Showing posts with label Grandview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grandview. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Improvements at Grandview
It's nice to see some improvements, or attempts at improving the dangerous traffic situation at Grandview. Nice job to the responsible parties!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Traffic again to the forefront in Morrisville
This really isn't anything new at all. During the recent joint council/school board meeting(you know the one where the SB came off as looking really childish), this was all discussed, or was attempted to be discussed. Why it is appearing in the paper weeks after the meeting is beyond us.
From the BCCT:
Morrisville seeks answers to school traffic problems
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
The traffic situation has become so snarled that one parent set up a Facebook site to collect complaints.
Parents have complained for more than a year.
And now, the borough and the Morrisville School Board are closer to finding fixes for school traffic safety concerns.
"This issue encompasses something we can mutually solve," borough council President Nancy Sherlock said recently.
Making the roads more secure for the district's roughly 1,000 students has been an ongoing topic of discussion, but new problems came to the forefront after M.R. Reiter Elementary School closed after a December 2008 furnace explosion.
Now Reiter students in grades four and five attend classes at Morrisville Middle/High School and the younger children all attend Grandview, increasing both vehicular and pedestrian traffic during school start and dismissal times.
Outside Grandview, the one-way street can get chaotic as parents and children in pre-kindergarten through third grade vie for space with vehicles.
The situation became so frustrating that parent Wanda Kartal started a "Petition for Safety" Facebook group last year to call attention to the problem of "near misses" she said she saw frequently from her home near the elementary school. The group has 77 members.
One member says she can't get out of her driveway sometimes and that traffic hardly moves down Melvin Avenue near the school. Another says, "We have a child of our very own at Grandview and I also pick up a friend's child who attends the IntermediateMiddleSenior High School. I can confirm that since the reconfiguration of grades after the MR Reiter explosion, (starting last spring), the traffic and safety issues have dramatically worsened."
Grades four and five enter and exit by the back door of the high school, near the administrative offices, but many children and adults still have to cross busy Palmer Avenue in front of the building, where cars clog the road every morning and afternoon.
Existing safety measures haven't been enough to alleviate traffic congestion and careless driving, say some parents.
Grandview parent Christine Phillips sees cars driving in the correct direction on the one-way road outside the elementary school, but many are still going too fast, she said Wednesday.
"People who aren't stopping to pick up kids aren't following 15 mile per hour rules. Sometimes, I come out of the school with my kids and see cars zipping up the street," she said.
The board would like to see the following additional solutions put in place, said board member Marlys Mihok:
n Flashing yellow lights to indicate a school zone in front of Morrisville High School.
n Reflective lines or flashing lights to send people in the correct direction out of Grandview Elementary School.
n More crossing guards at both schools.
Other options may include no parking on one side of the Melvin Avenue and Grandview Avenue intersection, to give the Grandview Elementary crossing guard better visibility, said Sherlock.
Paul DeAngelo, the school district's business administrator, is researching options for safety solutions, including cost estimates for the flashing school zone sign and options such as using a cheaper solar-powered sign.
"We'd work with the borough to make sure they're OK with whatever we pursue," he said.
From the BCCT:
Morrisville seeks answers to school traffic problems
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
The traffic situation has become so snarled that one parent set up a Facebook site to collect complaints.
Parents have complained for more than a year.
And now, the borough and the Morrisville School Board are closer to finding fixes for school traffic safety concerns.
"This issue encompasses something we can mutually solve," borough council President Nancy Sherlock said recently.
Making the roads more secure for the district's roughly 1,000 students has been an ongoing topic of discussion, but new problems came to the forefront after M.R. Reiter Elementary School closed after a December 2008 furnace explosion.
Now Reiter students in grades four and five attend classes at Morrisville Middle/High School and the younger children all attend Grandview, increasing both vehicular and pedestrian traffic during school start and dismissal times.
Outside Grandview, the one-way street can get chaotic as parents and children in pre-kindergarten through third grade vie for space with vehicles.
