Returning to school twice, single mom never gave up on her dream of becoming a nurse

Deanna Mchenry is Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s February 2023 Student of the Month

1. Salary Fund ExTo provide for the penditures - foregoing proThe Board of Dir4,616,823 posed budget of ectors of Bismarck 2. Instructional Exexpenditures, the School District of pense - 3,213,111 Board of Directors Hot Spring 3. Maintenance & proposes a total County, Arkansas, Operation Exschool tax rate in compliance Hot Springs, with Ark. pense (Feb. - 1,520,685 and tell my (state son that and this local) was of the 27, requirements 2023) —Arkansas of 4. Single Dedicated all Mainfor him,” 41.00 she said. mills on the Amendments Parent Scholarship No. Fund tenance is and OperOVERCOMING dollar of OBSTAthe as40 and No. 74 to ation Expenditures sessed value of tax

excited to announce Deanna CLES

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Mchenry, a National Park Deanna found out she

the State of Arkan5. Pupil Transportated in this School

Arbor Oaks sas College and student, of Ark. as its ation FebExpense would become - District. a mom The while proCode ruary 2023 Ann. Student § 72,211 of the working on posed her nursing tax includes pre613622, Month. has pre6. Other Operating requisites. the She uniform took time rate off of pared, approved Expense - 25,612 tax of 25.0 mills

The four-time ASPSF so she could focus on her son. and hereby makes 7. & Nonbonded Rehabilitation ( the Center "Statewide recipient Healthcare will graduate as a Three years after Caron was

public the proDebt Payment - 0 Uniform Rate") to posed registered budget nurse in of May 8. – Bonded her born, Debt she returned be collected to school on all dream expenditures, since she towas 13 Payment years - in 556,096 2020 — taxable in the property middle of in old. gether Once with she the has tax OFFERS her diplo: the pandemic.

9. Building Fund the State and rerate, as follows: Expense - 1,000,000 mitted to the State

ma, Deanna plans to work at The scholarship check she

Treasurer pursu

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs received from ASPSF helped

1. Salary Fund ExTo provide for the ant to Amendment Separate and continue Rehab for Unit her bachewith Private the single Entrance mom buy her first

penditures - foregoing proNo. 74 to the 4,616,823 lor’s degree. posed budget laptop of so she Arkansas could Constitukeep up

State of the Art Therapy Gym

2. Instructional “I can’t wait Exfor the expenditures, moclasses the and tion assignments. to be used Be

pense - 3,213,111 Board of Directors solely for maintenAdvanced ment I walk Therapy across that Equipment stage cause of COVID, the hospi

3. Maintenance & proposes a total ance and operaPhysical, Operation Occupational, Exschool and tax Speech rate tion Therapy of schools in

pense - 1,520,685 (state and local) of the State. As Long 4. term Dedicated care Main• Hospice 41.00 mills care on the provided in

tenance and Operdollar of the asAmendment No. Dementia ation Expenditures unit sessed value of tax74, the Statewide -0 able property locUniform Rate re

5. Pupil Transportated in this School places a portion of ation Expense - District. The prothe existing rate of 72,211 posed tax includes tax levied by this

6. Other Operating the uniform rate of School District and Expense - 25,612 tax of 25.0 mills available for main

7. Nonbonded ( the "Statewide tenance and operaDebt Payment - 0 Uniform Rate") to tion of schools in

8. Bonded Debt be collected on all this District. The Payment - 556,096 taxable property in total proposed

9. Building Fund the State and reschool tax levy of Expense - 1,000,000 mitted to the State 41.00 mills in

Treasurer pursucludes 25.00 mills To provide for the ant to Amendment specifically voted foregoing proNo. 74 to the for general mainposed budget of Arkansas Constitutenance and operaexpenditures, the tion to be used tion and 16.00 mills Board of Directors solely for maintenvoted for debt serproposes a total ance and operavice previously school tax rate tion of schools in voted as a continu(state and local) of the State. As ing levy pledged 41.00 mills on the provided in for the retirement dollar of the asAmendment No. of existing bonded sessed value of tax74, the Statewide indebtedness. The able property locUniform Rate resurplus revenues ated in this School District. The proposed tax includes the uniform rate of tax of 25.0 mills ( the "Statewide Uniform Rate") to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in this District. The total proposed school tax levy of 41.00 mills includes 25.00 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation and 16.00 mills voted for debt service previously voted as a continuing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The surplus revenues produced each year by the debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes. the uniform rate of tax of 25.0 mills

