Calendar for 2012-13

Click here to see the calendar for the 2012-13 school year that was officially adopted yesterday.

Upcoming Meetings

The regular monthly meeting of the school board will be held on Monday, January 23, 7:00 p.m. at Delano City Hall. Click here for the agenda.

On February 6 the school board will hold a special meeting to take input from school district patrons on what qualities they should be looking for in the hiring of the new superintendent at Delano City Hall at 7:00 p.m.

On February 8, the Delano Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee will host a Non-Partisan State Budget Workshop put on by the Citizens League. These workshops are very informative and offer the opportunity to get educated about the state budget and provide input that does get presented to the Governor and state legislators. The workshop is at Delano City Hall at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to DACC@delanochamber.com or call 972-6756 as we need to know how many to plan for. Click here for further information.

Superintendent Search Begins

Delano Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the position of superintendent as I announced my retirement at the December 19, 2012 school board meeting. Click here for informational brochure.

School Board Opening

The Delano School District is seeking applications for an unexpired term on the school board through appointment by the school board. The person appointed will serve until December 31, 2012. The seat will be on the ballot at the  November 6, 2012 election and it will be for a two-year term. Click here for the application.

Organizational Meeting of School Board

The school board held its organizational meeting on January 5. Amy Johnson was elected chair. Click here to see other officers and their terms of office.

School Board Sets Tax Levy for 2012

At the December board meeting the school board certified tax levies for taxes payable in 2012 as follows:

• Total General Fund levy includes voter approved operating levy ($426 per student) $2,086,685.
• Community Education $209,028.
• Debt Service $2,327,550.
• Total levy $4,623,264 which is a decrease of $264,183 or 5.41% from the previous year.
• This is the second year in a row that the levy has been lowered. The 2011 levy was 9.41% less than 2010 so over the past two years the levy has been decreased by a total of $791,586 or 14.82%