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Board discusses Alternative Learning Center buildout, accepts related bids and notes public auction of surplus building
Summary
Board members approved acceptance of bids for an ALC buildout at the high school, heard staff describe changes (new exterior entrance, key-fob doors, dedicated restrooms and six classrooms), and were told a surplus building will be advertised for public auction.
The Brooke County Schools board reviewed and moved forward on bids to create an Alternative Learning Center (ALC) space at the high school and discussed the status of a surplus building that the district plans to sell at public auction.
A district presenter, identified in the record as Steve Mitchell, described planned construction: “We are gonna cut in an outside door so that they’ll have their own entrance. And within that small faculty there will be a principal’s office and then a hallway where the kids can come in… and then the 3 classrooms will be divided into 2 so that they’re gonna end up with, like, 6 classrooms,” Mitchell said. He also described security measures including metal doors operated by key fobs and dedicated restroom access for ALC students.
Board members discussed projected student numbers for the ALC; one speaker estimated a minimum of about 25 students and a possible maximum approaching 50–60. Administrators said locating the ALC in the high school could reduce transportation and food service costs because some CTE courses and services would be available on-site.
The board also addressed circulation about a surplus building. A board member reported hearing that the building had been sold; staff corrected that account and said the building is advertised for a public auction (the transcript records the auction as scheduled “on Oxford 44 at 04:00” in the district’s announcement). The board said any bids received at the auction would be brought to the board for consideration before a sale was finalized.
No final financing or construction contracts were entered in the meeting record beyond the acceptance of the bids and project description; board members asked administrators to continue clarifying operational impacts such as bus routing and principal staffing.
