West Carroll Board Votes to Approve Renovations to Elementary, Primary Schools

West Carroll School Board met on June 6 and discussed renovations to improve safety at all three schools in West Carroll Special School District.

Mr. Greer Lashlee from Lashlee-Rich Construction was at the meeting to present the proposal and answer questions from the board about the project. Lashlee-Rich will serve as project manager for the renovations.

The renovations would be done to improve security at the schools, including replacing doors and windows as well as constructing secure vestibules for all three schools.

The board voted to have the architect draft plans for all three schools, however they are only going to approve construction for the elementary and primary schools due to a higher need for security improvements in those buildings. The high school is a newer building and the need for updates is not as great.

This project will include replacing all interior and exterior doors at the affected schools as well as all of the windows and making sure that any windows include security film on the glass.

The total cost of the project for the elementary and primary schools totals just over $1 million. This will come out of the fund balance which currently has about $5 million in funds available.

The project will start as soon as they could get competitive bids. The principals of both schools expressed a desire for updates to be completed as soon as possible, which could possibly mean construction is on-going while students are in the building.

The board also voted to approve the contract agreement with Carroll County School District for student transportation, Career Technical Education (vocational school) and alternative school.