Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Nevada talks budget

A plan for recruiting minority

teachers, the budget and

upcoming repairs to the districts

building were among the

items discussed by the Nevada

School Board during their

September meeting.

According to Nevada

Superintendent Rick McAfee,

the district is facing many of the

same concerns other districts

around the state are facing with

the price of fuel and repairs at

the top of that list.

McAfee said the price of

diesel and utilities makes the

schools budget much

tougher. He said the district

expects to spend something

more than $75,000 for diesel

over the course of the school

year.

Aside from the normal operating,

costs, McAfee said the

main issue with the districts

budget is a simple matter of

age.

Were 20 years old, he

said.

That means that some equipment,

as well as the districts

buildings, are in need of repair

or replacement. For example,

the districts commercial washer

was recently replaced. The

washer, used for washing athletic

uniforms, mops and towels,

was a $5,000 expense.

McAfee said its only a matter

of time until the district has

to have a new roof which will

be a huge expense, more so

because the district will have to

meet new school standards.

For the moment, he said the

students are dry and safe,

meaning any major work to the

building will be put off for the

moment.

In other business, the board

passed a plan required for every

school with a student body of at

least 10 percent minority students.

McAfee said the district

has outlined how they will continue

to attempt to hire and

retain quality minority teachers,

including putting out notices to

colleges with minority populations.

The next school board meeting

is Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the

school. Meetings are open to

the public.