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Adair School Board report, regular meeting 18 Dec 2014
Actions taken in the regular 3rd Thursday December meeting include
- Board votes to establish new CTE Pathway in Aerospace Education at ACHS
- Superintendent Alan Reed will pursue no cost agreement with Columbia/Adair Co. Airport for use of facilities
- Board approves two (2) stipends per year for co-facilitators for Air and Space Institute for 2015-16 School Year
- Architectural firm of Sherman, Carter, & Barnhardt engaged for new bus garage
- Technology Center Complete - Cleanup started, equipment move-in scheduled for Christmas vacation period, to be ready for 2nd Semester use
- Switching capabilities in campus internet will be take giant leap to meet needs for huge growth in personal internet devices, computers, at Adair County campus.
- Canopy installations complete at Adair County High School, Adair County Elementary School, Building & Grounds Superintendent David Jones reports.
- Board recognizes service of outgoing board member Greg Willis (1) and Joseph Payne (3); successors, Terry Harvey (1), and Lisa Burton (3) who will take office in January 2015, present at meeting.
- Gerald Jones, canopy construction project manager, recognized
- Boiler system upgrade or renovation still under study; recommendation can come any day, David Jones says
- Local facilities planning committee composition approved. Membership makeup listed in full article.
- Athletic Department recommendation for new Strength & Conditioning Equipment approved. Board unanimously votes to accept bid of The Equipment Guys for $24,325 equipment. Coach Travis Gay emailied winning bidders last night to let them know. He expects installation by The Equipment Guys fairly quickly.
- Board votes to expand scope of environmental work by Ensafe, company monitoring possible leaks from geo-thermal system at Adair County Primary Center. Almost all of costs reimbursed by contractors, insurance company.
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By Ed Waggener
The December 2014 regular meeting of the Adair County School Board was a landmark occasion, with the decision to establish a new CTE Pathway in Aerospace Education at Adair County High School, the announcement that the Technology Center and new bus canopies for Adair County High School and Adair County Elementary School are complete. As well, the board moved hired the architects for a new bus garage, and accepted a proposal for new conditioning equipment for the athletics department. And, the board accepted Superintendent Alan Reeds recommendation for the make up of the Local Long-term Facilities Planning Committee which will address district plans for a new facilities.
Dr. Tim Smith presents CTE Aerospace Technology proposal
Dr. Tim Smith, founder of the Institute for Aerospace Education gave an overview of the program, which will offer paths to careers in aviation field as well as a college ready pathway, or both. The IAE charges districts an annual fee of $4,750 per year and obtains funding from colleges and other sources to fund the institute.
The program includes career ready jobs in the Aerospace Industry, and so far, Dr. Smith said, placement has been nearly 100%. For those going on to college, up to six hours of dual high school/college credit is available to seniors in the program for no tuition. Students only pay for books.
Many students become pilots while in the program. Students would have some flight fees, he said.
Dr. Smith said that feedback shows a 100% graduation rate for program participation. He said air and space students get 17% higher scores than state average, that their Average ACT scores meets College readiness benchmarks in math and science, and that 75 percent of the students pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) after high school.
He said that the field is big in Kentucky, that the state is now the No. 3 state in value of aerospace manufacturing, behind only Washington State and California, and is poised to surpass California.
Dr. Smith said that Air and Space schools within the IAE network are already have phenomenal success in neighboring Taylor County and Metcalfe, and in nearby Monroe County.
The board was told by Career Readiness Director Robin Loy that the program was one which the system simply could not pass up.
The board agreed, and voted unanimously, on a motion by Mike Harris, with a second by Quin Lasley, to approve the funding for the program, which is planned to begin in the 2015-16 school year.
Technology took center stage
Technology took center stage. Superintendent Reed announced that the new lab for Adair County Middle School has been ordered and that the board is prepared to purchase new switches/routers - enough to replace every switch in every closet in every school, by April 2015, at a cost of $150 per switch. "We're over engineering to meet future demands, for up to 6,000 personal devices and desktop computers throughout the campus," he said. "Nobody had any idea we'd ever have the number of personal devices we have when our old switches were installed. With the new system, we'll be able to handle up to 6,000 devices."
Facilities Planning Committee in place
The Board voted to hire Sherman Carter Barnhardt, Architects, to design the new bus garage. The project will cost $1,300,000. Actual construction cost is esttimated at $,111,225,225, with $76,674.53 for architect's fees.
