Adam Bird previews superintendent’s report

New Richmond superintendent of schools Adam Bird has outlined his superintendent’s report for the Sept. 16 meeting of the New Richmond Board of Education to be held at 7 p.m. at New Richmond High School.

His report will include a discussion of SHP Leading Design (architects of the high school renovation project), new fire lanes on the road between the high school and middle school and a preview of the School Board Finance committee and District Leadership Team meeting to be held at 8 a.m. Sept. 24 at the board office at the Market Street School.

“SHP will be leading the board on a tour of the remodeled high school at the start of the meeting and the public is welcome to join,” said Bird.

Bird encourages the public to attend the Sept. 24 meeting which will discuss school finances.

“The 24th is an open meeting and we encourage everyone to attend,” said Bird. “Among the items to be discussed will be our options to reduce expenditures and options for creating revenues.”

New Richmond faces a loss of $8 million a year beginning in 2016 when the state stops reimbursing local governments for tax revenues lost due to utility deregulation. The district currently spends $26 million per year.