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Louisville school district evacuates Lewisville Elementary after gas leak; superintendent outlines summer STEM plans
Summary
The Louisville Municipal School District evacuated Lewisville Elementary after a natural-gas leak, Superintendent (name not specified) told the board. The superintendent also described a $250,000 21st Century supplemental grant to fund a summer STEM program with kits and virtual instruction.
The Louisville Municipal School District evacuated Lewisville Elementary School after a natural-gas leak, the district superintendent (name not specified) said at the board meeting.
Superintendent (name not specified) said Atmos Energy used a mobile detector vehicle to locate a leak near the third-grade building and requested that the district evacuate the campus. "Atmos Energy ... requested that we evacuate the entire campus after evaluating the leak," the superintendent said. Students were moved to the Wilson High School auditorium while firefighters and utility crews worked at the scene.
Wilson Fire Department, Atmos Energy and Pearson Plumbing responded, the superintendent said, and district maintenance staff worked with utility crews into the night. "Atmos ran some brand new lines to all three of our buildings," the superintendent said, and the district held classes as usual the next day.
In the same report the superintendent described planned summer programming funded by a $250,000 21st Century supplemental grant. The superintendent said the grant will pay for STEM kits that will be used in the district's 21st Century summer program.
Details on the summer program included age-grouped kits (K–2, 3–5 and 6–8), four engineering design challenges and a schedule of three days per week for 60 minutes across four weeks, with a virtual instructor leading short lessons, the superintendent said. The superintendent also said the district has ordered 3D printers and virtual-reality goggles to supplement the curriculum.
The superintendent said the district is finishing benchmark testing and will convene staff meetings after spring break to review results and prepare for state testing. The district also scheduled a school-board visit day on March 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Warrior Tennis Center and visiting multiple schools, the superintendent said.
Board members moved to an executive session later in the meeting to discuss a personnel matter, the agenda showed.
