the winter sports season.