The situation became so frustrating that parent Wanda Kartal started a "Petition for Safety" Facebook group last year to call attention to the problem of "near misses" she said she saw frequently from her home near the elementary school. The group has 77 members.
One member says she can't get out of her driveway sometimes and that traffic hardly moves down Melvin Avenue near the school. Another says, "We have a child of our very own at Grandview and I also pick up a friend's child who attends the IntermediateMiddleSenior High School. I can confirm that since the reconfiguration of grades after the MR Reiter explosion, (starting last spring), the traffic and safety issues have dramatically worsened."
Grades four and five enter and exit by the back door of the high school, near the administrative offices, but many children and adults still have to cross busy Palmer Avenue in front of the building, where cars clog the road every morning and afternoon.
Existing safety measures haven't been enough to alleviate traffic congestion and careless driving, say some parents.
Grandview parent Christine Phillips sees cars driving in the correct direction on the one-way road outside the elementary school, but many are still going too fast, she said Wednesday.
"People who aren't stopping to pick up kids aren't following 15 mile per hour rules. Sometimes, I come out of the school with my kids and see cars zipping up the street," she said.
The board would like to see the following additional solutions put in place, said board member Marlys Mihok:
n Flashing yellow lights to indicate a school zone in front of Morrisville High School.
n Reflective lines or flashing lights to send people in the correct direction out of Grandview Elementary School.
n More crossing guards at both schools.
Other options may include no parking on one side of the Melvin Avenue and Grandview Avenue intersection, to give the Grandview Elementary crossing guard better visibility, said Sherlock.
Paul DeAngelo, the school district's business administrator, is researching options for safety solutions, including cost estimates for the flashing school zone sign and options such as using a cheaper solar-powered sign.
"We'd work with the borough to make sure they're OK with whatever we pursue," he said.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Here we go again....
Well here we go again with the "renovations". The article says they will start in June when school lets out, but there is no mention of a completion date. And what's up with newly elected Ron Stout missing a meeting already?
Bids sought for elementary school renovations
By: Manasee Wagh
Bucks County Courier Times
The Morrisville school board voted 7-0 to award bids for Grandview Elementary School renovations Wednesday evening.
School board members Robin Reithmeyer and Ronald Stout were absent.
The heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations are to begin as soon as school lets out this June. They will include work similar to last summer's high school upgrades.
Meanwhile, work to replace Grandview's aged windows is nearly done.
Bids will go out today to renovate the building's heating systems, unit ventilators, rooftop units, fire alarms, exterior lights and corridor and classroom lighting.
Bids will also go out to replace Grandview Elementary's two boilers and to combine the school's two boiler rooms.
On Feb. 24, Vitetta Architects expects to make a presentation to the board about the lowest bidder for the work.
Bids sought for elementary school renovations
By: Manasee Wagh
Bucks County Courier Times
The Morrisville school board voted 7-0 to award bids for Grandview Elementary School renovations Wednesday evening.
School board members Robin Reithmeyer and Ronald Stout were absent.
The heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations are to begin as soon as school lets out this June. They will include work similar to last summer's high school upgrades.
Meanwhile, work to replace Grandview's aged windows is nearly done.
Bids will go out today to renovate the building's heating systems, unit ventilators, rooftop units, fire alarms, exterior lights and corridor and classroom lighting.
Bids will also go out to replace Grandview Elementary's two boilers and to combine the school's two boiler rooms.
On Feb. 24, Vitetta Architects expects to make a presentation to the board about the lowest bidder for the work.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Traffic near school worries parents
From the BCCT:
Traffic near schools worries parents
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
Teachers and students say they're shifting fairly smoothly into a new grade arrangement.
But all is not rosy at Morrisville schools, say some parents.
Since the district switched from three schools to two this year, several moms and dads at a recent school board meeting said they're concerned that traffic congestion between the schools could harm students who walk to school.
Wanda Kartal, who has a fifth-grader in the district and lives at the intersection of Grandview Avenue and West Palmer Street, said she sees "nonstop near-misses" every day.
