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There was a special meeting of the Mountain View school board on Monday, June 16th at 8 pm, to discuss the superintendent position.  The superintendent was not in attendance at the meeting. 

The meeting opened with a first hearing of visitors.  Matt Voda, an Emotional Support Instructor at the district, stood and asked to speak in regards to Mrs. Shea.  He said he wanted to speak out publicly to say that he and Mrs. Shea had interactions throughout the hiring process, interview process, meetings with outside agencies, and meetings with parents and students.  He wished, he said, to say that she had been a pleasure to work with, professionally and personally. 

Prior to the June 9 Montrose School Board meeting and work session, they finished a Finance Committee meeting. When this reporter arrived, the board was ending the meeting with a discussion regarding budget options. There were three outlined, which included realigning elementary certified staff and raising taxes, taking from the reserves from gas revenue, and throwing the budget back to the administration for further cuts. Ms. Follert said the last was not really an option, as the administration had already cut the budget. Mr. Caterson related that the district was taking out over $230,000 from the gas funds, which were earmarked for the PSERS increase. These were non renewable funds, he noted. PSERS costs were only expected to rise. The total budget was up a little bit over 2%, largely due to personnel costs. Mr. Caterson said that he hated increasing taxes, but thought that increasing taxes to the index and not buying anything in order to balance the budget was the best option. The board agreed to pursue that option, then, which involved the realignment of elementary staff.

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