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Superintendent outlines ELL review, bond construction progress and summer programs
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Bennett told the Clarksville Community School Corp. board that an external review of the district’s English-learner program identified strengths and recommendations and provided updates on bond-funded construction, HVAC upgrades, summer school and Camp Invention.
Dr. Bennett, the district superintendent, told the Clarksville Community School Corp. planning board that an external review of the district’s English-learner (ELL) program found program strengths and recommended district- and building-level improvements, and that administrators will meet principals and the contractor to decide next steps.
The consultant is named variously in the transcript as "Mazy," "Mazi" and "Mozy" Education; Dr. Bennett said he and Dr. Albert will meet with principals to review the summary and will meet the consultant to pursue follow-up questions before bringing recommendations back to the board. "We've done an audit of our best practices, if you will, internally and I think we're doing a lot of really good things," he said, adding there are also recommendations where the district can improve.
Dr. Bennett provided several bond and facilities updates. He said four of six high-school bathrooms tied to the 2024 bond are complete, with a lobby bathroom due by graduation. The football fieldhouse flooring is almost finished and the high school hospitality/food lab is complete; furniture for that lab has been ordered and is expected to arrive in early May. He described recent installations in the weight room and said video monitors are up and running.
On procurement, Dr. Bennett said the acquisition of new bleachers through the Wilson Center follows state procurement rules, but the separate demolition and installation work is being procured under public-works law; he said a proposal from a contractor identified in the transcript as "Toadvine" will be brought back next week for board approval.
The superintendent also described other building work: fogged windows at Clarksville Elementary are in the process of being replaced, middle-school branding renderings are under review, and pre-K studio retrofits will create additional classrooms. District staff have begun installing new HVAC controls at multiple buildings, with Clarksville Elementary scheduled to begin next week.
Dr. Bennett said the district is continuing vendor selection for a possible 2026 bond and expects to bring contracts to the board when the bond closes. He also reported a preexisting plumbing installation issue in the administration building that has caused occasional backups when it rains and said the problem was unrelated to recent renovations.
On summer programming, Dr. Bennett outlined a roughly three-week summer-school session from late May into early June, four days per week and three hours per day for K–12; he said "the OE is reimbursing" approximately 70 percent for all levels (the transcript uses the acronym "OE" without defining it). He also said Camp Invention will run June 22–26 and that a board-approved donation will let Clarksville students attend at a reduced cost; he said it will "cost each student from Clarksville $75" and added, "Don't quote me on that."
The superintendent said the district will digest the consultant feedback, meet with principals, and return recommendations to the board for consideration. The meeting adjourned after the presentations.
