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84
Final Failures
26
Received Medical Treatment
19
Untreated 7
Massachusetts Vision Tests 778
87
Final Failures
87
Receiving Medical Treatment
63
Treated Previously
14
Untreated 10
Height and Weight 778
Vollmer Patch Test (Tuberculin test)
Grades 7 and 11 243
No Positive Reactors
Classroom Health Instruction
Respectfully submitted,
MARIE T. BLAISDELL, R. N.
School Nurse
Massachusetts Vision Retests
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SCHOOL REPORT
PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET FOR 1961
Appropriated 1960
Expended 1960
Requested 1961
GENERAL CONTROL:
School Committee Expense $ 200.00
$ 183.90
$ 200.00
State Audit
150.00
Treasurer's Salary
700.00
700.00
700.00
Accountant's Salary
600.00
600.00
600.00
Treasurer's and
100.00
65.84
Accountant's Expense
50.00
24.75
100.00
Supervisor of Attendance
250.00
250.00
250.00
Secretarial Services
3,333.00
3,330.64
3,433.00
Office Postage, Supplies, Repairs
500.00
404.04
400.00
Telephone
150.00
148.25
150.00
Superintendent's Salary
5,400.00
5,400.00
5,580.00
Travel (including out-of-state)
200.00
200.00
200.00
Legal Expenses and
Contingencies
200.00
199.79
200.00
$ 11,833.00
$ 11,507.21
$ 11,813.00
EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION:
Salaries:
Administrators
$ 16,200.00
$ 16,200.00
$ 17,050.00
Administrators and Instructional
Travel
600.00
634.37
850.00
Teachers and
203,916.67
198,540.17
Substitutes
1,200.00
547.00
226,424.00
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In-Service Training
200.00 .
82:22
200.00
Association Memberships
75.00
49.00
100.00
Instructional Expense :
Clerical Salaries
5,300.00
5,272.94
7,670.00
Postage, Forms, Printing Supplies
900.00
914.78
900.00
Textbooks
4,500.00
4,102.91
4,350.00
General Supplies
6,800.00
4,973.78
6,000.00
Specific Supplies:
Homemaking
1,000.00
802.60
1,000.00
Science
950.00
587.39
950.00
Guidance Supplies
1,000.00
965.94
1,090.00
Physical Education
200.00
236.49
200.00
Industrial Arts
3,200.00
5,672.15
5,500.00
Audio-Visual
800.00
797.14
792.00
Art
1,000.00
986.36
1,150.00
Music
300.00
309.02
455.00
$248,141.67
$241,674.26
$274,681.00
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT
Janitorial Salaries
$ 20,200.00
$ 19,644.06
$ 20,367.00
Telephone Service
1,000.00
1,235.25
1,200.00
Janitorial Supplies
2,400.00
2,558.12
2,400.00
Fuel
7,500.00
5,669.28
6,500.00
Water, Gas, Electricity
9,000.00
8,343.41
8,500.00
$ 40,100.00
$ 37,450.12 $ 38,967.00
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MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PLANT:
Upkeep of Grounds
$ 1,300.00
$ 948.29
$ 3,200.00
Upkeep of Building
800.00
741.95
1,200.00
Mowing
1,000.00
630.00
Snow Removal
600.00
533.00
Upkeep of Track
300.00
18.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 2,871.24 $ 4,400.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES:
Library
$ 1,700.00
$ 1,857.15
$ 1,700.00
Health
4,217.00
School Physician
1,000.00
1,000.00
School Nurse
2,733.33
2,716.43
Travel, Nurse
50.00
48.69
Health Supplies
300.00
156.59
Adult Education
1,500.00
641.00
600.00
Driver Education
2,650.00
Summer School
1,200
900.00
Transportation :
Late Buses
2,200.00
2,777.98
Regular
(17,718.53) *
(17,611.51) *
30,222.00
Insurance
4,253.45
4,858.92
(136.32*)
(136.32*)
4,565.00
Essex County Retirement
- 3,300.00
2,866.67
3,300.00
Budgeted
$ 18,236.78
$ 16,923.43
*Transferred in from Surplus
Revenue
17,854.85
17,747.83
$ 36,091.63
$ 34,671.26
$ 48,154.00
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CAPITAL OUTLAY:
