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Superintendent reports audit finding, museum delay and potential industrial-arts fabrication lab
Summary
Superintendent Jerry Sardina told the board the district had one fall pupil-audit finding (a substitute-license timing issue, causing a reduction of less than 1 FTE), reported a flooring delay at the Children's Museum affecting projected work, and described plans and grant prospects for an industrial-arts fabrication lab.
Superintendent Jerry Sardina told the Iron Mountain Board of Education on March 9 that the district's fall pupil audit produced a single finding related to timing for a substitute license; the district was docked "less than 1 FTE," and he said the matter has been resolved.
Sardina also reported the Children's Museum has experienced a delay in flooring installation, which has pushed back the museum's move-in schedule and may require the district to complete projects around museum exhibits. He said required site work includes lighting, doors, heating/air, furniture, lockers and painting to meet a fall timeline.
On the Industrial Arts building, Sardina said conversations are ongoing about grants and partnerships with "Bay" to help finance a proposed fabrication lab and a virtual-reality manufacturing curriculum that would involve middle-school teachers. The minutes do not identify the specific grant sources or the entity named "Bay."
Sardina and the business office also briefed the board that 27L and 27H one-time education compensation payments are expected to be distributed by the end of the week. The minutes record no public comment on these matters.
What's next: District staff will coordinate building work around the museum delay and continue grant and partnership discussions for the Industrial Arts program; no firm timelines or funding commitments were recorded in the minutes.
