September 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting of Whitebead Board of Education

Overall, it was a good month with all things considered. While expenditures look to be way up, we had the official purchase of the bus in August. If you take that purchase of $149,000 out of expenditures, we would be down $20,000 on expenses in comparison to this month last year. 
Revenue was good this month as well. We were slightly up this month. In the details, it is stronger than it looks. While we did a plus $20,000 on textbooks, last year we received over $90,000 in security and safety money. So, if you make that $70,000 adjustment, our revenue over this time last year is very strong as well. 
One of the challenges watching the budget unfold is noticing those swaps when things are paid for. Just like security money and textbook money. Overall, throughout the year those two amounts will shake out about the same as the previous year. Looking at month to month can make it look like one month is bad and another good. As far as the purchase of the bus, the overall budget, as I view it on the whole, will get shaken out in February as we swap out the bus payment for large special education expenditure last year. 

Mr. Midkiff spoke about the future of the 3rd meal program.  He would like to continue the program and is looking into ways that would be possible.
The Kaleo Foundation provides food packs for students in need.  We are going to start doing this program.
Giant Maps will be in next week. This year it will be Africa.
Starting to have some fall field trips planned, pumpkin patches (PK, K, 1st & 2nd) are coming up, as well as the Murray County tractor show (3rd).
Football Tonight 5:30 Thackerville here, 22nd Elmore here (8th Grade Night), Oct 1st @ Grove 4:30. Since our last meeting we won at Thackerville and had a bye with Zaneis because they were unable to play
Softball has their last regular season game on Tuesday @ Grove at 4:30.  They will play in the ORES state tournament next weekend.
Cross Country is at Terra Verde on Friday 18th at 4:30 and Velma on the 29th at 4:30. State will be Oct 3rd @ North Rock Creek.  The girls placed 2nd at the Middleberg meet last week.
The staff meeting will be on Wed Sept 16th after school.
The academic team had tryouts on September 1st. Their first meet will be in Maysville on September 30th at 4:00.
Friday starts Hat Day Fundraiser for the Academic Team.  They will do this on various Fridays during the fall.
ORES Fall Conference is Friday 18th
Vision and Hearing screening will be on Monday, September 28th. 
Oct 2nd will be a professional development day. We will not have school.
The beginning of year benchmark testing is wrapping up. Most of the kids have been tested.
Book Blast Library fundraiser is going on now.
Enrollment is 314 today, a little lower than at this time last year.
Mr. Midkiff presented future bond information.
The next Board Meeting is Oct 5th.