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Lincoln County board approves renovation plan for Highland Rim/Highland Grama School, asks staff for contingency plan for displaced students
Summary
The board voted to move forward with renovation work at Highland Rim/Highland Grama School using a bid package with add alternates and asked staff to provide an alternate placement plan and cafeteria plan in case construction cannot be completed before students return.
The Lincoln County School Board voted to proceed with renovation work at Highland Rim (referred to in meeting as Highland Grama School), approving a motion to renovate the existing building and to treat other work as add alternates to be implemented as money becomes available.
Board discussion focused on available funds, bidding strategy and scheduling. A district staff member reported there is approximately "1.77" in the fund now (amount as stated in the meeting record; units were not specified in the discussion) and that the district expects to receive roughly "1.2, 1.3" in January (as stated on the record). The district plans to prepare bid documents with base work and add alternates so the board can select which alternates to fund depending on final bid results.
Board member Daniel made the motion to proceed with renovation of the existing facility and to use the other work as alternates as funding allows; board member Phillips seconded the motion. The motion was approved by voice vote during the meeting.
Board members raised operational concerns and asked staff to prepare contingencies. A board member asked staff to develop a plan by the next meeting for placement of up to 350 students if the renovation is not ready by the start of school, and also requested an update on cafeteria operations during construction at the next meeting. District staff discussed the option of delaying the school start by two to three weeks during past renovations and said they would consider portables or other arrangements but could not guarantee a solution at this meeting.
The board did not record a separate, code-numbered appropriation vote in this session; members discussed fund balances and the plan to include add alternates in the bid package so the scope can be adjusted when final costs are known.
Clarifying details from the meeting: the fund balance referenced was stated as "1.77" (units not specified in the transcript), anticipated additional funds of "1.2, 1.3" in January, plan to use base bids with add alternates, and staff were asked to provide contingency plans for student placement and cafeteria operations at the next meeting.
