APPROVED 8/5/19

Board of Education Information Committee Meeting (Monday, April 1, 2019)

Generated by Debbie Tressler on Friday, April 5, 2019

1. Board Information Committee

A. Call to Order

12:20 p.m.

B. Roll Call

Members Present: Jason Tauriainen, Zen Kelly
Members Absent: Lynn Hohl, Penny Vadla, Joseph Yourkoski, student representative

Ms. Hohl joined the meeting at 12:29 p.m.

C. Approval of Notes

The notes from the March 5, 2019, meeting were approved as printed.

D. AASB Legislative Fly-In Prep

No board members will attend the spring fly-in.

E. FY20 Budget

Mr. Tauriainen discussed recent communications from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and other entities regarding the school district budget. The committee discussed the district budget, the inflation rate and how the two relate.

The committee discussed misinformation about various items, e.g. health care costs. They discussed district health care costs compared to private sector costs.

The committee discussed how to present the information in a way that helps the public understand the facts of the situation for the district and education.
Mr. Dusek stated that after July 1, the borough cannot give the district the requested additional $2.2 million FY19 funding.
The information from the district has been and will continue to be factual regarding the cuts that would be required if the governor's budget passes.
The committee discussed the best ways to prioritize and plan for major budget cuts occur.

F. Adjourn

1:05 p.m.