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School board approves phase‑one plans for Columbia High School; plans to be submitted to DOE
Summary
After a brief presentation and concept visuals, the board approved phase‑one documents for Columbia High School (life/safety and floor plans) and will submit the documents to the Department of Education ahead of a June 10 funding committee presentation.
The Columbia County School Board approved phase‑one documents for a proposed Columbia High School campus after a short presentation from district project staff and the design team.
Mr. Whitigran presented the phase‑one package—described as life‑safety items and the floor plan—and said the team reviewed a prototype and consolidated plans for a single continuous building with new sports fields on the north side of the campus. Jennifer from Stratus showed a short concept clip and described the consolidated campus layout, saying the proposal places new sports fields by the existing stadium and consolidates athletics on the north side.
Mr. Whitigran said the phase‑one documents will be submitted to the Department of Education and noted a planned June 10 presentation to the funding committee as the next step toward securing support for construction funding.
A board member moved to approve the phase‑one documents; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded roll call and no discussion.
Votes at a glance: - Personnel items on the agenda — approved by voice vote. - Phase‑one documents for Columbia High School — approved by voice vote. - Consent agenda (with addendum corrections) — approved by voice vote.
Why it matters: Approval of phase‑one documents is an early but necessary step in the school construction process; submitting these documents to the Department of Education and presenting to the funding committee are procedural steps toward state or committee review and possible funding.
What’s next: The district will submit the phase‑one documents to the Department of Education and present to the committee on June 10 to pursue the next phase of funding and approvals.
