The R-2 school building was recently inspected and the Pattonsburg Board of Education was given an update on some of the structure’s concerns during their regular meeting held Wednesday, Oct. 18.
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Mr. Burns said the school has no safety issues, but the building will require ongoing maintenance and repair as a result of the foundation settling and shifting.
“It’s something that will consistently have to be addressed,” he said.
The building has cracks in the concrete interior walls which will need to be filled, the inspector told the board. That measure will hold a few years, then the concrete will separate, and have to be filled back up. The floor also has some cracked tile and will need to be jacked up and filled as necessary.
The school is also looking for a way to improve the sound in the gymnasium. Mr. Burns recently took a trip to Park University, located in Parkville, north of Kansas City, which has two domes constructed much like R-2’s and was built around the same time. The university sprayed foam in the center portion of the dome which seems to have taken a lot of the echo out.
Mr. Burns said he and the board would pursue the possibility of spraying with foam and look into the cost.
“Their dome sounded good,” he said. “There was some echo, but nothing like ours.”
A committee was formed to address issues regarding the football program at R-2. The board voted at their last meeting to not start a football program at this time.
A person addressed the board pertaining to its softball program.
An update from Mr. Burns was heard pertaining to bus routes.
The board was informed that the school had received the preliminary Annual Performance Report. R-2 met 13 of the 14 categories required. The school missed the ACT requirements by one point.
The board went into executive session to discuss personnel matters.
Elementary Principal Rick Collier, reported an attendance of 96.09% for September and an enrollment of 81 in kindergarten through sixth grade. High School Principal Chris Gannon reported an attendance rate of 96.18% and an enrollment of 91 in grades seven through 12.
Mr. Collier also presented a special education program review, which the board approved.
The board reviewed and approved the At Risk program; School Climate program; and the Calendar of Events.
The board voted to approve amendments to the budget to reflect new projections of revenues and expenditures.
Those in attendance were Craig Lambert, Patty Hartley, Cindy Estep, Gene Thatcher, Lincoln Cornett, Ben deJong and Diane Hulett.