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Superintendent: phone upgrades, school rekeying and student advisory council on the near horizon
Summary
The school superintendent told the Board Floyd County schools will use safety and security grant funds to rekey elementary schools, replace an aging radio repeater and phone system, and begin a superintendent’s advisory council; the district also plans local events through May.
Floyd County’s superintendent briefed the Board on district safety and outreach projects funded with a mix of grants and local resources.
The superintendent said the district will replace or rekey locks at the elementary schools, starting with Floyd Elementary and “Chegg” Elementary (as identified in the superintendent’s remarks), with work expected late spring to early summer. The county’s older high‑school keying and the accumulation of keys and doors over time were cited as a security concern; the superintendent said the district will start with its two largest elementary schools.
School officials are also preparing to replace an aging phone system (current contract expires in June) and to install a new radio repeater at the high school; both projects were described as safety upgrades supported by recent state and federal safety grants. Officials said the county is working with a vendor (referred to as “citizens” in the presentation) to install a new phone system with redundancy to mitigate outages.
The superintendent announced a reinstated superintendent’s advisory council, scheduled for next week, to present the new school performance and support framework to parents and community members. The district also listed upcoming events and dates: Special Olympics (April 23 at the high school track), senior awards and scholarships (May 1), graduation (May 16 at 6 p.m., high school track), and seventh‑grade recognitions (May 21 at each elementary school).
Board members praised the plan to include students in advisory processes and urged continued attention to building security; one supervisor asked that the district ensure rekeying work include the entire high school and gym areas where many keys are issued.
Ending: District officials will return with project schedules and vendor details as procurement steps proceed.
