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Financing begins for CES renovation project Calen McKinney Campbellsville Independent Schools Financing is now in the works for Campbellsville Elementary School's renovation project. At the Campbellsville Board of Education meeting on Monday, March 21, Board members formed the Campbellsville Independent School District Finance Corp. Joe Nance of Ross, Sinclaire & Associates LLC told Board members that the next step in the renovation project is to sell bonds, which the finance corporation must do. The District's current bonding potential, he said, is $9.9 million. The CES project will cost $9,680,000. Nance said the District has received some small offers of assistance for the project, with more expected. As a result, he said, he expects the District to have about $2.8 million in bonding capacity to put toward renovations at Campbellsville Middle School. Board members voted unanimously to sell bonds to pay for the CES project, and to approve an updated BG-1 application for the project, which includes $115,000 for windows and storefronts. A bid for that work was also approved. Board members also agreed to advertise for bids to wire the new technology in the CES building. Renovations planned at CES include the addition of four new classrooms, a new HVAC unit, a fire suppression system, interior finishes, new kitchen and cafeteria, new restrooms, renovation of existing classrooms, a new playground for preschool students and work to administrative suites, parking areas and the front facade. Once renovations are complete at CES, and then later at CMS, all fourth- and fifth-grade students will be housed at CES, making it a more traditional elementary school, and the CMS building will better suit the needs of a middle school. Construction work is under way at the CES building, with workers concentrating on the new preschool wing. School Calendar Amended Several changes to the 2015-2016 school calendar were approved. Superintendent Mike Deaton said students will now attend school on Friday, April 1, for an early release day. Monday, April 4, is now a professional development day for teachers. School will be in session on Tuesday, May 17. The changes make students' last day Thursday, May 19. Closing day for teachers will be Friday, May 27. Academic Spotlight Campbellsville Middle School Principal Elisha Rhodes said MAP scores at her school typically decline in the winter, but this year, students have shown huge gains. Rhodes said she is continuing guided planning with her teachers, which has proven very effective. She said CMS is also continuing to give students additional reading and math instruction, which has worked well. All of the CMS sports teams have hung banners this year, Rhodes said, meaning they have won a championship or season title. CMS recently hosted a Community of Learners Workshop for teachers and administrators from six school districts, Rhodes said. The workshop gave CMS students and teachers an opportunity to show others how they are embracing the Leader in Me program. Rhodes said the day was very uplifting and she is very proud of how her students represented their school. As a result of the day, Rhodes said, CMS teachers have been invited to attend a Leader in Me meeting next month to share about the school. Rhodes recognized several students for serving on the school's Lighthouse Team, in addition to students serving as officers at KYA, essay and conservation contest winners, academic team members and others. Also at the Meeting: . In his monthly report, Deaton said KPREP testing is less than 30 days away and teachers and administrators are doing a great job to prepare students. He complimented those who took part in the District hosting the Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce luncheon and groundbreaking ceremony for the CES renovation project on Thursday, March 10. Deaton said the District was honored recently at the Kentucky School Boards Association meeting for CHS meeting its college and career readiness goal. CHS has added a fishing team, Deaton said, for the first time in school history. He said SEEK transportation funding has been cut again, and to say the budget will be tight is an understatement. He encouraged residents to reach out to their legislators and ask them to support the District. " ... We need every dollar possible," he said. . Carl Lee, a bus driver and maintenance employee, received the Dare to Soar award. . An out-of-state trip to Space Camp for a group of CMS fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders was approved. The trip will be Sept. 5-7 to Huntsville, Ala. . Board members approved the purchase of a copy machine for CES. . The District's English as a Second Language plan for 2016-2017 was approved. . Finance Director Chris Kidwell presented the District's financial report for February. Revenue was $728,732.13 and expenses were $1,218,374.80. Closing balance at the end of February was $3,262,324.14. . This month's employment report includes the hiring of Matthew Chewning as an instructional assistant at Campbellsville High school and Hannah Harris as a substitute teacher. Jamie Vernon resigned as a CMS assistant softball coach. Jeff Richardson is CHS fishing team coach. The Board's next meeting is set for Monday, April 18, at Campbellsville High School's library at 6 p.m. It is open to the public. This story was posted on 2016-03-26 12:45:17
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