Madison Messenger - July 26th, 2020

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Madison-Plains feels pandemic’s financial impact
Josephine Birdsell
Staff Writer
Madison-Plains Local Schools expects to
face an overall budget reduction of $405,252
for the 2020-21 school year as a result of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The district will see a federal funding reduction
of $342,619 in 2021, equivalent to
the amount of funding lost during the previous
school year, and totaling a funding reduction
of $685,238 for the fiscal year.
The district also expects to see a 5 percent
reduction in the amount of funding it
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typically collects from income taxes, due to
local layoffs in the wake of COVID-19. The
income tax collection reduction is expected
to total roughly $105,000.
“Along with being a health crisis,
(COVID-19) is a financial crisis as well,”
said Todd Mustain, district treasurer.
However, the district will receive an additional
$38,158 in state Wellness Funding
that may help to offset the financial losses.
Wellness Funding is determined based on
the rate of impoverished residents in a given
school district. Since the previous school
year, Madison-Plains’ poverty rate rose 2.4
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percent to 29.2 percent.
“Last year, we used (Wellness) funds for
student nurse contracts and our student
psychologist contract. We will use the funds
for a similar purpose in fiscal year 2021,”
Mustain said.
The district is also set to receive an additional
$68,567 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief
and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding,
on top of the $160,726 it previously received.
The district saved $51,188 in the 2019-
20 school year through personnel reductions
and reductions on bus fuel. However, it does
not expect to see similar savings in the
2020-21 school year as classes are set to resume
in person in the fall.
Rather, the district expects to incur an
additional expense of $102,710 for personal
protective equipment and instructional
costs as a result of the pandemic. Personal
protective equipment includes cleaning supplies,
sanitizer and desk shields to separate
students who cannot effectively socially distance.
Instructional costs include additional
Chromebooks for students who opt to attend
school online, as well as online teaching
software.
The instructional costs and personal protective
equipment costs could change as the
district responds to COVID-19 throughout
the school year, Mustain said.
Fall Session
Registration
Kick-Off
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 ST - 10:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
This is the first day to register for Fall Session
which starts the week of August 24th
Signing to play two sports
Hope Fetherolf (front row, center) a 2020 Madison-Plains High School graduate, signs
her letter of intent to play volleyball and basketball at the University of Northwestern
Ohio (UNOH). She is joined by her parents, Dave and Chris, as well as her high school
basketball coach, Aaron Stewart (back left), and her high school volleyball coach, Carrie
Mason (back right). Fetherolf played volleyball for four years and basketball for two
years at Madison-Plains. She was a middle hitter for volleyball and a center for basketball.
About her high school career, Fetherolf said her proudest accomplishments included
winning the volleyball league title and earning honorable mention all-Ohio for
basketball, both during her senior year. At UNOH, she will be a hitter for volleyball and
a center for basketball. She plans to major in sports marketing and management.
Chamber golf outing rescheduled
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce
has rescheduled their annual golf
outing for Aug. 27 at the London Country
Club. The outing will feature a tee time
style structure and will look different than
previous years, with social distancing practices
in place. Registration materials will be
available soon. For more information, call
(740) 852-2250 or watch for updates on the
Chamber’s Facebook page.
Fairhaven School will host Red
Cross blood drive on Aug. 25
The American Red Cross will hold a
blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at
Fairhaven School, 510 Elm St., London. To
schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org
and type 43140 into the “Find a
Blood Drive” box on the home page.