Change orders and PlanCon I submission

The agenda for Monday's school board meeting has been posted. It includes 

PlanCon Part I for High School Renovation Project – PlanCon Part I is required to be submitted for change orders on the project. There are two submissions presented for the Board’s approval as completed by Celli Flynn Brennan Architects. The Superintendent recommends approval of these submissions.

Change Orders for High School Renovation Project – This month’s list of change orders totals $127,994 from the contingency and $4,561 from soft costs for the high school renovation project. The change orders are as follows:

a. GC-107-252 to Nello for $114,842 for excavation, masonry, walls, supports, beams and steel and brick modifications,

b. EL-70-253 to Farfield for $3,459 for electrical and power changes,  

c. FP-06-254 for SimplexGrinnell for $5,512 for sprinklers,

d. ME-28-255 to McKamish for $4,181 for ductwork, cabinets and fans, and

e. EL-71-256 to Farfield for $4,561 for phone change.

The Superintendent recommends approval of these change orders.

Naming Rights Policy

Revisions to Policy FF, Naming Rights – The Policy Committee is recommending approval of revisions to Policy FF, Naming Rights, at the November 17, 2014 Regular Meeting.

Feasibility study, naming rights, donations, budget, assessments...

As you might have read the legal notice in Thursday's paper, there will be a special meeting on Monday at 6:30 to discuss a feasibility study for a capital fundraising campaign at Jefferson Middle School concerning the high school renovation.

Monday's School Board meeting agenda is packed with items.  The Board will discuss revisions to three policies:

Revisions to Policy FF, Naming Rights
Revisions to Policy KCD, Donations to the School District
Revisions to Policy JLI, School Violence, Terroristic Threats and Terroristic Acts

Also very important topics up for discussion are the 2012-2013 Budget, property assessments, the feasibility study discussed previously, and community field use. 

Raising $30 million might not be a piece of cake for the cake eaters

Front page of the Trib yesterday - Professional solicitors not always best choice for nonprofits

At a time when the Board is optimistic about raising $30 million for the high school renovation, others have not been so lucky.  Look at IUP:

Iowa-based RuffaloCODY raised $1,496,331 for The Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania and gave the foundation $523,055, or 35 cents on the dollar.
Bill Speidel, the foundation's associate vice president of development, said the return satisfied him because the campaign targeted alumni. Most had not contributed to the university and may have attended IUP in the 1960s when it received 70 percent of its money from the state, he said. Now the school gets about 30 percent from the state.

Now the Board will be revisiting the naming rights policy during Wednesday's Policy Committee meeting. Here is Wednesday's agenda:


Agenda
1.  Policy Review
      A.  FF, Naming Rights
      B.  KCD, Donations to the Schools
      C.  KGD, Partnerships and Sponsorships
      D.  KHB, Advertising

2.  Questions and Comments from Residents


I emailed the chair of the Policy Committee to verify the time for Wednesday's meeting. The time has been posted as either 4:30 or 5:00.  Of course, I have not heard back.

Update 11:28 AM Scott Goldman confirmed the time.  The Policy Committee meeting will start at 4:30 PM at Jefferson Middle School Library.  Thank you, Scott, for your response.