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Adair County Schools make major changes, make history School Board report 28 Oct 2014 special meeting Transition to college won't be so strange with job title changes: Two now addressed as "Dean." School bus garage is next construction project. Canopies on schedule. Satellite campus move in is only three-four weeks off. Funding appears available for new 3-bay building with outside bus-washing facility and safe parking or bigger, standard, money saving busses for the future. Click on headline for interview story summary of latest school board meeting with photos. ColumbiaMagazine.com (c) Special Education report Interview with Supt. Alan Reed following Tue 28 Oct 2014 School Board meeting At Tuesday night's school board, major history was in academics, Superintendent Alan W. Reed said in an interview Wednesday afternoon, October 29, 2014. First of all, he said, an item with the simple Agenda title "Job Title Changes," is a big deal. One change is for Phyllis Curry, now instructional supervisor. She is now Academic Dean. And it's now, Dean of Students Robbie Harmon The other is a change for Director of Pupil Personnel Robbie Harmon, whose new title is Dean of Students, the High School Counterpart to Lindsey Wilson College's Dean Chris Schmidt. The change will bring the feel of Adair County High School more in tune with the colleges and universities they will be entering, Reed said. He said that the change in the titles reflects a new atmosphere at Adair County High School. "In one of the presentations on 'Leader in Me,' one student said she couldn't believe the changes which her school had this year. She said when she entered high school here, it felt more like a prison or hospital than like a school. Now, the student says, she takes pride in prettier school, the focus on individual development, career readiness, and the greater emphasis on academics. Brand new spirit at Adair County High School Reed said that the pride at Adair County High School this year, and it's accomplishments in academics reported in the latest test scores, has been one of the most satisfying accomplishments of his tenure. "All students in our system now look ahead at new challenges at the high school, and the opportunities available to both be career ready, ready for college and university, and in many cases, graduate from Adair County High School at 17 or 18 and go to college as a sophomore. Attention to detail is getting it done Reed said that it is attention to the little details which is transforming Adair County schools. He said that when David Jones, Maintenance Director for the Adair County Schools, gave his slide report at the board meeting about the upgrade of the restrooms at Adair County High School, it fit in with the new focus on academics, and the opportunity and the Leader in Me presentations at the board room. Long held dream, new bus garage becoming a reality Mr. Reed said that plans are now underway for a new 3 bay bus garage with outside bus washing facility and generous paved parking lot to be built on land recently acquired from Sherman and Sherman Wayne Burton. He is hoping that the local available bond money, $1.3 million, will pay for the steel side structure. And, he said, there is an anticipated left over $60,000 in the contingency fund for the Satellite Campus and Canopies Projects. The big unknown, he said, is whether the presence of rock at the site will necessitate costly site prepartion. He said the board gave him authorization to hire local contractors to do strategic core drilling to determine that before proceeding. Financing - rock occurrence exempted - looks doable He said that Wendell Emerson of Ross, Sinclaire, the schools long term financing advisor, told the board about the available funding, moving this piece of the puzzle one step closer to reality. Reed said that Gabe Jones, the architect, presented a drawing of what the new facility would look like, and that Jones also gave the report about progress on the new SCC satellite campus, which may be available for move in as soon as three weeks. Signage somewhat makes up for hidden away gem Reed said that the only drawback to the Satelllite Campus is that it is not more visible from Indian Drive. "It's a bit hidden at the back of the high school," he said, but added that the strategically placed technology campus sign on the front lawn of the high school almost makes up for this. He said that Barney Taylor, the welding instructor, is coordinating the equipment for the center. "You know," he said, "with the ARC's (Appalachian Regional Commision's) $300,000 grant for equipment, we'll be walking into a completely equipped school on day one. Ordinarily, it takes a center 8-10 years to outfit one this well." Core samples will determine if bus garage costs projections realistic As for the bus garage, Reed said that if all goes well, and core samples support the goal of a $1.3 million outlay for the bus garage, the BG-1 form will be ready for board approval at the regular 3rd Thursday, 20 Nov 2014 meeting and could then be sent to the state Buildings & Grounds where expedited approval might make the 2014-2015 opening of the building more realistic. The old J.T. Coomer Bus Garage would be raised, enhancing the area around Adair County Middle School, allowing more parking for the school and for the baseball field. "That's big," he said. "the baseball boosters have developed a gem," he said, "and we need to show it off. Removing the old bus garage will do that. Student will have better vistas, Mr. Reed said As well, he said, the bus garage will give students better vistas, he said. There will be a safer flow of school buses around the campus, he said. New longer buses, which cost less than the non-standard ones, will, over the years save more than the cost of the new facility and will save programs' transportation costs in cases where one bus will suffice instead of two slightly shorter ones. New security systems at the new bus garage should reduce vandalism, and bus windows will be spared damage from foul balls hit out of the baseball park. Consent agenda approved The consent agenda was approved with no changes, including routine matters of approval of minutes, treasurer's report, monthly financial statements, and payment of bills and acknowlegement of personnel actions. Then consent agenda also included approval of constuction bills/pay application for the following: To Alliance Corp. for canopy, draw, $57,716; for readiness building, draw 2, $193,912. To Hinkle Block, readiness building, PO's (purchase orders) , $1,085.24 and $16,566.22. To Cape Electrical, readiness building PO's $28,852.67; to Roofing Supply group, readiness building, PO's, $10,000. To Atlas Enterprises, readiness Building, PO's, $4,042. Ferrguson Enterprises, PO's, $202.92. To RL Craig, PO's, Readiness Building, $9.,275. To Brockman Contracting, CWC/JAIS Demolition, $28,782.50Other consent agenda approvals:
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