White Sulphur Springs Schools

The Governance/Scholarship Committee will meet Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:30 pm to discuss and consider awarding the Higgins Scholarship. https://5il.co/3frbz

UPDATED START TIME: 5:00 PM IN THE LIBRARY A Special Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:00 pm. See the link for more information. https://5il.co/3fou4

Thank you to the community for getting out to vote in the school election. Results: (3) 3 Year Terms Jen Brandt 326* Tanya Hill 392* Tami Horman 185 Kari Berg 438* Rachel Wahlstrom 263 1 year Term Sam Luther 271* Paula Rasmussen 149 Kim Voldseth 214 For Levy 272 Against Levy 343

School District No. 8 White Sulphur Springs, Montana Thursday, May 8, 2025 3:30 p.m. White Sulphur Springs School Conference Room 1. Interviews 1.1. 3:30- Nana Owusu-Math (video interview)

Thank you teachers for all that you do!

Good Morning Hornets! Spring weather is upon us. It looks like it will be wet all day! Please make sure students have proper clothing to be outside for recess today!

School District No. 8 White Sulphur Springs, Montana Tuesday, May 6, 2025 9:00 a.m. White Sulphur Springs School Conference Room 1. Interviews 1.1. 9:00- Taryn Morris-Music 1.2. 10:00- Nikki Roberts-Volleyball 1.3. 11:30 - Ben Houser- Basketball 1.4. 1:00- Shae Bruursema-Elementary 1.5. 2:00- Nathaniel Parry-Math

Burger day is one of the students' favorite lunches! Local Beef makes it extra special. Thank You to all who have donated!

The White Sulphur Springs Schools 2025 Yearbook is available for sale. This year's yearbook is a Signature Series Hardcover bound and available for delivery after 6/16/2025. The yearbook price is $40.00. There is some customization that you can do for your yearbook. All yearbooks will be delivered to the school. https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/wsshornets NOTE: Purchases made post book approval may be subject to different production and delivery schedules. Please speak to your advisor for more information.

Congratulations to our own Ms. Hanson for receiving the 2025 Teacher of the Year Award for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Montana Affiliate. This award recognizes her hard work with our local FCCLA, the STAR awards for community service, and the ProStart classes where the Hornet team qualified in GOLD in the state competition. Thumbs up for making our school successful!

Good Morning Hornets! Don't forget, we DO have school today with a 2:35 dismissal!

The Negotiations Committee will meet Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the school's conference room. https://5il.co/3ed3g

Throwing it back to last week when new members were inducted into our local National Honor Society chapter. All members inducted into this elite organization stand by and reflect four pillars: Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. New this year, inductees were invited to share their own honor statements as to how they intend to impact our community over the next year. National Honor Society students have served our community in a number of ways this year, including reading to younger students, collaborating with local organizations to assist during the holidays, shoveling snow for those in need, and more. They will be closing out the year with helping the community center by serving lunch in-house and meals on wheels. Thank you to our future leaders! We look forward to witnessing all the amazing you bring!

Our Spring Parent School Climate Survey is open. This is part of our grants and accreditation process. Your prior information has been helpful to drive the direction of our professional development, sharing information with staff on the needs of our students and community, and driving our daily interactions with students. This will continue to help us with instructional practices and knowing what our students needs. We like to know what we are doing well and where we can improve. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bZTp03m_v-xUBAO_cDsjh2Iaa6HcawNXJbjeA5ifAKM/edit Thank you for your help in completing this form.

Candidate Forum Please join us at 6 pm, Tuesday, April 22 in the school library for conversation with candidates. There will also be information shared about the school levy and its impact.

National Honor Society Induction was April 15th. Congratulations to new members who put in the efforts to complete requirements for induction.

The "Easter Bunny" and his helpers showed up for breakfast at school today. Happy Spring Break everyone! Spring Break April 17-21st. School resumes April 22nd. We DO have school Friday, April 25th with a 2:35 release!

Safety Committee Meeting 4 pm, Tuesday April 15 Conference room.

The next Regular Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Please see the link for more information. https://5il.co/3dbqd

Levy Questions and Answers: Q & A Q: When does a school receive their General Fund budgets form the Montana Office of Public Instruction? A: Schools receive their budgets for the following year by March 1st after the student count dates. However, during legislative years, those budgets could be adjusted and distributed later due to school funding bills in the legislature that are not signed into law. Q: Is there a minimum budget that Trustees must adopt? A: Yes. Schools are required by law to adopt the minimum budget, or the BASE, which is 80% of the MAX budget. Q: What funding sources make up the General Funds BASE budget? A: The primary funding sources are property taxes (local permissive mills), guaranteed tax base, and a variety of state funding sources. Q: What is the General fund, MAX Budget? A: The MAX budget is the most the district can adopt per the law. To fund the MAX budget districts, rely mostly on prior voted levies as well as current voted levies. Q: Does the White Sulphur District operate at the MAX budget? A: No. The district operates between the BASE and the MAX budget called the highest budget without a vote. Q: Currently, how much levy revenue would be needed to operate at the MAX budget? A: The district would require $47,259.22 to get to MAX budget. Q: Do districts have to ask the voters for the amount needed to get to the MAX? A: No, the amount can vary and can be a lower amount. Q: Where can I get additional information? A: Stop by the school and visit with Meredith Feddes or Kristi Sangray or attend Public School Meeting April 22, School Library at 6 pm.