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Riceville board hears updates on kitchen construction, daycare grant and custodial staffing
Summary
Superintendent Barb Schwamman told the board the kitchen construction is on schedule and a daycare pre-bid meeting will precede bid approvals; the board discussed increasing custodial staffing from 2.75 FTE to 3.0 FTE to cover the new building.
Superintendent Barb Schwamman updated the Board of Education on Feb. 17, 2025, that work with the architects for the school kitchen is on schedule and that the district’s daycare project will hold a pre-bid meeting ahead of formal bid approvals.
Schwamman also mentioned tax rates and meetings with paraprofessionals that are part of ongoing project planning. The board received separate updates that the kitchen construction project is progressing and that a daycare grant and construction timeline are under active management; specific dollar amounts and contractor names were not included in the minutes.
Board members discussed custodial staffing tied to the new building. Minutes record a recommendation to increase custodial full-time-equivalent staff from 2.75 FTE to 3.0 FTE to meet the expanded maintenance needs of the larger facility.
Board Member McCarthy also noted that cell phones remain an issue in the middle school, an operational concern raised during the meeting. Superintendent Schwamman did not provide detailed schedules or cost estimates in the minutes; the record shows upcoming pre-bid and bid-approval steps for the daycare project.