"There's heavy traffic, and there's no crossing guard at that intersection. All those cars that were split up among three schools are now in one small area. It's dangerous for kids who have to walk," she said.
About 330 students in grades pre-K through 3 attend Grandview Elementary School on Grandview Avenue. Little more than one block away, 554 students attend grades four through 12 in a single building.
The district's third school, M.R. Reiter Elementary, is several blocks away but has been closed since December, when the furnace exploded and the building's already aged condition worsened.
The influx of cars causes Kartal to cringe as she sees younger children trying to stay out of the way of traffic every morning and afternoon, she said. She has started a "Petition for Safety" on Facebook and urged the district to apply to the federal program "Safe Routes to School," which helps communities implement safety measures for children walking to school. Kartal plans to give a packet of information about the program to the borough as well.
Patricia Manning-Doan and her son John Manning, a district parent, want the board to work on getting better safety and speed limit signs and more crossing guards close to schools.
One guard helps kids navigate the street in front of Grandview, and a safety officer helps children in grades four and five cross West Palmer Street in front of the high school. Other guards are stationed on school routes several blocks away.
Board President William Hellmann said the board would look into the problem, and suggested a few options to consider.
"We've got to sit down and speak to borough officials. Or why don't we stagger class start times for different grades at Grandview? Or we could make a driveway going all around the school (to relieve congestion in the front), but we'd need money for that."
He said parents had the same complaints about traffic when Reiter was open.
Nevertheless, families want to see a change as soon as possible.
"Going in and out of Grandview - you're taking your life in your hands," said Manning-Doan.September 25, 2009 2:20 AM-->
Traffic near schools worries parents
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
Teachers and students say they're shifting fairly smoothly into a new grade arrangement.
But all is not rosy at Morrisville schools, say some parents.
Since the district switched from three schools to two this year, several moms and dads at a recent school board meeting said they're concerned that traffic congestion between the schools could harm students who walk to school.
Wanda Kartal, who has a fifth-grader in the district and lives at the intersection of Grandview Avenue and West Palmer Street, said she sees "nonstop near-misses" every day.
"There's heavy traffic, and there's no crossing guard at that intersection. All those cars that were split up among three schools are now in one small area. It's dangerous for kids who have to walk," she said.
About 330 students in grades pre-K through 3 attend Grandview Elementary School on Grandview Avenue. Little more than one block away, 554 students attend grades four through 12 in a single building.
The district's third school, M.R. Reiter Elementary, is several blocks away but has been closed since December, when the furnace exploded and the building's already aged condition worsened.
The influx of cars causes Kartal to cringe as she sees younger children trying to stay out of the way of traffic every morning and afternoon, she said. She has started a "Petition for Safety" on Facebook and urged the district to apply to the federal program "Safe Routes to School," which helps communities implement safety measures for children walking to school. Kartal plans to give a packet of information about the program to the borough as well.
Patricia Manning-Doan and her son John Manning, a district parent, want the board to work on getting better safety and speed limit signs and more crossing guards close to schools.
One guard helps kids navigate the street in front of Grandview, and a safety officer helps children in grades four and five cross West Palmer Street in front of the high school. Other guards are stationed on school routes several blocks away.
Board President William Hellmann said the board would look into the problem, and suggested a few options to consider.
"We've got to sit down and speak to borough officials. Or why don't we stagger class start times for different grades at Grandview? Or we could make a driveway going all around the school (to relieve congestion in the front), but we'd need money for that."
He said parents had the same complaints about traffic when Reiter was open.
Nevertheless, families want to see a change as soon as possible.
"Going in and out of Grandview - you're taking your life in your hands," said Manning-Doan.September 25, 2009 2:20 AM-->
Thursday, August 20, 2009
One-way traffic at Grandview Ave.
Just a reminder..
from mv.org
One-way traffic at Grandview Ave.
One-way traffic at Grandview (Northbound from Barnsley Ave. to Melvin Ave.) will begin again 8/21/09.