Business Education
$ 210.00
$ 210.00
$ 972.00
Industrial Arts
60.00
147.00
Music
90.00
87.50
2,000.00
General Equipment
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,228.00
$ 2,160.00
$ 2,097.50
$ 4,347.00
DEBT SERVICE:
Interest on Bonds 1
$ 65,972.00
$ 65,972.00
$ 62,160.00
Payment on Principal
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
$165,972.00
$165,972.00
$162,160.00
INTEREST ON BORROWED
MONEY :
$ 300.00
$ 507.77
$ 800.00
NON-CLASSIFIED:
Athletics
$ 2,496.00
$ 2,502.85
$ 3,880.00
Assembly Programs
150.00
40.00
150.00
School Lunch
1,500.00
1,500.00
$ 4,146.00
$ 4,042.85
$ 4,030.00
$494,889.45
$483,046.38
Transferred in from
Surplus Revenue
17,854.85
17,747.83
$512,744.30
$500,794.21
$549,352.00
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PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Cost Assessment According to the Regional Agreement for the Year 1961
TOTAL BUDGET $549,352.00
Amortization
$162,160.00
Operation
$387,192.00
CALCULATIONS
Amortization $162,160.00
Operation $387,192.00
Less Estimated Receipts
and Transfer 102,962.00
To be raised $ 59,198.00
PERCENTAGE OF ASSESSMENT
1/2 of total of -
Enrollment per
% of total
equalized
town 10/1/60
enrollment Plus evaluation
% of 1960 operation
Groveland 291
37.9895
31.3456
34.66755
Merrimac
285
37.2063
39.7264
38.46635
West Newbury
190
24.8042
28.9280
26.86610
766 CALCULATIONS OF ASSESSMENTS
Amortization
Operation (% of $387,192.00)
Groveland
$59,198.00 x 31.3456 or $18,555.97
34.66755 or $134,229.98
Merrimac
$59,198.00 x 39.7264 or $23,517.23
38.46635 or $148,938.63
West Newbury
$59,198.00 x 28.9280 or $17,124.80
26.86610 or $104,023.39
TOTAL ASSESSMENTS BY TOWNS
Groveland
Merrimac
West Newbury
Amortization
$ 18,555.97
$ 23,517.23
$ 17,124.80
Operation
$134,229.98
$148,938.63
$104,023.39
TOTAL
$152,785.95
$172,455.86
$121,148.19
Preceding columns equal
% of
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC .
PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER'S REPORT RECONCILIATION OF CASH
Cash Balance January 1, 1960
$122,884.65
Receipts
Assessments to the Towns
$424,889.45
Comm. of Mass. Reimbursements
69,573.94
U. S. Government Grants
8,343.16
Payroll Deductions
55,100.35
School Lunch Program Fund
41,219.07
Athletic Program Fund
1,573.37
Tuition
4,084.00
Rent
211.75
Miscellaneous Revenues
897.05
Refunds
25.55
Sale of Revenue Anticipation Loans 120,000.00
$725,917.69
$848,802.34
Expenditures
Operating and Maintenance
$333,322.21
Construction
15,459.29
Payroll Deduction Payments
55,067.27
School Lunch Program Fund
40,491.21
Athletic Program Fund
1,556.85
Revenue Anticipation Loans
120,000.00
Amortization - Debt and Interest
165,972.50
Public Law 874
6,919.95
Public Law 85-864
1,468.96
$740,258.24
Cash Balance December 31, 1960
$108,544.10
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Receipts
Town Assessments:
Groveland
Merrimac West Newbury
$145,840.07 164,512.26 114,537.12
$424,889.45
Comm. of Mass. Reimbursements:
Construction
Transportation
$ 60,612.50 8,961.44
$ 69,573.94
U. S. Government Grants:
Public Law 874
$
7,069.86
Public Law 85-864
1,273.30
$ 8,343.16
Payroll Deductions:
Federal Withholding Tax
$ 35,173.74
Mass. Withholding Tax
2,616.21
Teachers Retirement Fund
11,236.09
Essex County Retirement Fund 2,258.11
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
3,816.20
$ 55,100.35
School Lunch Program Fund : Sale of Food U. S. D. A. Reimbursement
$ 30,466.76 10,752.31
$ 41,219.07
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Athletic Program: Sales of Tickets
.
