Madison Floor Slow To Dry
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Madison Floor Slow To Dry
By David [email protected]
During the school board meeting Monday night, Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz said the corporation was excited to move to all the new facilities this fall. With the new buildings and renovations, about half of Warsaw's elementary schools will be brand new. Three out of four of the new facilities will be fully dressed. Madison will not be.
There has been some difficulty with the concrete flooring. The concrete slab isn't drying, preventing the rubber tile from being laid.
Hintz said Madison will open, and by large will look like it's completed, except for the classroom floors.
At this point, Hintz said it was a disappointment, but with respect toward the entire project, the school corporation will move forward with moving in to the school.
Hintz said dedication of the schools will be Oct. 10 for Claypool; Oct. 17 for Jefferson; Sept. 26 for Leesburg; and Oct. 3 for Madison. More details will follow.
Later in the meeting, Jamie Lake, with the architectural firm, Kovert Hawkins, for the school projects, said there has been a "flurry of activities" at the four schools.
"Things are coming together," Lake said.
He said other than the rubber tile issue at Madison, it was coming along nicely. He said he expected lots of activity this week, but was very disappointed with the tests taken Monday morning on the flooring. Those tests will continue as the project moves forward, he said.
Dan Robinson, school board vice president, said the numbers on the flooring testing didn't get any better last week, did they?
Lake said not significantly. Tests were in the 80s and 90s, but were going in the right direction, but very slowly. The best number was an 85, he said.
"August 2 is next week and there's still a lot that needs to be done," said Robinson.
There are still rooms with diffusers and sprinkler heads not in place. There's problems with painting and interiors not corrected yet, he said.
"We are going to start school. We were suppose to have furniture set up Aug. 2 so teachers can begin their preparations, but that's not been done," Robinson continued.
Lake said 85 percent of the furniture is set up at Leesburg. Claypool has had some problems with book bins set up on the desks, but that's been the school's only problem.
In order to allow more time for the flooring, the furniture company moved the installation date for Madison from Aug. 2 to Aug. 9. They will be able to install everything in three days, said Lake.
Deb Wiggins, school board president, said she was disappointed that there wasn't work going on at the sites over the weekends. A representative of the contractor for the Madison and Leesburg projects, Fetters Inc., said there's been some of their people out there. Fetters has been working overtime, up to 10 hours per day, he said.
Lake said they have been doing punch lists since last week. Punch lists are many pages long, he said, but every day they can scratch something off the "to-do" lists.
Robinson said, "What concerns us greatly, particularly at Madison, as well as Leesburg, is not only are we faced with meeting the dates, but also getting the punch lists accomplished."
Lake reminded the board that Aug. 2 is the substantial completion date for the projects. Contractors have between Aug. 2 and Oct. 1 to reach 100 percent completion.
Wiggins said she wanted to go on record as saying the board is disappointed the teachers would be put into a building not as completed as they thought it would be. Anything they could do to keep the guys working out there is imperative, she said. She also said from the board's perspective, make sure the safety of those buildings is imperative.
Lake said they were addressing all the issues as they came up. He has 350 school buildings under his belt, and he said they know what to look for in the project.
"There's no way to know when the flooring will be done?" Wiggins asked. She was told by Fetters not at this point.
An issue at Madison that Robinson said was not the contractor's fault is the visibility at the intersection. He said trying to enter the county road at the north drive of Madison, the visibility is limited.
"I'm not surprised there's not been an accident with the contractor," Robinson said.
Wiggins said they needed to get with the county and get signs up, like now. Lake said he would get in contact with the county today.[[In-content Ad]]For the 2011 Warsaw Community School Corp. budget, the school board will hold a work session at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16.
Each year, according to Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott, schools and government entities must adhere to the state budget calendar.
The budget work session will be followed by the school board being asked Aug. 23 permission to advertise the budget. A public hearing will be held on the budget Sept. 8. At the Sept. 20 regular board meeting, the budget will be adopted by the school board.
