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Supt. Treece: There was no money to build a bigger ACES About: Wonders why new school wasn't built bigger These are certainly good questions and concerns. I think I can address most of them. While I was not here when the old high school was condemned, it is my understanding that before the building was demolished the Facilities Management Department of the Kentucky Department of Education came and inspected the building. It was their conclusion that structurally the building was still sound and they provided funds to renovate the building for continued use is some capacity. The same is not the case with Colonel William Casey. The 2007 facilities plan that was developed by the Local Planning Committee in conjunction with an architect and the Division of Facilities Management calls for the demolition of the 1960 portion of the building. This plan was approved by the State Board of Education in June 2007. The plan calls for the 1978 and 1984 additions to be preserved for district use for adult education and the Alternative School. These would be moved to those wings when funds are available to convert them for those uses. There is no offer of state funds for those renovations. The next concern raised is the "nickel tax" actually being 5.6 cents instead of 5 cents. The reason is that, unfortunately, some taxes are not paid. If the funds raised by the tax are committed to make the bond payments, it has to be certain the funds are collected. The state, not the local district, determines what the exact rate has to be from those who pay their taxes to meet the total funds needed. They set that rate at 5.6 cents. (In 2005 it took a 5.9 cent rate to actually raise 5 cents.) The third question is why the new school, Adair County Elementary, was not built bigger. There are several reasons as to why. The main reason was cost. ACES was built at a cost of $11.3M of which almost $6M came from the state. At the time of completion, that left $300,000 available for building. Also, the three schools which were replaced (and by the way not kept for district use) had a total enrollment of approximately 600 students. The state based their offer of almost $6M on the premise of those numbers. To have built a facility large enough for all P-6 students it would have had to been built for over 1400 students or for over 1000 if just CWC had been added with the three schools that were closed. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify these concerns and hope for your support for our kids. s/Darrell Treece, Superintendent This story was posted on 2009-12-03 14:46:25
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