School board sets 2008 operating levy
August 18, 2008
The Springfield School Board set the district’s 2008 operating levy at $3.6192 per $100 of assessed valuation on Aug. 19. This is an increase of $.0005 over last year and will cost the owner of a $100,000 home about 10 cents more in annual property taxes.
At the board’s regular monthly meeting, Steve Chodes, district chief financial officer, said the district’s operating levy is the smallest among the state’s 16 largest public school districts.
In other action:
Superintendent Norm Ridder reported that about 185 new teachers will enter district classrooms when school starts Monday, Aug. 25. He invited board members to join him and board president Kris Callen in visiting schools between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. that morning.
Scott Wendt, district capital construction director, gave the board an update on the status of bond construction projects. While work remains under way at several schools, all but two of 15 school air-conditioning projects are operational.
Dr. Ridder reminded the board that Kris Callen will speak on the state of the schools during the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s Good Morning, Springfield! event on Thursday, Sept. 4, at Wanda Gray Elementary School.