Scott also reported on the June and year-to-date corporation finances.
For the month of June, he said expenses exceeded revenue because of summer settlement. Expenses were $3,698,375, with revenue being $3,421,300.
Teachers have three different options when it comes to receiving their pay. Summer settlement is made in June each year for those teachers who elect to receive their remaining contract pays for July and August at the end of the school year.
For employees paid from the general fund, the summer settlement amounted to $937,013 in salaries.
Scott said WCS is on target with the projected budget for the year.
In other business, the school board:
n Heard registration for all students will be Aug. 5 and 6, with an online pre-registration option available to all parents.
n Announced the board election filing period began July 21 and ended Aug. 20 at noon. Districts 1, 2, 5 and 7 will be on the ballot for the fall 2010 election. Currently holding those seats are Delores Hearn, Ron Yeiter, Tammy Dalton and Gene England. As Yeiter and England have reached their eight-year term limit, they can not run for re-election.
n Approved Ronna Kawsky as the new director for the Warsaw Area Career Center. Kawsky begins her new duties today.
n Approved for Wendy Long's contract to be extended from 220 days to 260 days. Her title also will change from director of English as a second language to director of instructional support services. Long's changes are effective on appointment.
n Approved two change orders for the building projects, including $8,598.42 for Claypool and $5,384 for Jefferson.
n Heard the corporation's theme for the 2010-11 school year is "Building a Community of Excellence".
n Accepted a $1,000 donation from an anonymous donor for the boys golf fundraiser.
n Accepted a $500 donation from DePuy Products Inc. for the Warsaw Community High School Renaissance Program.
n Accepted a $1,000 donation from Martins Supermarkets for the boys basketball state rings.
n Accepted a $500 donation from Medtronic Inc. for the WCHS Renaissance Program.
n Accepted a $1,000 donation from Zimmer for the WCHS Robotics Club.
n Heard a presentation from Madison Elementary School Principal Jacob Hoag on the Positive Behavioral Intervention System being implemented at the school.
During the school board meeting Monday night, Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz said the corporation was excited to move to all the new facilities this fall. With the new buildings and renovations, about half of Warsaw's elementary schools will be brand new. Three out of four of the new facilities will be fully dressed. Madison will not be.
There has been some difficulty with the concrete flooring. The concrete slab isn't drying, preventing the rubber tile from being laid.
Hintz said Madison will open, and by large will look like it's completed, except for the classroom floors.
At this point, Hintz said it was a disappointment, but with respect toward the entire project, the school corporation will move forward with moving in to the school.
Hintz said dedication of the schools will be Oct. 10 for Claypool; Oct. 17 for Jefferson; Sept. 26 for Leesburg; and Oct. 3 for Madison. More details will follow.
Later in the meeting, Jamie Lake, with the architectural firm, Kovert Hawkins, for the school projects, said there has been a "flurry of activities" at the four schools.
"Things are coming together," Lake said.
He said other than the rubber tile issue at Madison, it was coming along nicely. He said he expected lots of activity this week, but was very disappointed with the tests taken Monday morning on the flooring. Those tests will continue as the project moves forward, he said.
Dan Robinson, school board vice president, said the numbers on the flooring testing didn't get any better last week, did they?
Lake said not significantly. Tests were in the 80s and 90s, but were going in the right direction, but very slowly. The best number was an 85, he said.
"August 2 is next week and there's still a lot that needs to be done," said Robinson.
There are still rooms with diffusers and sprinkler heads not in place. There's problems with painting and interiors not corrected yet, he said.
"We are going to start school. We were suppose to have furniture set up Aug. 2 so teachers can begin their preparations, but that's not been done," Robinson continued.
Lake said 85 percent of the furniture is set up at Leesburg. Claypool has had some problems with book bins set up on the desks, but that's been the school's only problem.
In order to allow more time for the flooring, the furniture company moved the installation date for Madison from Aug. 2 to Aug. 9. They will be able to install everything in three days, said Lake.