He announced that the membership on Adair County Schools planning committee is now complete. It includes the following:
Parents
Summer Kemp, Adair County Primary Center; Helen Rich, Adair County Elementary School; Cindy Harris, Adair County High School; and Amy Cundiff, Adair County Middle School.
Teachers
Amber Bledsoe, Adair County Primary Center; Robert Meacham, Adair County High School; Crystal Huckaby, Adair County Middle School; and Cindy Smith, Adair County Elementary School
Building Administrators
Troy Young, Adair County High School; Steve Burton, Adair County Elementary School; Patty Jones, Adair County Primary Center; Alma Rich, Adair County Middle School.
District Facilities Director
David Jones
Central Office Staff
John Shelley
Community Leaders
Darrell Overstreet, Terry Partin, and Bryan Walker
Board Member
Mike Harris
Local Building/Zoning Official
Joe Flowers
Superintendent
Alan Reed
The make up of the committee was approved 5-0 on a motion by Greg Willis (1), with a second by Joseph Payne (3).
Mr. Reed said the committee will meeting over the next four-six months formulating plans for facility needs in the coming years.
Building and grounds update
David Jones reported that a boiler upgrade for Adair County High School was near a recommendation, but was not ready for last night's meeting. He said that there is a possibility that the recommendation will be to renovate the existing boiler rather than replace it.
He and Architect Gabe Jones reported that the Canopies were installed and that the new Technology Center is in the cleanup phase, and that equipment for the center will be installed over the Christmas holidays, in time for the center to be in use in January, if all goes to plan. Blacktopping around the Technology Center is complete, he said.
Board approves strength and conditioning equipment for athletic department
Adair County Head Football Coach and Assistant Adair County Principal Travis Gay along with several other members of the Adair County School District Athletics Department presented a plan for new conditioning equipment, and recommended a proposal from The Equipment Guys, for a $24,325 package, which the board unanimously accepted on a motion by Mike Harris (Div 1), seconded by Joe Payne (3) with Chairman Floyd Burton (4), Quin Lasley (2), and Greg Willis (1) affirming in the 5-0 voice vote.
The board voted to purchase the equipment on a single payment rather than financing the buy over three years. The equipment should have use cycle of a least 20 years, Coach Gay said, with little or no upkeep costs.
The equipment includes, among other things, an Air Bike, weight room equipment, medicine balls and rack, hand exercise equipment. The weight room will be co-ed, accommodating both men's and women's sports. Up to 60 athletes can utilize the equipment at one time, Coach Gay said.
It will arrive in a similar color scheme to that used as a recent installation by the Equipment Guys at the Scottsville-Allen County High School. Coach Gay pointed to the swoosh A logo his jacket and said that would be affixed to the equipment. The new equipment will be safer, he said, and, if experience follows that of other schools who've installed new conditioning equipment, Adair County Sports will be seeing more victories in all sports. The program presented had the endorsement of all sports coaches.
Board approves Superintendent evaluation
The board quickly approved the evaluation of Superintendent Alan Reed's performance, by a 5-0 vote.
Consent Agenda, below, approved unanimously
The consent agenda was approved on a voice vote, 5-0, without discussion, on a motion by Member Mike Harris (Div 5), with a second by Member Joseph Payne (4), with Chairman Floyd Burton (4), Greg Willis (1), and Quin Lasley (2) joining with yes votes. The items below were approved in vote:
- Approval of minutes
- Approval of treasurer's report
- Approval of monthly financial report
- Approval of payment of bills
- Approval of Construction Bills/Pay Applications:
- Alliance Corp - Canopy- Application 3 - $30,000.00
- Alliance Corp - readiness Bldg. Application 4 - $121,034.00
- Hinkle - Readiness Building - Purchase Orders - $24,813.34
- U.S. Specialities - Readiness Building - Purchse Orders - $8,715.00
- Tennessee Valley Metals - Readine Bldg - Purchase Orders - $118,762.00
- Atlas Enterprise - Readiness Bldg - Purchase Orders - $3,681.99
- Trane- Readiness Bldg, Purchase Orders, $7,447.00
- R.L. Craig Co. - Readiness Bldg, Purchase Ordes. $72,225.00
- Approval to waive fees for use of School Gymnasiums by Adair County Little League for basketball games retroactive to November 24, 2014
- Approvaal of Ocupational Therapy Services Contract
- Approval to apply for WHAS Crusade for Children Grant
- Appoval of Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP)
- Approval to proceed with S.T.O.P. Tipline registation through Kentucky Cente fo School Safety
- Acknowledge of Personnel Action
End of Report for for regular Adair County Board of Education meeting, Thu 18 Dec 2014, 2014
Information About Your Adair County Schools
The Adair County School Board meets at 7pmCT, each third Thursday, at the Board Conference Room, lower level, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY Adair County Board of Education: Chairman Floyd Burton (Division 4) Members: Greg Willis (Division 1); Quin "Tweeta" Lasley (Division 2), Joseph Payne, (Division 3), Mike Harris (Division 5) .
