H-BC students attend home events at no charge

K-12 students in Hills-Beaver Creek School District will be admitted free to home events beginning this fall.
Board members approved the change to the district’s fee schedule at their June 13 meeting.
“We want to promote student attendance to our extra-curricular events,” said board chairman Arlyn Gehrke.
Previously, students were charged $4 to enter home events. The district estimates a $3,000 decline in revenue due to the fee change.
 
Three two-year contracts approved
Board members approved two-year contracts and salary increases with three district employees for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.
Secondary principal Andrew Kellenberger’s contract is for 225 days per year.
The first-year salary will be $104,000 and the second will be $108,000, plus up to $4,000 in school administration education reimbursement over the two years.
Kellenberger’s salary for 2021-22 was $100,000.
Business manager Amanda Rozeboom’s contract is for 260 years per year.
Year 1 salary will be $57,500 and Year 2 will be $60,000. Rozeboom’s previous salary was $55,000.
Building, grounds and transportation director Dalton Bass’ contract is also for 260 days. His salary for Year 1 will be $53,000 and Year 2 $55,000.
Bass’ current salary is $51,000.
 
New gym design chosen for high school
In other matters at their June 13 meeting, H-BC School Board members approved improvements to the floor of the secondary gymnasium this summer.
The new floor design features a 14-foot Patriot mascot at the center.
At each end of the basketball court, the words “Hills-Beaver Creek” will be written in 2-foot-high letters on the floor, and the length of the words will be 33 feet.
Along the sides of the court, “Patriots” will be written in 3-foot letters and stretch a little more than 20 feet.
Stain colors for the refinished court will be blue and nutmeg.
The current floor only has one graphic with the words “Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots” in the center.
Cost for the sanding, painting and finishing is $21,000. The graphics painting is estimated at about $5,000.
FLR Sanders of Princeton, Minnesota, will complete the work on the gym floor. Work is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 and take four weeks to complete.