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lministrativa Ne <br />This is the time of year whom schc.ol officials get <br />nervous about funding. The legislature it in session <br />and rusurs abound as to what level of funding will <br />-)v .vailable to public: school districts. Tie uncer- <br />tainty about funding makre. -l&Y-0 difficult. As <br />we anticipate the needs for the •19$8 school <br />year, we will not know the amount of revenue avall- <br />able until the legislative session closes. <br />As we view the funding proposals before the lsgie- <br />lature, our concern is heightened. The modis has <br />carried articles noting as ouch as a 141 increase <br />for public school* over the biennium If the Gover- <br />%of's proposal becomes law. To be sure. the Gover- <br />nor's proposal does provide about 142 f-r public <br />schools. However, there is no direct Increase of <br />revenue by 141 for each school utstrict. <br />: r analysis of the G)vernor's proposal reveals that <br />the acewal Increase to the Otonc schools 1s about <br />?I per year or 41 for the biennium. Then. because <br />th• Goveriser's proposal includes passing along soma <br />now costa to school districts, we need to make sub- <br />tractions from the 41. Those new costs include <br />such Items as teacher retirement contributions and <br />the payment of &alas taxes by public schools. The <br />net result is difficult to calculate precisely, but <br />a total Increase of 11 for the blennius or even an <br />actual loss of total revenue Is possible. <br />l hevr used this colwmm to convey this Information <br />to v,•a since the improsston Is so widespread that <br />large funding Increases are going to each school <br />district. The state's percentage increase for pub- <br />lic schools and the percentage Increase for our <br />school district are two distinct matters. <br />If may of this causes you to have gwestle" or con- <br />cerns. I Invite v.'" J •011tact Mr. William ►enholt. <br />Rwslneas Manger for .e School District. Rill can <br />be roac he.r at ♦ 1 1- 1 111. <br />of. Thm"m a. Nigh <br />Swpor!ntondent <br />ORONO SCHOOL. HOAR[) <br />David McKown. Chairman <br />479-1692 <br />Dion Anderson. Vice Chairnan <br />479-1810 <br />Lucie Taylor, Treasurer <br />473-1189 <br />Kitty Cmsbv. Clerk <br />478-6037 <br />Jim Franklin. Director <br />479-2130 <br />John Maresh. Director <br />475-3197 <br />FRONT: Nicole Pfeffer. Anna Rsmgo"111 <br />IIACK: Mark Jensen. Chris Tour& -&eau. Nick Coult <br />oRONO STUDIUM WIN TOP GER.WIN HONORS <br />On I.nuary 21. fifteen Gera&% 11. 111 am! IV Orono <br />students took the competitive Garman Lxamination spon- <br />sored by the American Aseoctatfon of Teachers of Ger- <br />man. Recently a Lotter was received from Dr. Norman <br />Watt. St. Olaf Colloge. the Testing Chatmman of the <br />Minnesota Chapter of the AATG. congratulating Nick <br />Coult. Mark Jensen. Nlcolo Pfeffer. Christina Towr- <br />anxoau sod Anna xangodahl for achieving a score of <br />90T or better. Three of the five scored %1. Dr. <br />Watt stated: <br />"Plans- extend heartiest Casgratulattess <br />to these at-donte es behalf of the Mimmesots <br />AATG for their outstanding achlovement. A <br />total of 1.261 Minnesota students to" the <br />test this year. with K scoring in the 90th <br />percentile of better." <br />Those student• are being considered for be" sod cash <br />awards. the Austrian look Prise. the MIND Be" Berard. <br />the Concordia language Village Scholarship. and the <br />four week study trip to Germany. <br />The »Vera$• pvrrrntlle for the f/tmlc atmdlswts teem <br />or.•m was 81. a rrmarkabfe feat 96M ewe considers <br />the ,ue�petltioe. Cengratmlatlose to all the Itrume <br />part Ir ipsnt s wh., represented we es wollf <br />