( the "Statewide Uniform Rate") to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment

No. 74 to the Arkansas tals wouldn’t Constitulet students in, tion so many to be of her used clinicals and solely lectures for were maintenonline. But

ance and opera

Deanna kept at her studies,

tion of schools in

inching closer to her goal.

the State. As provided Then, new obstacles in arose. Amendment Both Deanna’s No. grandpar74, ents the become Statewide ill and died with

Uniform Rate re

in six months of each other.

places a portion of

She had already lost her fa

the existing rate of tax ther levied to lung by cancer, this which School also took District her grandfather. and Her available grades slipped, for mainand she didn’t

tenance and opera

pass her classes.

tion of schools in

But Deanna didn’t let that

this District. The total stop her! proposed She reapplied to the school RN program tax levy a year of later and 41.00 was reaccepted. mills includes 25.00 mills

“I came back stronger than

specifically voted

ever,” she said. “I knew I had

for general maintenance to do this and in operaorder for my son tion to have and a 16.00 better mills life. I knew I voted wouldn’t for debt be able serto provide

vice previously

him the life he deserves on a

voted as a continu

waitress’s salary.”

ing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The surplus revenues produced each year by the debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes.

The total proposed school tax levy of 41.00 mills represents the same rate presently being collected.

For more information about Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund — which has awarded more than $35 million in scholarships since 1990 — contact ASPSF Program Manager Laura Lee Williard at (501) 762-0113 or lwilliard@aspsf.org.

About Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund:

For more than 30 years, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund has worked to create stronger, more educated, and more self-sufficient families. Through scholar

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ships and services, ASPSF

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opens doors for low-income

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This represents no change from the previous year. The total tax levy proposed above includes 26 mills for the maintenance and operation of schools, and 15.14 mills for debt service previously voted as a continuing debt service tax pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The district may use surplus revenues produced each year by debt ser

Hot Spring County, Arkansas in compliance with the requirements of A. C. A. § 6- 13- 622 and Amendment 74 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, has prepared, approved, and does hereby make public a proposed budget of expenditures for the district in 2023 24 together with a supporting tax rate as follows: 1. Salary Fund Expenditures $ 9,500,000 6. Nonbonded Debt Payment $ 00 2. Instructional Expense $6,900,000 7. Bonded Debt Payment $ 1,686,000 3. Maintenance & Operation Exp. $3,500,000 8. Building Fund Expense $ 200,000 4. Pupil Transportation Expense $ 1,300,000 9. Dedicated Maint. & Op. Exp. $ 00 5. Other Operating ASPSF Program Manager Expense Laura $ 300,000 Lee Williard (left) presents Deanna Mchenry, accompanied by her son, with a Fall 2022 41.14 Total Mills single parent scholarship. (Photo Courtesy ASPSF) School Tax

The Board of Directors of Malvern School District of Hot Spring County, Arkansas in compliance with the requirements of A. C. A. § 6- 13- 622 and Amendment 74 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, has prepared, approved, and does hereby make public a proposed budget of expenditures for the district in 202324 together with a supporting tax rate as follows: 1. Salary Fund Expenditures $ 9,500,000 6. Nonbonded Debt Payment $ 00 2. Instructional Expense $6,900,000 7. Bonded Debt Payment $ 1,686,000 3. Maintenance & Operation Exp. $3,500,000 8. Building Fund Expense $ 200,000 4. Pupil Transportation Expense $ 1,300,000 9. Dedicated Maint. & Op. Exp. $ 00 5. Other Operating Expense $ 300,000

“I can’t wait for the moment I walk across that stage and tell my son that this was all for him,” Deanna Mchenry said. (Photo Courtesy Deanna Mchenry)