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Beaver Island Community School reviews finances, staffing, and 1997-98 plans

Also BICS August 11 1997 minutes · Beaver Island Community School meeting August 1997

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TypeEvent
Date1997-08-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1997-08-11
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Meeting
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Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Community School
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Beaver Island

Summary

The published August 11 minutes record the Beaver Island Community School’s financial balances and operational planning for 1997-98. The board discussed a two-thirds-time school-to-work hire, soccer coaching, athletic-association membership, and a janitor vacancy.

Evidence limits

The newspaper minutes are a condensed report and not the school’s complete ledger, employment file, or official meeting record.

Sources

  1. Reports Treasurer Rick Speck’s fund balances, a two-thirds-time school-to-work hire of Norm Martin, a soccer-coach posting, MHSAA membership, and an open janitor position. The balances included $7,422.36 general checking, $82,147.48 savings, $200,000 in CDs, and separate maintenance, debt-retirement, Internet, memorial, booster, and OYA funds. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the August 11 school-board minutes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School reviews finances, staffing, and 1997-98 plans”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-august-11-1997-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1997, “BICS MINUTES for 8-11-97 Meeting.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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