Milton's Monday Message
Champions in Education March 12, 2018
At the end of the day it's not about what you have or even what you have accomplished. It's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It's about what you have given back.
~ Denzel Washington
#BelieveTheHype
#WeAreWestFel
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Early Voting ~ March 10 through March 17
Teacher Job Fair ~ March 17
School Board Meeting ~
March 20
Regular Voting ~ March 24
Reflecting on Last Week
Abigail Malley, Ezra, Moullard, Collin Moullard, and Wyatt Nicholson
Student Athlete
Place
Event
Chandler Sullivan
1st
1,600 m
WF Relay Team
4x200 Relay
Kam Jackson
100 m
Derek Turner
2nd
4x100 Relay
Darius Davis
400 m
200 m
3,200 m
Everett Williamson
Pole Vault
Aiden Holland
Jakob Fudge
Shot Put
3rd
Javelin
WFHS Girls
Kennedy London
100 Hurdles
Kelly Goff
Mathide Fox Smith
800 m
Destiny Mitchell
High Jump
Destinee Morris
Long Jump
Mathilde Fox-Smith
Celebrating School Food Service Appreciation Week at Bains Elementary
Jarius Harrison
Lizzie Dieguez
Catherine Ralph
Dahlia Vessel
Looking Ahead
Food for Thought
Both renewals provide 7.4 million dollars in revenue, which is 27% of our annual budget. The revenue funds a significant portion of the salaries and benefits of all employees (bus drivers, cafeteria, custodians, teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators). Both renewals also support the cost of athletics, extracurricular activities, after school tutoring, busses, technology, maintenance, security, Pre-K, Head Start, and Early Head Start, etc.
Early voting begins on Saturday, March 10 and ends on Saturday, March 17. The election date is Saturday, March 24. In case you missed it, the recent news of additional funds coming from Entergy could generate additional funds for our district; however, this would only occur if the property millages are renewed.
Fast Facts:
Funding from March 24 Tax Renewal Election
New Entergy Redistribution of tax dollars to West Feliciana
Net Gain/Loss
If the tax renewals pass:
The system maintains 27% of its funding or $7.4 Million
The system will receive an estimated additional $2.6 million dollars based on its current millage rate of 33.96.
Renewals=
$7.4 Million plus $2.6 Million from Entergy = $10 Million
If the tax renewals fail:
The system LOSES 27% of its funding, or $7.4 Million
The system will receive an estimated additional $500,000 dollars based on the adjusted millage rate of 8 mills, but it will lose $6.9 million from the non-renewal.
The system loses $6.9 Million or 26% of its funding.