School Construction Nears Completion
At its Oct. 8 meeting, DSA construction manager Burt Sandefur told the GCISD school board that the vocational building, the last major part of the construction project, is nearing completion. However, a problem with mounting the overhead electric crane may necessitate some reworking in the building.
Even though the original height of the building was raised to accommodate the crane, if mounted as originally planned, it can’t be used to its fullest capacity because overhead support beams are too close. All board members except Tibby Niehues agreed that DSA and the architect should be responsible for making whatever corrections are necessary so that the crane can operate properly, with no additional cost to the school. (Niehues indicated she had not had time to form an opinion.)
The board is considering renovations to the gymnasium concession stand, which would cost $5,000 to $9,000. Board president Karla Hoelscher said board study is needed in this matter.
The board voted to apply for a class size waiver for 2007-2008 due to a fourth grade which has 23 students, one more than the state allows per class.
It also approved an independent contract with Linda Jones, who has a masters degree and will teach concurrent physics and robotics courses in conjunction with Howard College. She will work four days per week until May 30, 2008. Denice Bradberry is assisting Jones in addition to teaching other science courses.