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Adair County School Board meeting, July 19, 2011 report
By Ed Waggener In one of its finest hours, the Adair County School Board heard, considered and met the requests of three parents requesting waivers for their children to attend the school of their choice. The action took place in an emotional finale to an otherwise brief regular July 19, 2011 session with all board members present. The actions included
In the past, Adair County Boards of Education had given cold, seemingly unfeeling responses to pleas from parents. That seemed to dramatically change Tuesday night, owing in no small part to the presence of its two newest members, Joseph Payne and Rebecca Turner. Board approves sending plans for new elementary school to Frankfort Many of the problems which constrained transfers will be moot when a new elementary school and new configurations are assigned. The board took another major step toward the building of a replacement facility for Colonel Wm Casey School with approval of a BG-1 form for the construction of a new elementary school to Frankfort. The vote was 5-0 to authorize the administration to submit the form early to be in the best position for special funding to help build the proposed $10,467,547 building. The form will be finalized with the help of Joe Nance, the board's financial consultant, and Mike Smith, the district's architect; and local school officials. The plan is a broad, preliminary outline, not the finished plan. The District does not have the financing to complete the project at this time, but hopes that the legislature will approve special funding for the project in time the bids to be advertised in the spring of 2012, and for construction to start in the summer 2012. Colonel Wm. Casey is a Category 5 - state's worst rating - facility. Capital funding for the project was increased by actual savings on the construction of Adair County Elementary School. Approximately $700,000 is available from the prior construction fund, at this time, which, by itself, is inadequate to begin the project. The board does already own the land for the site. The total estimate cost of the project includes $9,187,000 in construction cost, $514,472 in architect/engineer fees, $10,000 for construction manager's fee, $190,200 in bond discount costs, $51,400 for the fiscal agent, $459,000 for contingencies, $44,955 for special tests, and $10,000 other costs. The application is contingent on these estimated funds available - with special state funding - including School Facilities Construction Funding (SFCC) Cash of $257,547; an SFCC bond sale of $3,000,000.; a local bond sale of $6,510,000.; and the $700,000 from the prior construction fund. Should the new school be built, all students in the county in the same grade level will be in the same school. The new configuration would be:
Board member Joe Payne was elected to be the board's legislative representative for the Kentucky School Board Association. The vote was unanimous on a motion by Marsha Walker, seconded by Floyd Burton. Superintendent Treece says schools will be ready for opening Superintendent Darrell Treece reported that the schools will be ready for opening day on Thursday, August 4, 2011. He noted that the new water line to the Greensburg Street side of the campus has been installed and turned on, and that the Columbia/Adair County Utilities District has done an excellent job relandscaping the construction area. Softball field lights appear to have been storm damaged Mr. Treece said that light poles at the softball field appear to have been damaged by recent storms, and told the board that claims for approximately $14-15,000 are being submitted to the district's insurance carrier to cover necessary repairs. Schools are cleaned Mr. Treece said that the schools have been cleaned in readiness for the 2011 fall start, but some painting does remain. Treasurer report The board members received a treasurer's report which showed beginning bank balances for June, district wide, of $3,735,104.23. Total receipts for the month were $2,362,894,47. Total expenses were $4,067,170.91. The ending balance, lowered by special school term start up costs, dipped to $2,003,214.42. Brenda A. Mann, the Assistant Superintendent is the District's Treasurer. Consent Agenda approved unanimously The consent agenda, with one item, "Approval to waive fees for use of Adair County Middle School Football Field Retroactive to July 10-14, 2011," withdrawn, was approved unanimously for the following:
The board meeting was lightly attended. All members of the board, Superintendent Darrel Treece, Board Attorney Jeff Hoover, Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, representatives of the local media, and those seeking transfer waivers were present. End of Report for July 19, 2011 meeting Information About Your Adair County Schools The Adair County Board of Education holds regular monthly meetings each third Tuesday, at the Adair County Board Conference Room, Board of Education Office, 1204 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-2476 Adair County Board of Education: Chairman Marsha Walker (District 2); and Members: Rebecca Turner (District 1); Joseph Payne (3) Floyd Burton (District 4) Mike Harris (District 5); . Superintendent Darrell Treece. School Board Attorney Jeff Hoover. Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, Alan W. Reed, Director, Federal Programs / Media Relations; Instructional Supervisor Phyllis Curry; Anita Goode, Special Education Director; Mike Akin, 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, Public Affairs/Public Relations Coordinator This story was posted on 2011-07-21 05:09:36
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