Oil City School Board members on Monday unanimously approved the district’s budget for the 2020-2021 school year and hired an elementary principal.
The budget doesn’t call for a tax increase as the millage rate will remain the same as it has for the last 19 years – 16.61 mills.
The vote was 7-0 as Fred Weaver and Stephen Kelley were absent.
That vote was also unanimous, and Curran’s annual salary will be $80,263.
Curran became assistant high school principal in July 2018. She had previously been an English teacher at Oil City High School.
A vote to approve the elimination of the boys and girls soccer programs beginning with the 2020-2021 school year was tabled at the recommendation of the board’s co-curricular activities committee.
“Given discussion with parents and staff the recommendation of the co-curricular activities committee is to table the motion,” board member Mark Kerr said.
“They were very respectful. They brought their ideas and the school district expressed its concerns and I think we have a way to move forward,” Kerr said.
In other business, the board approved a plan to to have synthetic turf installed at the high school stadium. The turf would be installed by Shaw Sports Turf at a cost of $381,840.
The board also approved the bid from Att Sports Inc. to resurface the track and tennis courts and install a javelin runway at a cost of $303,055.
The panel will hold a combined work session and voting machine July 20.