Superintendent Alan W. Reed. School Board Attorney Jeff Hoover. Director of Pupil Personnel Robbie Harmon, Instructional Supervisor Phyllis Curry; Anita Goode, Special Education Director; John Shelley III, Title 1 Coordinator; Carla Perkins, Technology Coordinator; David Jones, Transportation Director; Ricky Bault, Maintenance Director; Carol Roy, Food Services Director; Renae Smith, Finance Officer. Becky Bailey, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent.
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Dr. Tim Smith presents Air & Space Academy to Adair Board
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Dr. Tim Smith, a native of Pine Knott, Kentucky, and founder of Kentucky-born Institute for Aerospace Education, presented plans for establishing a new Career Path and College preparatory pathway in Aerospace Education at Adair County High School. The Adair County Board approved the recommendation unanimously. The local program will be bolstered by Aerospace programs already in place at Taylor County High School, Metcalfe County High School, and Monroe County High School. Networking is important in the program, Dr. Smith said. Student involved become more than classmates, he said. They start as classmates and then seem to be more like brothers & sisters, he said. - EW. Photo Thu 18 Dec, 2014, meeting of the Adair County Board of Education.
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Gerald Jones accepts award from David Jones
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Gerald Jones, left, who oversaw building of the Technology Career Center and the installation of bus canopies for Adair County High School and Adair County Elementary School, received special recognition from Adair County School District Buildings and Grounds Superintendent David Jones. David Jones said that only rarely do paths cross where one meets a man as extraordinary as Gerald Jones. "We did not get one complaint during the projects," David Jones said. "He did the canopies in sections to minimize interference with regular school traffic. He poured concrete at night and on weekends. And not one time did he ever complain." David Jones added, "I hope he's in charge of the new bus garage." The bus garage project moved forward last night, Thu 18 Dec 2014, with the decision to hire the architectural firm of Sherman, Carter & Barnhart, Architects, of Lexington, KY for the project. David Jones said he's hopeful the project will be complete by opening day for the 2015-2016 school year. -EW
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Greg Willis recognized for service to Adair Board of Education
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Superintendent Alan Reed, left, presented a plaque recognizing the service of outgoing Division 1 Adair County Board of Education member Greg Willis, as Board Chairman Floyd Burton, center, looks on. Unless there is a special called meeting, the regular 3rd Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 meeting was Willis' last for his current term, 1 Jan 2013 through 31 Dec 2014. His successor, Terry Harvey, who was in the audience, will take office in January, 2015.
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Big Night for College & Career Readiness Counselor Robin Loy
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Robin Loy, College & Career Readiness Counselor at Adair County High School, was recognized at the Thu 18 Dec 2014 board meeting for her role in securing the new CTE Pathway in Aerospace Education at ACHS.
