Last day for Grant County Schools to be May 17

The Summer Feeding Program will begin the week after school dismisses.

Ehmet Hayes of Robert Ehmet Hayes & Associates presented a construction update.

Of the change order on the agenda for the Career and Technical Center, he said, “You’re doing outstanding on overall change orders.” Of the original contingency, only 1% has been used, leaving $589,000.

He reported that brickwork is complete, as is the base layer of the roof. Final grading will take place when the weather improves so that blacktopping can occur.

The change order involved an abnormally thick later of concrete that had to be dug out. The concrete was four or five inches thicker than the average five inch thickness. Instead of incurring the expense of replacing the same depth of concrete, stone will be used to fill the space.

Also, Hayes said a couple of electric circuits got “nipped” in the process of concrete removal and had to be replaced.

Ceiling tiles were not in the original plan but needed replacing in order to match the new tiles.

“Pretty much everything is looking to be wrapped up in July” on the exterior, Hayes said. There will be some interior work through November.

He continued with an update of the overhaul of Dry Ridge Elementary.

“They’re making good headway,” he said, adding that the “numbers look really good.” This refers to the spending on change orders. Of the $759,000 in contingency, $745,000 remains; only .9% has been used.

Hayes noted there are three different brick colors and a variety of trim colors on the metal.

He suggested painting it all to match if contingency money is remaining at the end of the project.

He said the board should consider adding an I.P. video door station for the Family Resource Center at a cost of $8,000. He also mentioned a couple of heat pumps were in odd positions and had to be repositioned.

Timetables for DRE are harder to pinpoint, Hayes said, as they are “leap-frogging through the building.”

The main building will be pretty much done over the summer and the 300 wings through Christmas.

Work will continue through winter and spring of 2025, winding up in summer.

• The board approved Change Order #3 for Grant County ATC in the amount of $7,483.

• The board approved Change Order #1 for Dry Ridge Elementary renovations in the amount of $13,488.

• The board approved Pay Application #9 for the ATC in the amount of $397,800.

• The board approved Pay Application #3 for DRE in the amount of $793,933.88.

Morgan announced that with input from teachers and curriculum specialists, the new math curriculum for grades K-5 will be enVision at a cost of $234,000. New middle school science curriculum will come from OpenSciEd at a cost of $38,000 plus $13,000 for consumables.

The musical theatre department will present “Mean Girls” on April 19-21.

The Excellence in Education Celebration in Erlanger will April 23. Grant County has student and one teacher among the winners.

Prom will be April 27 at Turfway.

At the conclusion of the regular meeting the board went into executive session to discuss proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the public agency.

The next regular meeting will be Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. at the Board of Education Office, 820 Arnie Risen Blvd, Williamstown.