By JIM BUTLER

Eligible system employees will learn at today’s School Board meeting how hefty their excess sales tax collection check (proposed distribution date May 22) will be.

Degreed and non-degree personnel receive an annual supplement (2:1 basis) from distribution of sales tax receipts beyond that needed to meet requirements of 1967 and 1987 tax dedications.

Last May the amounts were about $7,800 and $3,900. 

Also today three Montessori elementary schools – Brasher, Peabody and Rosenthal – may get a little over $2 million each as the District 62 bond issue proceeds distribution winds down. 

The schools were not part of either of the then-three high school feeder systems when the improvements package was created, so were not earmarked for any of the $100 million. 

The money up for consideration today is a $6.5 million bond premium. 

Money matters involving two Pineville elementary schools are also on the agenda. 

Proposed is amending the scheduled Lessie Moore project contract budget, decreasing it from $975,000 to $425,000. 

A change order of about $208,000 would increase Tudor Inc.’s contract at J.I. Barron to about $3.35 million. 

That is a result of discovery post-bid and contract letting of extensive roof and deck damage. 

According to construction documents about 46,000 square feet is involved.