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Joseph Payne recognized for service to Adair school board
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Outgoing Division 3 School Board Member Joseph Payne was presented a plaque recognizing his eight years of service, 2007 through 2014, on the board. Superintendent Alan Reed noted that Payne's service was during an era of great progress, an unprecedented building era, and a time of transformation, when, with dwindling aid money, progress was made. Mr. Payne leaves office December 31, 2014. His successor, Lisa Burton, was among a large number who attended last night's meeting, Thu 18 Dec 2014. - EW
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Columbia/Adair Airport Board Chairman Chris Janes
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Chris Janes, Chairman of the Columbia-Adair County Airport Board, listened intently to the presentation of Dr. Tim Smith, who introduced the Aerospace pathway at the Adair County Board of Education meeting Thu 18 Dec 2014. The C/AC airport is planned to be training facility for the Aerospace program. Other members of the airport board are Howard Loy, Mike Mitchum, Bill Troutwein, and John Rarey. Behind Chairman Janes are, left, Coach Travis Gay, and right, Alliance Corporation's Gerald Jones. - EW
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Coach Gay presents, gets approval for conditioning equipment
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
Adair County Head Football Coach and Assistant Adair County Principal Travis Gay along with several other members of the Adair County School District Athletics Department presented a plan for new conditioning equipment, and recommended a proposal from The Equipment Guys, for a $24,325 package, which the board unanimously accepted on a motion by Mike Harris (Div 1), seconded by Joe Payne (3) with Chairman Floyd Burton (4), Quin Lasley (2), and Greg Willis (1) affirming in the 5-0 voice vote. The board voted to purchase on a single payment rather than financing the buy over three years. The equipment should have use cycle of a least 20 years, Coach Gay said, with little or no upkeep costs. The equipment includes, among other things, an Air Bike, weight room equipment, medicine balls and rack, hand exercise equipment. The weight room will be co-ed, accommodating both men's and women's sports. Up to 60 athletes can utilize the equipment at one time, Coach Gay said. It will arrive in a similar color scheme to that used as a recent installation by the Equipment Guys at the Scottsville-Allen County High School. Coach Gay pointed to the swoosh A logo his jacket and said that would be affixed to the equipment. The new equipment will be safer, he said, and, if experience follows that of other schools who've installed new conditioning equipment, Adair County Sports will be seeing more victories in all sports. The program presented had the endorsement of all sports coaches. - EW
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The Aerospace Pathway: Career and/or College Ready
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo By Dr. Tim Smith.
Dr. Tim Smith, CEO of the Institute for Aerospace Education, soon to be the National Aerospace Institute, presented this graphic to show how the Aerospace program works in member schools. Students start out exploring all fields, then are trained in multiple areas, and make a decision in the junior year of chosen pathway. In the senior year, six hours of dual/college credit and industry certifications can be earned. A huge plus is that the dual credit hours are free. Students in the programs need buy only textbooks. - EW
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Dr. Smith meets one of the Wright Brothers contemporaries?
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
No one was more excited than Buddy Sewell, right, about the Aerospace Pathway. Sewell spoke with IAE founder Dr. Tim Sewell after the meeting. Sewell had been recognized in the audience by Supt. Reed, who quipped the Cane Valley had been around since about the time of the Wright Bros. Reed also recalled that Sewell had served eight years on the Adair County School Board.
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Results from Aerospace training in High School
2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo graphic by Dr. Tim Smith, IAE.
Dr. Tim Smith presented this graphic to show the benefits of the Aerospace Program at the Thu 18 Dec 2014 meeting of the Adair County Board of Education.
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PocketQube project in the IAE program
2014-12-20 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo from powerpoint by Dr. Tim Smith.
Dr. Tim Smith used this photo to illustrate how far students in the new Air & Space Institute might be able to go - in high school. This PocketQube project, pictured above, is a made-in-Kentucky-satellite actually capable of launching into earth orbit. This one cost about $100,000, Dr. Smith said, and was built at Morehead State as an entry in PocketQue competition. He said that, with miniaturization, satellites can be built which will fit in the palm of one's hand. The PocketQue company sells satellite kits for around $20,000, we've found since the meeting. Putting that in perspective, that's one-fifth the cost of the average Adair County bridge, four time the cost of a single City/County 4th of July Fireworks project, or half the cost to local government for City of Columbia Diamond Reo concert, so maybe a satellite launch is something - if India can go to Mars, why can't we have our own earth satellite - the Adair County High School Air & Space Institute, maybe in cooperation with neighborhood aerospace programs at Metcalfe County, Taylor County and Monroe County High Schools to carry out next year and launch from a cape on Green River or Barren River Lakes. Probably, if Michael Campbell were still here, he would already have one built, at a cost of around $100, with parts from e-Bay. Comments? (Clicking Read More accesses the Thu 18 2014 Adair County School Board meeting account, with several photos on the Adair Air & Space Institute.)
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Schools participating in the Institute for Aerospace Education
2014-12-21 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo graphic by IAE. The Air & Space Institute coming to Adair County High School in 2015-2016 will benefit from a consortium of colleges participating in the Institute of Aerospace Education (IAE). Students in the program can obtain up to six hours of dual High School/College credits at no cost except tuition at some of the schools above: Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Morehead State University, the University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Middle Tennessee, and, right close to home, Somerset Community College, a KCTCS school. Clicking Readmore accesses the full Adair County Board of Education meeting report which include other photo(s), coverage of Dr. Tim Smith presentation of the program on Thu 18 Dec 2014.
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