July 1 marks a new fiscal year, and with that in mind we’ve got news: pool use fees and extra lunch items are on a new fee schedule for the coming year. The move follows a May school board motion by Ryan Lewallen seconded by Becky Peterson, with all present voting yes.

“We have been told by DPI that we would be breaking the law if we don’t do it,” district superintendent Jeff Koenig told the Board of multi-tiered government and school lunch items fees. “We don’t want to do it.”

In order not to break the law, then, an extra milk for the coming school year will now be 50 cents instead of 20, while an extra student entrée will be $2 in place of $1.25. So, what about pool use?

“It has been very busy the last four months, very busy,” Koenig said as he shared that chemical costs had more than doubled in the same time. Come July, pool users can expect to pay a a weekday daily fee of $5 per person and weekend daily fee of $6 per person. The weekday daily fee for a pool and fitness combo is $6 per person, while the weekend day daily fees for said combo is $7 per person. An annual nonresident pool only membership for a family is $42, while the combination pol and fitness for non-residents is $65. The resident fee for a pool only family membership is $35, while the combination of pool and fitness is $49 for resident families.

In other school news, Wednesday afternoon buses will only run at the early release time of 2:30 p.m., the change made upon recommendation from the superintendent and a board vote. Toni Seidl and Chad Verbeten voted ‘no’ on the measure.

Coming soon to an area southwest of the school will be 10 kilowatt solar panels, the donation being made by One Energy. The panel donation is both an educational endeavor and a way for the district to offset costs slightly on peak power use.  The building shadow is not expected to interfere with sunlight

“We’re going to come out ahead in the long run?” Verbeten asked of the panel donation, receiving an affirmative reply. “Ok, that’s all I needed to know.”

Moving from solar panels to shop class, the district approved purchase of a CNC router, an item asked for by the new tech ed teacher, Jerry Lingen retiring.

“When we hired the new tech ed teacher we asked if there was anything they wanted,” Koenig said. The router was on that list.

Closing out with a student council update, the Lighthouse Committee for Student Council is looking to make school improvements, such that Stanley-Boyd could be getting a banner with the school song as well as quotes around the school to motivate students next school year.