Dayton School Board Summary

DAYTON – During last week’s regular meeting, Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson told the school board that no athletic director has yet been hired for the Dayton/Waitsburg athletic combine, and there is still work to be done to hire some coaches.

Round one of the hiring process for the middle school/high school principal position has been accomplished, and the next round will take place with meet-and-greets for the two finalists on June 28.

Johnson said several summer facility projects are underway, including replacing the boilers and water heaters, and painting the administration board room. Work on the roof of the high school will begin in mid-to-late July.

The food sciences program will benefit from the Carl Perkins grant, which will be used to purchase stoves and refrigerators, and to repair countertops at the high school.

For safety reasons, new doors are to be installed in the elementary entry. At some point in the future, the District will look into electronically controlled doors.

Johnson said he is working on the new school website and app design, which should be ready in time for school registration on August 15.

“The app will be a miniature version of the website,” he said, demonstrating its format to the board.

Johnson said the Class of 2019 is asking for changes in the graduation guidelines. The board will confer with advisor Kristine Warren sometime after school begins.

Business Manager Paula Moisio said spending has been within budget, but the general fund may need a shot in the arm at some point. This should be no problem since the district received big tax collections in April, and some federal forest money between February and May. The Day Estate money is also available.

Moisio said the ASB reserve fund is showing a slight reduction in revenue. However, there has been no reduction in expenses. Because Dayton is only hosting half the athletic games, there has been a loss in revenue from gate and concession monies.

“It’s really important to be good stewards of that money,” she said. Moisio said the ASB will be held accountable for line items.

Superintendent Johnson’s two-year contract was approved by the Board of Directors, as was Elementary Principal Denise Smith’s contract.

The board also approved the career and technical education grant and the CTE district-wide plan.

Fees for 2018-19 were adopted, with the exception of MS/HS fees for sports. There will be a one-year moratorium on those.