By Lori EhdeLuverne School Board members took official action at their Thursday, May 26, meeting to put a referendum to district voters this fall."This action gives notice of the board’s intention to go out for the question this fall," said Superintendent Vince Schaefer. "Specific dollar amounts will be determined after the legislative session ends."Luverne District voters said no last fall to a $455 per pupil operating referendum that would have brought an estimated $603,995 per year to the district for up to 10 years.Residents voted no on the request for more money by a 1,876-1,760 vote.It was the first time in the history of the Luverne School District that residents said no to more money for schools.The last time voters said no to a referendum request was in 1963 when a pool was proposed as part of the west wing addition to the high school.Voters at that time said yes to the building project and no to the pool.Kindergarten questionsAt Thursday’s meeting, the board officially responded to questions posed by parents at the last meeting regarding the board’s decision to cut all day every day kindergarten.One question posed by the parents dealt with the amount of tuition suggested for the optional afternoon kindergarten program.District Finance Officer Marlene Mann said the amount was arrived at based on the cost of teachers, supplies and building maintenance."We believed it was a reasonable dollar amount," Mann said.The amount is comparable to Discovery Time Preschool, which costs $92 per month. That comes to $2.83 per hour figuring three mornings per week.The afternoon kindergarten program, based on 15 hours per week, came to $2.30 per hour or $150 per month.