$
1,573.37
Tuition :
Payments of Out-of-town Students
$
4,084.00
Rent:
Rental of Cafeteria and Gymnasium $ 211.75
Miscellaneous Revenues:
Industrial Arts Student Fees $ 669.02
Commission on Pay Phone
37.83
Locker Key Receipts
40.60
Sale of Textbooks 62.60
Sale of Mouth Guards
3.00
Vending Machine Receipts
84.00
$ 897.05
Refunds:
Refunds on Printed Matter $ 3.50
American Arbitration Association
22.50
$ 25.55
Temporary Loans:
Sale of Revenue Anticipation Loans March 1, 1960 90 Day $ 70,000.00 50,000.00
July 1, 1960 60 Day
$120,000.00
Total Receipts Year Ended December 31, 1960 $725,917.69
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Expenditures
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
GENERAL CONTROL:
School Committee Expense $ 183.90
Superintendent's Salary 5,400.00
Treasurer's Salary
700.00
Treasurer's Expense 65.84
Accountant's Salary
600.00
Accountant's Expense
24.75
Secretarial Services
3,330.64
Supervisor of Attendance
250.00
Postage, Office Supplies, Printing
404.04
Telephone
148.25
Travel (including out-of-state)
200.00
Other Expenses
199.79
$ 11,507.21
INSTRUCTIONAL:
Administrators' Salaries
$ 16,200.00
Administrative & Instructional Travel
634.37
Teachers
198,540.17
Substitutes
547.00
In-Service Education
82.22
Association Memberships
49.00
Clerical
5,272.94
Postage, Forms, Printing
and Supplies
914.78
Textbooks
4,102.91
General Supplies
4,973.78
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Homemaking Supplies
802.60
Science Supplies
587.39
Guidance Supplies
965.94
Physical Education Supplies
236.49
Industrial Arts Supplies
5,672.15
Audio-Visual Aids Supplies
797.14
Art Supplies
986.36
Music Supplies
309.02
$241,674.26
OPERATIONAL:
Janitorial Salaries
$ 19,644.06
Telephone Service
1,235.25
Janitorial Supplies
2,558.12
Fuel
5,669.28
Water
461.09
Gas
640.66
Electricity
7,241.66
$ 37,450.12
MAINTENANCE:
Upkeep of Building
$ 741.95
Upkeep of Grounds
948.29
Mowing
630.00
Snow Removal
533.00
Upkeep of Track
18.00
$ 2,871.24
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AUXILIARY AGENCIES:
Library $ 1,857.15
Extra Transportation (late buses)
2,777.98
Regular Transportation
17,611.51
School Physician
1,000.00
School Nurse
2,716.43
Travel, Nurse
48.69
Health Supplies
156.59
Adult Education
641.00
Essex County Retirement Fund
2,866.67
Insurance
4,995.24
$ 34,671.26
CAPITAL OUTLAY:
Business Education
$ 210.00
Music
87.50
General Equipment
1,800.00
$
2,097.50
INTEREST ON BORROWED MONEY : $ 507.77
NON-CLASSIFIED :
Athletics
$ 2,502.85
Assembly Programs
40.00
$ 2,542.85
CONSTRUCTION:
General Contractor
$ 9,498.40
Equipment
5,636.80
Other Costs
324.09
$ 15,459.29
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AMORTIZATION :
Payment of Principal $100,000.00
Payment of Interest on Bonds
65,972.50
$165,972.50
PAYROLL DEDUCTION PAYMENTS:
Federal Withholding Tax,
Internal Revenue $ 35,173.74
Massachusetts Withholding Tax, Comm. of Mass. 2,583.13
Teachers' Retirement Fund, Teachers' Retirement Board 11,236.09
Essex County Retirement Fund, Essex County Retirement Board 2,258.11
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
3,816.20
$ 55,067.27
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FUND:
Salaries
$ 12,795.94
Food 26,068.55
Telephone, Equipment, Repairs 1,626.72
$ 40,491.21
ATHLETIC PROGRAM FUND:
Referees, Police, Custodians $ 940.70
Transportation 285.94
Printing®
171.30
Uniforms
131.90
Other
27.01
$ 1,556.85
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PUBLIC LAW 874:
Equipment $ 6,344.95
Austin Briscoe, Hot-topping Driveway 175.00
Ray Franklin, Curriculum Study
400.00
$ 6,919.95
PUBLIC LAW 85-864 :
Scientific Equipment
$
1,418.96
50.00
Clerk - Typist
1,468.96 $
REVENUE ANTICIPATION LOANS:
Loan Due May 31, 1960
$ 70,000.00
Loan Due August 30, 1960 50,000.00
$120,000.00
Total Expenditures Year Ended December 31, 1960 $740,258.24
PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1960
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities
Cash :
Revolving Funds:
General
$108,544.10
School Lunch Program Fund $ 2,807.63
Athletic Program Fund
209.34
Petty Cash : Principal of School
50.00
Reserve for Petty Cash
50.00
Federal Grant P. L. 874
5,907.91
Federal Grant P. L. 85-864
1.59
Surplus Revenue
99,617.63
Total Assets
$108,594.10
Total Liabilities
$108,594.10
DEBT ACCOUNTS
School Construction Loans : October 1, 1955 January 15, 1957
$ 59,000.00 850,000.00
December 1, 1957
740,000.00
Net Funded or Fixed Debt $1,649,000.00
$1,649,000.00 SYDNEY A. O'NEILL, Treasurer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appropriations Made 1960
15
Fire Alarm . 9
In Memoriam 113
Jury List
11
Town Officers
3
Town Warrant
105
Reports of-
Assessors
23
Board of Appeals
21
Board of Public Welfare
91
Cemetery Trustees
29
Civil Defense Agency
41
Dog Officer
28
Fire Engineers
22
Inspector of Wires
25
Municipal Light Board
38
Playground Commissioners
26
Police Department
35
Public Health Nurse
34
Public Library
32
Requests and Recommendations
88
School Committee
119
Sealer of Weights and Measures
31
Selectmen
14
State Auditor
94
Tax Collector
46
Town Accountant
49
Town Clerk
30
Town Forest Committee
22
Town Treasurer
26
Trustees of Kimball Park
38
Veteran's Services
20
Water Commissioners
44
Vote for Town Officers
102
Inspector of Milk, Animals, and Slaughtering
19
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