Deb Wiggins, school board president, said she was disappointed that there wasn't work going on at the sites over the weekends. A representative of the contractor for the Madison and Leesburg projects, Fetters Inc., said there's been some of their people out there. Fetters has been working overtime, up to 10 hours per day, he said.
Lake said they have been doing punch lists since last week. Punch lists are many pages long, he said, but every day they can scratch something off the "to-do" lists.
Robinson said, "What concerns us greatly, particularly at Madison, as well as Leesburg, is not only are we faced with meeting the dates, but also getting the punch lists accomplished."
Lake reminded the board that Aug. 2 is the substantial completion date for the projects. Contractors have between Aug. 2 and Oct. 1 to reach 100 percent completion.
Wiggins said she wanted to go on record as saying the board is disappointed the teachers would be put into a building not as completed as they thought it would be. Anything they could do to keep the guys working out there is imperative, she said. She also said from the board's perspective, make sure the safety of those buildings is imperative.
Lake said they were addressing all the issues as they came up. He has 350 school buildings under his belt, and he said they know what to look for in the project.
"There's no way to know when the flooring will be done?" Wiggins asked. She was told by Fetters not at this point.
An issue at Madison that Robinson said was not the contractor's fault is the visibility at the intersection. He said trying to enter the county road at the north drive of Madison, the visibility is limited.
"I'm not surprised there's not been an accident with the contractor," Robinson said.
Wiggins said they needed to get with the county and get signs up, like now. Lake said he would get in contact with the county today.[[In-content Ad]]For the 2011 Warsaw Community School Corp. budget, the school board will hold a work session at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16.
Each year, according to Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott, schools and government entities must adhere to the state budget calendar.
The budget work session will be followed by the school board being asked Aug. 23 permission to advertise the budget. A public hearing will be held on the budget Sept. 8. At the Sept. 20 regular board meeting, the budget will be adopted by the school board.
Scott also reported on the June and year-to-date corporation finances.
For the month of June, he said expenses exceeded revenue because of summer settlement. Expenses were $3,698,375, with revenue being $3,421,300.
Teachers have three different options when it comes to receiving their pay. Summer settlement is made in June each year for those teachers who elect to receive their remaining contract pays for July and August at the end of the school year.
For employees paid from the general fund, the summer settlement amounted to $937,013 in salaries.
Scott said WCS is on target with the projected budget for the year.
In other business, the school board:
n Heard registration for all students will be Aug. 5 and 6, with an online pre-registration option available to all parents.
n Announced the board election filing period began July 21 and ended Aug. 20 at noon. Districts 1, 2, 5 and 7 will be on the ballot for the fall 2010 election. Currently holding those seats are Delores Hearn, Ron Yeiter, Tammy Dalton and Gene England. As Yeiter and England have reached their eight-year term limit, they can not run for re-election.
n Approved Ronna Kawsky as the new director for the Warsaw Area Career Center. Kawsky begins her new duties today.
n Approved for Wendy Long's contract to be extended from 220 days to 260 days. Her title also will change from director of English as a second language to director of instructional support services. Long's changes are effective on appointment.
n Approved two change orders for the building projects, including $8,598.42 for Claypool and $5,384 for Jefferson.
n Heard the corporation's theme for the 2010-11 school year is "Building a Community of Excellence".
n Accepted a $1,000 donation from an anonymous donor for the boys golf fundraiser.
n Accepted a $500 donation from DePuy Products Inc. for the Warsaw Community High School Renaissance Program.
n Accepted a $1,000 donation from Martins Supermarkets for the boys basketball state rings.
n Accepted a $500 donation from Medtronic Inc. for the WCHS Renaissance Program.
n Accepted a $1,000 donation from Zimmer for the WCHS Robotics Club.
n Heard a presentation from Madison Elementary School Principal Jacob Hoag on the Positive Behavioral Intervention System being implemented at the school.
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