If Barton-Lexa voters approve a 3-mill increase in September it would take the district’s athletic program to a new level, notes Superintendent Tom Wilson.
“We are looking to build a multi-purpose field house, concession facility and bathrooms,” Wilson said Wednesday. “The new facility would be a multi-purpose complex for all students, physical education, band, cheerleaders, boys and girls track, football and boys and girls basketball.”
The Barton-Lexa School Board voted in June to seek the millage hike after an extensive study into the district’s long-term needs. The three mills would generate $1.7 million. If approved completion of a new field house and the other facilities would probably occur in time for the 2012 school year.
The existing field house was built in the 1950s and has been limited to the boys athletics.
One of the nagging problems has been congestion following the games, Wilson said.
The proposed concession stand would be located on the old tennis court to serve fans from both sides of the stadium and allow access to the new bathrooms, Wilson said.
The weight room in the outdated field house is too small, Wilson said. Wilson said the bathrooms have some sanitary issues.
“It’s dirty and dismal looking,” Wilson said. He had the restrooms painted, the commodes fixed and the showers cleaned and painted.
During a lengthy meeting Tuesday night, the board took the following action:
• Ideal Bread and Turner Dairy were awarded the bids for bread and milk.
• Triple S Inc. of Little Rock’s was awarded the contract for fire alarms with a bid of $40,224.
• The board rejected a $229,093 bid for a phone/intercom/bell system district wide. Wilson said the district would open the bidding again.
• Capital Business Machines of Little Rock submitted the winning bid for a three-year contract to provide five new copiers and two R120.
Curtis Stewart of Nabholz Inc. told the board that the new elementary classrooms should be ready next week for furniture and other equipment.
The board approved the hiring of LaWanna Newsom as the high school janitor, Jeremy Reynolds as elementary upper level special education teacher and Rena Turner as elementary lower level special education teacher.
Barton High School Principal David Bagley, Janet Woods, Title I coordinator, and Edith Fears, resource teacher, reported on their attendance at the Professional Learning Communities workshop at Hot Springs.
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If Barton-Lexa voters approve a 3-mill increase in September it would take the district’s athletic program to a new level, notes Superintendent Tom Wilson.
“We are looking to build a multi-purpose field house, concession facility and bathrooms,” Wilson said Wednesday. “The new facility would be a multi-purpose complex for all students, physical education, band, cheerleaders, boys and girls track, football and boys and girls basketball.”
The Barton-Lexa School Board voted in June to seek the millage hike after an extensive study into the district’s long-term needs. The three mills would generate $1.7 million. If approved completion of a new field house and the other facilities would probably occur in time for the 2012 school year.
The existing field house was built in the 1950s and has been limited to the boys athletics.
One of the nagging problems has been congestion following the games, Wilson said.
The proposed concession stand would be located on the old tennis court to serve fans from both sides of the stadium and allow access to the new bathrooms, Wilson said.
The weight room in the outdated field house is too small, Wilson said. Wilson said the bathrooms have some sanitary issues.
“It’s dirty and dismal looking,” Wilson said. He had the restrooms painted, the commodes fixed and the showers cleaned and painted.
During a lengthy meeting Tuesday night, the board took the following action:
• Ideal Bread and Turner Dairy were awarded the bids for bread and milk.
• Triple S Inc. of Little Rock’s was awarded the contract for fire alarms with a bid of $40,224.
• The board rejected a $229,093 bid for a phone/intercom/bell system district wide. Wilson said the district would open the bidding again.
• Capital Business Machines of Little Rock submitted the winning bid for a three-year contract to provide five new copiers and two R120.
Curtis Stewart of Nabholz Inc. told the board that the new elementary classrooms should be ready next week for furniture and other equipment.
The board approved the hiring of LaWanna Newsom as the high school janitor, Jeremy Reynolds as elementary upper level special education teacher and Rena Turner as elementary lower level special education teacher.
Barton High School Principal David Bagley, Janet Woods, Title I coordinator, and Edith Fears, resource teacher, reported on their attendance at the Professional Learning Communities workshop at Hot Springs.
