H-D and CAL hold special meeting

Joint boards discuss sharing contract outcomes for next year
     For the five years that sharing operational dollars have been available to schools to combine operational services, the Hampton-Dumont and CAL school districts have accrued a total of $138,000 per year, as a result of savings and revenue.
     As it currently stands, both districts are maxed out at the amount of shared positions allowed, 21.
     While the accrued dollars from sharing administrative and teaching duties provide the districts with much needed funds, there remains a point of contention between both boards regarding the respective financial responsibilities and efficacy of services provided.
     The way current shared contracts between the districts are structured, a 10 percent of salary stipend is additionally given to shared salaried employees. The stipend cost is shared between both CAL and H-D however, not at an equally shared cost.
    Read the full article in the September 21 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.