School Administration

ECC to Receive $700,000 in Grant Funding

Posted on July 22, 2010 - 5:00pm

College Partners with Metro St. Louis Community Colleges and Agencies for Department of Labor Dollars

East Central College is partnering with four other community colleges and economic development and governmental agencies in the St. Louis area to help displaced workers transition to new jobs.

The announcement of a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for the “Graduate! St. Louis Consortium," was made Tuesday, July 20, at St. Louis City Hall.

New Haven School District Withholding Final Payment to Orf Construction

Posted on July 22, 2010 - 12:26pm

By Sue Blesi

Although New Haven Elementary School will open on schedule, there are still a number of items to be repaired or corrected.

A two-and-a-half-hour “final” walk-through inspection with Orf Construction took place Monday, July 19, but a five-page list of incomplete or unacceptable work remains to be addressed.

Franklin County R-II School Board to Meet

Posted on July 21, 2010 - 10:05am

By Sue Blesi

The Franklin County R-II School Board will meet at the school at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28.

In addition to routine matters, the board will discuss policy updates, the 2010-11 school year bus routes and facility renovations and repairs.

The R-II School is located at 3128 Hwy. Y south of New Haven.

R-1 School Board Faces Drastic Transportation Cuts

Posted on July 14, 2010 - 6:48pm
Decisions made at the July 8 will eventually cut approximately $42,000 from the district's transportation fund.

By Anna Wiegenstein

East Central College Approves Leases And Agreements

Posted on July 14, 2010 - 11:39am

At their monthly meeting held July 12, the Union-based East Central College board of trustees authorized college officials to execute four off-campus locations for the coming year. 

Franklin County R-II School Board Passes Budget for 2010-2011

Posted on June 30, 2010 - 1:13pm

By Sue Blesi

The Franklin County R-II School Board met Tuesday evening, June 29, at the school for their regular monthly meeting.

The big news from the meeting is the decision on teacher’s salaries and the passing of the budget for the next school year.

The board voted to give all of the teachers their regular step increase and to give non-certified staff a 1.4 percent increase. R-II Principal/Superintendent Carol Laboube did not include an increase for herself in the budget.

Franklin County R-II School Loses Health Grant Funding

Posted on June 30, 2010 - 12:57pm

By Sue Blesi

For several years, Franklin County R-II School has had a health grant through the state that has allowed R-II to form a consortium of schools. R-II served as the fiscal agent for the health grant and the school districts received a portion of the grant on a monthly basis. It also covered a registered nurse to oversee all of the health aides, provide training and make sure that all of the reports were submitted properly to the state. “That grant was cut 100 percent,” said R-II Principal/Superintendent Carol Laboube. “We lost all of the funding.”

New Haven School Board Freezes Administrators' Salaries

Posted on June 28, 2010 - 3:55pm

By Sue Blesi

The New Haven School Board met Monday, June 21, for their regularly-scheduled meeting.

The big item on the agenda was the budget for the 2010-2011 school year. The budget was adopted and includes the normal annual step increases for all staff. Teachers in the New Haven district will receive raises ranging from $200 to $325, depending on where they are on the salary schedule. The cost to the district for these increases will be about $20,000. “This may be the last year we can do raises for a while,” Superintendent Kyle Kruse said.

Franklin County R-II School Board to Meet June 29

Posted on June 22, 2010 - 12:04pm

The Franklin County R-II School Board will meet Tuesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at the Franklin County R-II School.

The tentative agenda for this open public session is as follows:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll call

3. Minutes of May 26, 2010 meeting (motion to approve)

4. Agenda (motion to approve)

5. Treasurer’s report (motion to approve)

6. Authorization of payment of bills (motion to approve)

7. Budget transfer (motion to approve)

8. Policy updates (8.01 second reading; 8.02 first reading)

ECC Announces Addition of a New Program in Business, Management and Technology

Posted on June 21, 2010 - 10:47am

East Central College is pleased to announce the addition of a new program in Business, Management and Technology (BMT) to be developed to train students for work in a wide variety of business, industry and small business environments. The Associate of Applied Science degree program, which will be available fall semester at ECC’s Rolla location, will provide competency-based education in support of small- to medium-size businesses within the area.

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