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SPECIAL REPORT: BYRAM HILLS MISSION/ANNUAL
GOALS
After considerable discussion in earlier meetings,
the Board affirmed its list of annual goals for 2004-05.
Four goals were articulated, focusing on staff recruitment
and retention, facilities management, financial support
for the schools, and curriculum support. The complete
set of goals will be published in the upcoming Spectrum,
or may be obtained at the District Office.
The Board uses these goals to help shape public meetings
and follow-up activities throughout the course of
the year, and then assess progress by June of 2005.
Attendees at Board meetings will have first-hand reports
on progress; On Board offers another way to keep up.
SPECIAL REPORT: FACILITIES UPDATES
Classroom Facilities Project
The classroom facilities bond, passed
In This Issue..
| Special
Report: Byram Hills Mission/Goals
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| Special
Report: Facilities Update
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1&2
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| Business
Agenda
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2 |
| Other
Business
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2 |
| Board
Action Summary |
2 |
| Coming
Attractions |
2 |
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in March of 2004, led to more detailed architectural
plans for more classrooms and core facilities at each
of the four schools, and each has been in turn reviewed
by the Board. On October 5, attention turned to H.C.
Crittenden Middle School, with consulting architects
from Perkins Eastman and construction managers from
Triton Construction in attendance. The architects
reviewed the latest design details for HCC's additional
regular classrooms, new science labs, art classrooms,
and renovated music spaces, as well as cafeteria and
gymnasium additions. With these additions will come
changes in the public face of HCC, aimed to make access
easier and more welcoming. The plans were discussed
at some length; after questions from the Board were
satisfied, enthusiasm for the plans had become clear.
Turning next to updates on cost estimates for the
other three schools reviewed in previous Board sessions,
the consultants from Triton Construction offered assurances
that overall costs were still on track within the
total of $47MM which had been approved by the voters.
Next, in the remaining months of this calendar year,
comes submission of the plans for State Education
Department approval. Then, in the spring of 2005,
with the plans for all four schools approved, the
District will gradually go out to bid for construction
of the additions, starting with the high school.
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