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Board hears about district's third 'Quarterly Report'
July 18, 2007
The report showed opportunity for continued improvement in the ranking of teacher salaries and the reduction of worker’s compensation claims.
Also Tuesday night:
*It was announced that the district is making progress on the majority of the 25 projects funded by the 2006 bond initiative. Fifteen air conditioning projects, 10 construction projects and the purchase of land for a new southwest elementary school are scheduled to be completed within three years. The district is still working within budget and is on target to make the three-year timeline for completion of all the projects.
Out of the 15 projects slated for air conditioning, six are now in progress, seven have been approved for design and the two remaining projects will come back to the board in September for engineering design approval. All projects will be designed before the end of this calendar year. To view a timeline of construction projects and air conditioning projects go to www.springfieldpublicschoolsmo.org and click on “Bond Projects” on the left side of the screen and follow the links.
*Chris Ball of Jack Ball Architects PC gave a presentation on the research done towards developing the newHickory Hills School
*The district has been working with the low bidder on the Weaver bond project. The board approved Flintco to be awarded construction of the project at $5,681,000.
July 18, 2007
The district’s latest "Quarterly Report" was presented by school administrators July 17 and is available for public inspection at www.springfieldpublicschoolsmo.org. Quarterly reports are designed to provide data that relates to district goals and indicators and communicate progress toward those goals, identify strengths and note opportunities for improvement.
The report showed opportunity for continued improvement in the ranking of teacher salaries and the reduction of worker’s compensation claims.
Also Tuesday night:
*It was announced that the district is making progress on the majority of the 25 projects funded by the 2006 bond initiative. Fifteen air conditioning projects, 10 construction projects and the purchase of land for a new southwest elementary school are scheduled to be completed within three years. The district is still working within budget and is on target to make the three-year timeline for completion of all the projects.
Out of the 15 projects slated for air conditioning, six are now in progress, seven have been approved for design and the two remaining projects will come back to the board in September for engineering design approval. All projects will be designed before the end of this calendar year. To view a timeline of construction projects and air conditioning projects go to www.springfieldpublicschoolsmo.org and click on “Bond Projects” on the left side of the screen and follow the links.
*Chris Ball of Jack Ball Architects PC gave a presentation on the research done towards developing the new
*The district has been working with the low bidder on the Weaver bond project. The board approved Flintco to be awarded construction of the project at $5,681,000.
*The board also awarded the Wanda Gray construction bid to Crossland Construction in the amount of $5,130,000. In addition the board also approved a deductive change order in the amount of $324,012.80. The overall budget for the project was increased by $100,000 from the district-wide bond contingency.