Lisbon Schools will have the Lions’ Den gym floor sanded, repainted and refinished this summer.
The low bidder on the project is Schmidt Athletic Floors, based out of Wisconsin, with a bid of $25,750, a bid $8,000 lower than other bidders.
“One thing we’re excited about is that repainting, we’ll not just have the sidelines marked, but full court markings on the floor,” said Brandon Horman, middle school activities director. “That could bring us in more fundraisers in the future.”
Horman said that it will have a lighter tone as well, which will help make it brighter.
Board member Allan Mallie asked how many more times that the board can paint or resand the floor. Mallie was believing this may be one of the last times this is possible, and any improvements to the gym floor after will be a full replacement.
The sanding and refinishing of the floor will happen over the course of the summer and be ready by the beginning of the school year.
May 14 early out changed to May 15
An early out day at Lisbon scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, has been shifted to Thursday, May 15.
Lisbon Schools will be hosting a district track meet on the day, beginning at roughly 3:30 p.m. By having an early out for the school on that day, that will free up parking spaces and traffic concerns that will happen before the meet begins.
“It will give us more space to host the meet well,” said activities director Brandon Horman.
Lisbon School’s levy rate sees slight reduction
Lisbon School’s overall levy rate is $17.1610 per $1,000, a very slight reduction from last year’s levy rate of $17.1665 per $1,000.
Lisbon business manager Stacie Matus said that the district’s budget was based on a 2 percent state supplemental aid, which has not been fully confirmed by the state as of yet.
When it came to the different funds, Matus said that the district’s special education fund monies had increased by roughly 10.3 students, amounting to a 15.7 percent increase for special education funding.
The district is maxed out at operational sharing benefits, sharing many positions with Springville Community Schools.
Lisbon’s other expenditures reduced by roughly $2million, pertaining to the completion of another building project. The district’s overall total expenditures were $16.67 million for the year, a reduction from $18.553 million.
The district has $20.095 millions in revenues, also slightly down from $22.994 million last year.
The district shifted their funding back to the management fund this year, not having spent any money in that fund in 2025.