8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 19, 1999 Middle school (continued from page 1) tiles, a job that will cost an esti- mated $700,000 and replacement of aging and damaged ceiling tiles costing approximately $150,000. Electrical renovations estimated at $800,000 are also recom- mended in the report. Improve- ments designed to comply with standards outlined in the Ameri- cans with Disabilities Act would cost an additional $180,000. Quandel representatives told the board they would be available to make recommendations about which projects need the most im- mediate attention. “The roof and windows or the windows and the HVAC system makes sense,” said Lipsett. “I'd hesitate to suggest that you replace HVAC system if you're not going to take care of the windows - that's like throwing money away.” Several board members ex- pressed concern that renovating portions of the middle school but not the whole structure would be penny wise but pound foolish. “If we piece-meal this project we are “Our job will be to weed through all of | this and determine wants from needs.” John Litz _ School board president going to lose our opportunity for reimbursement,” said Karen Kyle. The school district is eligible to receive areimbursement from the State Department of Education estimated at 15 to 17 percent of the total construction costs. The price tag for all the recommended repairs totals $43.50 per square foot. 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MemorialHwy., Shavertown, PA (675-1191 )) dite Natural business Candice Bittner, center, accompanied her mom Patti, right, to tell membersof the Back Mountain Business & Professional Association about the "Backyard Habitat" project at Dallas Elementary School. Students, parents and teachers are creating a natural area behind the school, in part to protect a stream band from erosion. They sat with Debbie Kirkwood, a BMBPA member, after the presentation. Coaches School safety (continued from page 1) boring lots,” said Ron Payne, school board director. “This is the first I've heard of this, but I think it's something we should look in 10: Douglas Ide, a Lehman Town- ship supervisor, said he hadn't heard about the alleged leak. "There's - been nothing at all brought to the attention of the supervisors," he said. Tuesday. Douglas Trumbower, architect, offered a presentation on the district's plans for renovations at Ross Elementary and sketches of a new middle level wing to be added to the high school. The middle level plans include anew gymnasium, changes to the administration and guidance de- partments, and renovation of the library. “The guidance suite is currently located in an isolated part of the high school, but plans are to move it to a central location near the administrative offices so that the area is more accessible to our students,” said Dr. William Price, Superintendent of Schools. The superintendent expressed the district's commitment to up- grading security at all Lake-Leh- man schools in the wake of the violence in Littleton, Colorado. The district plans a two-fold approach to combating such incidents. “The first measure includes the draft- ing and distribution of a docu- ment which clarifies courses of action and identifies certain indi- POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK (continued from page 1) coach, but he said the team is getting organized for summer competion and will be ready for tournament play. Dick Morgan, the head coach of the girls’ varsity basketball team, also submitted a letter of resignation to the board, but he could not be reached for com- ment. At last week's school board meeting, a member of the girls’ basketball team booster club ex- pressed the group’s hope that the district consider hiring one of the assistant coaches to fill the coach- ing vacancy. : The superintendent assured the parents that the district would do everything possible to find qualified replacements quickly. “We are going to advertise these positions immediately and we will make our decisions as soon as possible so that these resigna- tions don’t serve as a disruption tothekids,” said Dr. William Price. viduals who will be responsible for specific duties in the event of an in school emergency,” said Price. "The second phase of our action plan includes discussions with the state police and district attorney's office and a compre- hensive review of each building to determine its acessibilty for in- creased electronic surveillance.” In other news, the board ap- proved the purchase of insurance policies to be provided by the Penn- sylvania School Board Associa- tion (PSBA). A Commercial Pack- age costing $24,600, a Commer- - competitive bids. cial Umbrella priced at $6,950, a Workers’ Compensation Package totaling $48,510, and a SDELL policy costing $5,945 were ap- proved. The board also voted to extend the Wee Care contract for an ad- ditional three’ years. Wee Care provides child care at a reduced cost to families with children en- rolled at Lehman-Jackson El- ementary School. The school dis- trict charges Wee Care S50 per month for use of its facilities. The extension received much support from parents in the audi- ence who expressed their appre- ciation for the quality of childcare provided by Wee Care. Members of the Lake-Lehman Taxpayers’ Association were less enthusias- tic about the decision to renew the contract, which they felt should be advertised to attract “Last month, several of you (board members) stated that we should put this matter out for bid and now you've all rolled over and voted to extend their contract,” said Ed Chesnovitch. The school board also voted to approve a. contract for cellular phones with Alltell in the amount of $299 per month. The contract allows for 1,200 minutes of local air time per month for the district's 20 cell phones. Most of the phones are used by transportation per- sonnel while the remaining phones have been distributed to school principals to use in the event of a crisis which disables the main phone line. The contract was approved de- spite concerns that the absence of an itemized account of local calls allows phone abuse occur. “We have not had a problem in the past and if we have a reason to be suspicious about phone use in the future, we can request a de- tailed list of calls made from any of the district's cellular phones,” said Kathleen Williams, business manager. summer programs for students Proposed Renovations to the Dallas Middle School and their costs: Replace Roof $800,000 Replace Windows 1,000,000 Asbestos Abatement 700,000 Replace Ceilings 150,000 Ceramic Tile repairs 10,000 A.D.A. 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