Warsaw Schools Looks to Purchase Winona Lake Property
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The board Monday night also approved the awarding of several bids.
The Maple Street property is adjacent to Jefferson Elementary School.
Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott told the board that in order to meet Indiana Code requirements, the school corporation had to get two appraisals on the property and offer the average price. The $101,500 purchase price is that average.
“This has been ongoing for a few years,” Scott said, since the elementary school construction project began in 2008.
The project included building new Madison and Leesburg schools, and adding on to and improving Jefferson and Claypool schools. The Jefferson school site is tight for space and purchasing the property will provide some space.
The board approved authorizing Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz to act on behalf of the school board to pursue and finalize the purchase of the property. Construction funds are available to fund the purchase, according to information provided.
Under the awarding of quotes greater than $15,000, the school board approved the 2012 athletic field fertilization program to multiple vendors for $52,668.12; district-wide lawn care program to TruGreen-Chem Lawn for $16,739.10; district use mower replacement to Midwest Golf & Turf for $38,000 and to Reynolds Farm Equipment for $18,610.50; an addition to the bus garage to Ideal Construction for $223,675; a digital radio project district wide to J&K Communications for $551,825.75; a board room sound system replacement to Esco Communications for $26,564; and Pitsco STEM modules and related equipment for Edgewood Middle School to multiple vendors for $76,232.
Total cost for all bid awards is $1,004,314.47. Funding is from the Capital Projects Fund.
Each year, the Indiana Department of Education requires schools to go through a textbook adoption for at least one subject. For 2010-11, it was health textbooks.
While the high school and elementaries opted to adopt traditional textbooks, the middle school asked for a one-year extension to investigate adopting technology instead of the traditional textbook.
Last night, the school board approved for the two middle schools to choose iPads to supplement the schools’ curriculum needs.
The cost of the iPads will be $101,300, with the textbook rental fee about $23.10 per student. The cost is determined by Apple Computer’s pricing through the technology department and the extra cost for add-on applications.
The iPads will be adopted for a six-year cycle.[[In-content Ad]]
The board Monday night also approved the awarding of several bids.
The Maple Street property is adjacent to Jefferson Elementary School.
Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott told the board that in order to meet Indiana Code requirements, the school corporation had to get two appraisals on the property and offer the average price. The $101,500 purchase price is that average.
“This has been ongoing for a few years,” Scott said, since the elementary school construction project began in 2008.
The project included building new Madison and Leesburg schools, and adding on to and improving Jefferson and Claypool schools. The Jefferson school site is tight for space and purchasing the property will provide some space.
The board approved authorizing Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz to act on behalf of the school board to pursue and finalize the purchase of the property. Construction funds are available to fund the purchase, according to information provided.
Under the awarding of quotes greater than $15,000, the school board approved the 2012 athletic field fertilization program to multiple vendors for $52,668.12; district-wide lawn care program to TruGreen-Chem Lawn for $16,739.10; district use mower replacement to Midwest Golf & Turf for $38,000 and to Reynolds Farm Equipment for $18,610.50; an addition to the bus garage to Ideal Construction for $223,675; a digital radio project district wide to J&K Communications for $551,825.75; a board room sound system replacement to Esco Communications for $26,564; and Pitsco STEM modules and related equipment for Edgewood Middle School to multiple vendors for $76,232.
Total cost for all bid awards is $1,004,314.47. Funding is from the Capital Projects Fund.
Each year, the Indiana Department of Education requires schools to go through a textbook adoption for at least one subject. For 2010-11, it was health textbooks.
While the high school and elementaries opted to adopt traditional textbooks, the middle school asked for a one-year extension to investigate adopting technology instead of the traditional textbook.
Last night, the school board approved for the two middle schools to choose iPads to supplement the schools’ curriculum needs.
The cost of the iPads will be $101,300, with the textbook rental fee about $23.10 per student. The cost is determined by Apple Computer’s pricing through the technology department and the extra cost for add-on applications.
The iPads will be adopted for a six-year cycle.[[In-content Ad]]
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