By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com

Galion school district Treasurer Terri Day went over the finances of the district for the month of December at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Like other area school districts, Galion revenue numbers fluctuated.

During her presentation to the board, Day explained that a big jump in revenue occurred in November and December, and that the revenue from the Foundation Grant, which was $907,128 for the month of December, will continue to fluctuate until the state has its budget ironed out.

Day explained why the fluctuations are happening.

“The fluctuations are coming into play because of House Bill 59,” Day said. “Even though it was implemented prior to the beginning of the school year we are just now seeing the monies flow in and they are coming in very erratically.

“Prior to this we pretty much what our foundation was going to be every month, now it isn’t coming in that way because they are making adjustments because they didn’t the changes right away so they are going back and making retroactive adjustments, but they are only hitting some things, then the next they are hitting other things. It’s fluctuating a lot right now, but it is not unexpected. It is still falling within the range we expected to receive based on what they told us we would get.”

Finances were not the only thing on Galion’s first regular meeting of the year’s agenda. The board also approved all personnel recommendations including Krista McKibben being paid $1,800 for teaching advanced math and calculus in cooperation with North Central State College for the 2013-2014 school year.

The board recognized the Galion Tigers’ varsity football team for their season and wining the 2013 NCC championship. The board also recognized art teacher Linda Wilson who was recognized by the 2013 Art Education Association as the Outstanding Art Teacher for the North Central Region.

The Galion School Board approved second reads in curriculum for high school accounting, as well as adding the book “Marketing Essentials”, 2012 edition, to the high school marketing class.