May 10, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.
Work added to SA project
South Adams School Board
Work added to SA project
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BERNE — South Adams will get to have a little more work done than originally expected.
Thanks to bids coming in below estimates, South Adams School Board on Tuesday expanded the scope of the high school renovation project that will be completed this summer.
Superintendent Scott Litwiller reported to the board that lower-than-expected bids resulted in about $33,000 in savings. That allowed the board to include additional items in the project, approving Litwiller's recommended renovation of the classroom at the southeast corner of the media center ($22,000) as well as the hallway that extends south from the media center ($10,000).
The original scope $1.7-million project, which is being handled by Allen County Builders through a design-build process with Performance Services, included moving the high school office to the northeast entrance to create a secure entrance, renovating nine classrooms, adding a new intercom system that will be tied into the elementary/middle school building and removing a mechanical closet from a classroom.
Meetings about the project are scheduled for this week, with construction to begin immediately following the last day of school May 19.
“We’re excited about that,” said director of buildings and maintenance Dave Vorhees.
The project, which is being funded via money saved through bond refinancing, is slated to be substantially complete by Aug. 7 in order to be ready to start the 2017-18 school year.
Board members Arlene Amstutz, John Mann, Julie Mansfield and John Buckingham, absent Landon Patterson, Mitch Sprunger and Amy Orr, also gave Litwiller permission to determine how best to dispose of equipment removed from the area being renovated.
It tabled any action on future projects, which have been a topic of discussion at the last two meetings, until a work session scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday.
In other business, the board:
•Honored as examples of excellence the following South Adams students who competed in the SkillsUSA Career and Technical Education Contests: Noah Lehman, Kyler Adams, Faron Hullinger, Wendy Li, Jordan Heckler and Mason Sell. Also honored were the following Jay County students who take classes at South Adams: Luke Knapke, Skyler Green, Tyler Jester, Brennan Reinhart and Michael McKinley. Recognition also went to Elle Amstutz, who as served as a student representative for the school board, and Andrew Culy, Conner Fear, Ayla Loshe, Alexis McKibben, Cora Baker, Brady Beall, Kali Pittard and Jordan Matta, who competed in the Fort Wayne Newspaper Design-an-Ad Contest.
•Approved the following field trip requests: the a cappella choir May 20 to Eldora Speedway to sing the national anthem; FFA students June 19 through 22 for the state FFA convention at Purdue University; and Kyle Rittmeyer and Luke Knapke for June 19 through 24 for the National SkillsUSA Precision Machining Contest.
•Heard from Litwiller that South Adams will take part in a free program through Indiana Finance Authority to test the school’s water for lead.
•Accepted the resignation of elementary Title I teacher Kristin Cressman.
•Approved the hiring of Jessica Gents as assistant food service director as well as the assignment of the following sponsors: Ashley Buckingham, Jane Miller and Jeff Lehman (student government), Allison Evans (senior class), Lana Shoaf (junior class), Ashley Buckingham (sophomore class) and Morgan Mitchell (freshman class). Also approved parental leave for Betsy Minnich.
•OK’d the hiring of summer school teachers JD Keller, Curt Amstutz, Steve Tatman and Jason Shuck, and Bekah Schwartz and Tyler Miller as technology assistants for up to 80 hours this summer.
•Approved student handbooks for the 2017-18 school year. Some of the changes and/or additions included a job description for the school resource officer, updated immunization requirements, student conduct rules and regulations for electronic devices (cell phones).
•Decided to use Ready Math textbooks from Curriculum Associates at the elementary school level.
•Were updated that the South Adams pops concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Teens with Tunes for at 7 p.m. May 19 at Muensterberg Plaza and graduation for 2 p.m. May 28.
All Rights Reserved.
BERNE — South Adams will get to have a little more work done than originally expected.
Thanks to bids coming in below estimates, South Adams School Board on Tuesday expanded the scope of the high school renovation project that will be completed this summer.
Superintendent Scott Litwiller reported to the board that lower-than-expected bids resulted in about $33,000 in savings. That allowed the board to include additional items in the project, approving Litwiller's recommended renovation of the classroom at the southeast corner of the media center ($22,000) as well as the hallway that extends south from the media center ($10,000).
The original scope $1.7-million project, which is being handled by Allen County Builders through a design-build process with Performance Services, included moving the high school office to the northeast entrance to create a secure entrance, renovating nine classrooms, adding a new intercom system that will be tied into the elementary/middle school building and removing a mechanical closet from a classroom.
Meetings about the project are scheduled for this week, with construction to begin immediately following the last day of school May 19.
“We’re excited about that,” said director of buildings and maintenance Dave Vorhees.
The project, which is being funded via money saved through bond refinancing, is slated to be substantially complete by Aug. 7 in order to be ready to start the 2017-18 school year.
Board members Arlene Amstutz, John Mann, Julie Mansfield and John Buckingham, absent Landon Patterson, Mitch Sprunger and Amy Orr, also gave Litwiller permission to determine how best to dispose of equipment removed from the area being renovated.
It tabled any action on future projects, which have been a topic of discussion at the last two meetings, until a work session scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday.
In other business, the board:
•Honored as examples of excellence the following South Adams students who competed in the SkillsUSA Career and Technical Education Contests: Noah Lehman, Kyler Adams, Faron Hullinger, Wendy Li, Jordan Heckler and Mason Sell. Also honored were the following Jay County students who take classes at South Adams: Luke Knapke, Skyler Green, Tyler Jester, Brennan Reinhart and Michael McKinley. Recognition also went to Elle Amstutz, who as served as a student representative for the school board, and Andrew Culy, Conner Fear, Ayla Loshe, Alexis McKibben, Cora Baker, Brady Beall, Kali Pittard and Jordan Matta, who competed in the Fort Wayne Newspaper Design-an-Ad Contest.
•Approved the following field trip requests: the a cappella choir May 20 to Eldora Speedway to sing the national anthem; FFA students June 19 through 22 for the state FFA convention at Purdue University; and Kyle Rittmeyer and Luke Knapke for June 19 through 24 for the National SkillsUSA Precision Machining Contest.
•Heard from Litwiller that South Adams will take part in a free program through Indiana Finance Authority to test the school’s water for lead.
•Accepted the resignation of elementary Title I teacher Kristin Cressman.
•Approved the hiring of Jessica Gents as assistant food service director as well as the assignment of the following sponsors: Ashley Buckingham, Jane Miller and Jeff Lehman (student government), Allison Evans (senior class), Lana Shoaf (junior class), Ashley Buckingham (sophomore class) and Morgan Mitchell (freshman class). Also approved parental leave for Betsy Minnich.
•OK’d the hiring of summer school teachers JD Keller, Curt Amstutz, Steve Tatman and Jason Shuck, and Bekah Schwartz and Tyler Miller as technology assistants for up to 80 hours this summer.
•Approved student handbooks for the 2017-18 school year. Some of the changes and/or additions included a job description for the school resource officer, updated immunization requirements, student conduct rules and regulations for electronic devices (cell phones).
•Decided to use Ready Math textbooks from Curriculum Associates at the elementary school level.
•Were updated that the South Adams pops concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Teens with Tunes for at 7 p.m. May 19 at Muensterberg Plaza and graduation for 2 p.m. May 28.
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