The North Pike School District’s ad valorem request will cause a slight millage increase of .05 percent of one mill, or enough to raise taxes on a $100,000 house by about 50 cents.
The district’s current rate is about 37 mills. The ad valorem request is for $2,063,212 — about 11.25 percent of the district’s $17.8 million 2011-’12 budget.
“We won’t know that until we get real numbers in,” Superintendent Ben Cox told the school board at its meeting last week.
County supervisors will set the millage rate when it handles its own budget, which takes effect in October.
In other business, the board:
• Approved a $1 increase on football ticket prices from $5 to $6. All other sporting events will remain $5.
• Approved the transfer of eight students from McComb, six to McComb, two to Brookhaven, four to Walthall County, 14 to Amite County and two to Lincoln County.
• Approved the board members’ new districts and the district map. The lines were recently redrawn for redistricting purposes.
• Approved the disposal of the school buses sold in July.
• Approved the district’s state test plan. There were no changes.
• Hired Scott Neiman to handle the district’s 2011-’12 audit.
• Approved the use of Dennis Allred’s property on Haney Circle as a bus turnaround.
• Accepted a $250 donation from Walmart for Pam Whitaker’s middle school special education class.
• Accepted a $3,500 donation from Dr. Meera Sachdeva for the high school math and science departments.
• Approved the forestry commission’s advertisements to spray herbicide for invasive species on 168 acres of land.
• Approved a change order of $6,339 for the relocation of a gas line.
• Approved the hiring of Glenda Lord for special education psychometrist, case manager and positive behavior specialist; Sherryl Pennington as a part-time bus driver; Cindy Easley and Debbie Willoughby as teachers; Danny Easley for maintenance; and Dana Webb as a part-time teacher.
