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Five change orders for the Warsaw Community High School expansion project totaling more than $25,000 were approved by the Warsaw School Board Monday night.
The largest change order was for $13,214. According to Joe Hoffman, Construction Control Inc., the change order reflects overtime costs associated with installation of the new fire alarm system in the existing building. The work became necessary after the old system failed. It was decided the old system was not worth repairing. CCI was instructed to authorize the overtime work to expedite installation of the fire alarm system.
A $6,447 change order was for installation of triple duty valves in the existing heating water system. The third change order was for $5,106 for lighting of the long jump and pole vault areas as requested by the school's administrative team.
The two remaining change orders were no-change orders meaning there was a change, but the school corporation does not have to pay for the costs. One change order reflects a back charge to the painting contractor for inadvertently painting walls in the shower rooms of the physical education building that were scheduled to receive ceramic tile. The other was for relocation of existing storm piping in the area of the new main entry canopy. The work was not indicated on the contract drawings but was necessary in order to complete the foundation work.
In other business, the school board:
• Announced a public work session on Warsaw Schools facilities at 7 p.m. Monday in Edgewood Middle School.
• Approved adoption of the State of Indiana Work Ethic Certification Award Program for WCHS. The state will award a Work Ethic Certification to high school juniors and seniors who meet established criteria. To participate in the program, students must sign a letter of intent to participate.
• Heard from WCHS Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Shepherd that the documentary filming at the high school is moving along. There is a big push to get releases signed, primarily from the seniors, so their faces don't have to be blurred on the A&E documentary "American Teen."
"It's going along pretty well," said Shepherd.
• Heard a presentation on the PATINS workshop from Gayle Westover, Dave Hoffert, Jim LeMasters, Julie Kuhn and Troy Akers. WCHS is one of eight schools in Indiana to be a part of a pilot program focusing on Universal Design for Learning, a project led by the state level assistive technology initiative. The purpose of UDL is to make the curriculum more accessible to all students.
• Heard the student enrollment as of Feb. 15 is 6,607, up 169 students from February 2005.
School board members are President Ron Yeiter, Vice President Dan Robinson, Secretary Gene England, Cathy Folk, Tammy Dalton, Chuck Sauders and Deb Wiggins. Their regular meetings are at 7 p.m. in the administration building on the third Monday of every month.
