Good turnout for conferences at JCD
Cathy May - Contributing Writer

At the Jac-Cen-Del School Board meeting held last Monday evening, September 20, it was noted that the parent/teacher conferences saw outstanding attendance from both the students and their parents.

The board heard reports on various activities. ISTEP testing was to begin on Tuesday, September 21. The summer's recreational program was reported to be a great success. There were 272 students who participated in the program with many workers and volunteer coaches.

Voter registration will be held at the high school on September 28.

The corporation treasurer reported the June 2004 settlement from the treasurer of Ripley County was received for Excise Taxes for 2004 in the amount of $111,970. It was recommended that the bids be accepted for loans from financial institutions. It was further recommended that the bid be awarded to the Napoleon State Bank for the fixed rate of 2.6% for six months and/or 2.8% for one year.

The donation of books on personal safety was accepted from the AmVets. The board approved the acceptance of the following grants from the Gilmore and Golda Reynolds Foundation:

· $4,100 to Freda Kegley, corporation librarian for visiting artists,

· $2,165 to Christi Heaton for partial cost of the academic teams, and

· $32,473 to the corporation for wireless lap top computers and carts.

All five school board members were in attendance: John Billman, Paul Hardy, Kathleen Dickman, Charles Hughes and Deanna Young. Superintendent Bill Narwold and Attorney Tim Day were present to advise the board.

The next board meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19, in the Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School Library.