Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says some of the $10-million renovation planned at the school next summer will be starting earlier. Detering told the school board Monday night the initial work will take place at night.
“There’s going to be some work being done yet this school year on the windows that will hopefully allow us to hit the timeline with everything in place with HVAC, windows, and lighting projects to all be done and completed and there to be a normal start time in August.”
Detering says the plan is for the work crews to mobilize room by room to replace the windows and be completed so everything is ready for school the next day.
He told the board the bond sale to finance the project is now finalized with $8.2-million deposited into the district’s accounts. The board earlier issued $6.3-million in life safety and $3.7-million in working cash bonds to finance the project that will also be supplemented by federal COVID-19 relief money.
Detering has changed his application for the third round of federal ESSER money. It now includes $1.1-million to help pay for the replacement of the heating and air conditioning systems and a half-million dollars for an expanded learning program next summer and the addition of a new after-school program still in development.
Detering had initially wanted to replace the district’s six busses with the money but was told by the Illinois State Board of Education there would be hurdles to clear before the money could be used for that purpose. Detering now plans to utilize transportation funds for the bus replacement project.
Principal John Boles announced the first quarter was now complete and grade cards would go out later this week. He commended the Peer Helpers for a successful blood drive where over 60 units of blood were collected. Boles says the school’s first-ever off-campus homecoming went well with 409 attendees at the A Fair Barn. The district moved off campus so an outside event could be held to avoid inside COVID-19 restrictions.
Detering reported there are currently seven students out who have tested positive for COVID-19 and seven others out as a result of being close contacts. He notes that number is average to what the school district has been seeing during the first quarter of the school year.
In personnel action, the board employed Nikki Niepoetter as attendance secretary, Kim Morris as general studies secretary, Roger Henn, Jr as a custodian, and Barb Edgeworth as a dishwasher. Lynnsey Heinzmann was named dance team coach for the remainder of the school year. Earlier in the meeting, the board read a letter of resignation from attendance secretary Belinda Alvis effective September 30th.
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says some of the $10-million renovation planned at the school next summer will be starting earlier. Detering told the school board Monday night the initial work will take place at night.
“There’s going to be some work being done yet this school year on the windows that will hopefully allow us to hit the timeline with everything in place with HVAC, windows, and lighting projects to all be done and completed and there to be a normal start time in August.”
Detering says the plan is for the work crews to mobilize room by room to replace the windows and be completed so everything is ready for school the next day.
He told the board the bond sale to finance the project is now finalized with $8.2-million deposited into the district’s accounts. The board earlier issued $6.3-million in life safety and $3.7-million in working cash bonds to finance the project that will also be supplemented by federal COVID-19 relief money.
Detering has changed his application for the third round of federal ESSER money. It now includes $1.1-million to help pay for the replacement of the heating and air conditioning systems and a half-million dollars for an expanded learning program next summer and the addition of a new after-school program still in development.
Detering had initially wanted to replace the district’s six busses with the money but was told by the Illinois State Board of Education there would be hurdles to clear before the money could be used for that purpose. Detering now plans to utilize transportation funds for the bus replacement project.
Principal John Boles announced the first quarter was now complete and grade cards would go out later this week. He commended the Peer Helpers for a successful blood drive where over 60 units of blood were collected. Boles says the school’s first-ever off-campus homecoming went well with 409 attendees at the A Fair Barn.
The district moved off campus so an outside event could be held to avoid inside COVID-19 restrictions.
Detering reported there are currently seven students out who have tested positive for COVID-19 and seven others out as a result of being close contacts. He notes that number is average to what the school district has been seeing during the first quarter of the school year.
In personnel action, the board employed Nikki Niepoetter as attendance secretary, Kim Morris as general studies secretary, Roger Henn, Jr as a custodian, and Barb Edgeworth as a dishwasher. Lynnsey Heinzmann was named dance team coach for the remainder of the school year. Earlier in the meeting, the board read a letter of resignation from attendance secretary Belinda Alvis effective September 30th.