Board of Ed
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
The monthly school board meeting will be held in the LGI room located in the Intermediate High School at 7:30 p.m. in the LGI Room of the Morrisville Intermediate High School, 550 W. Palmer Street, Morrisville, PA.
Site: HS LGI
Time: 7:30 pm
from mv.org
One-way traffic at Grandview Ave.
One-way traffic at Grandview (Northbound from Barnsley Ave. to Melvin Ave.) will begin again 8/21/09.
Board of Ed
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
The monthly school board meeting will be held in the LGI room located in the Intermediate High School at 7:30 p.m. in the LGI Room of the Morrisville Intermediate High School, 550 W. Palmer Street, Morrisville, PA.
Site: HS LGI
Time: 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Well for now Reiter is still one of our schools. It looks like it will remain closed for the upcoming school year however. Looks like Grandview is getting new windows too. Any idea when this project will be started?
from the BCCT:
Board to move students
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
Fourth- through eighth-graders will share the same building with high school students. M.R. Reiter Elementary will remain closed through the 2009-10 school year.
Morrisville school board voted Wednesday night to provide an official statement to the state about keeping two of its schools open this year.
M.R. Reiter Elementary will remain closed through the 2009-10 school year. The board has yet to decide whether to close it permanently.
Though the vote to move all children in grades four and five into the high school building was taken in February, the state Department of Education needs paperwork showing which schools would be operational.
According to the plan, children in grades four through eight will share the same building with high school students but will be kept separate from them and form the Morrisville Intermediate School. Grades nine through 12 will be called Morrisville High School and remain in separate hallways. Grades four through six will also be kept apart from grades seven and eight. Those in grades pre-kindergarten to three will be at Grandview Elementary School.
Reiter's future will be determined at some later point based on the results of an ongoing engineering study, said board President William Hellmann. The school suffered a furnace explosion in December 2008. Though no one was hurt, the aged building's condition worsened, and children had to be moved to other schools.
The board also voted to accept a $444,000 bid by Architectural Window, one of four bids received on July 28 to replace all windows at Grandview. It also accepted a $17,000 option by the same firm to create new windows in large closets. Since some students from Reiter were moved into Grandview, the district has been trying to expand possible instructional spaces in the school.
Additionally, the board accepted a $43,700 bid to remove asbestos located in the caulking and glazing of the windows.
Further planned renovations for Grandview include upgrades to mechanical systems and more door replacements.
Before the meeting ended, board member John Buckman asked for two more items in light of recent vandalism to the high school during its summer renovation. Vandals crashed a truck into a door at the back of the school, ripping up a copy of renovation plans and throwing around the contents of the maintenance room. Police are investigating the incident.
Board members voted 6-0 for requesting that Bucks County detectives join the investigation to uncover the perpetrators, and for hiring a private security firm to patrol the school.
Members Brenda Worob, Joseph Kemp and Robin Reithmeyer were absent.
from the BCCT:
Board to move students
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
Fourth- through eighth-graders will share the same building with high school students. M.R. Reiter Elementary will remain closed through the 2009-10 school year.
Morrisville school board voted Wednesday night to provide an official statement to the state about keeping two of its schools open this year.
M.R. Reiter Elementary will remain closed through the 2009-10 school year. The board has yet to decide whether to close it permanently.
Though the vote to move all children in grades four and five into the high school building was taken in February, the state Department of Education needs paperwork showing which schools would be operational.
According to the plan, children in grades four through eight will share the same building with high school students but will be kept separate from them and form the Morrisville Intermediate School. Grades nine through 12 will be called Morrisville High School and remain in separate hallways. Grades four through six will also be kept apart from grades seven and eight. Those in grades pre-kindergarten to three will be at Grandview Elementary School.
Reiter's future will be determined at some later point based on the results of an ongoing engineering study, said board President William Hellmann. The school suffered a furnace explosion in December 2008. Though no one was hurt, the aged building's condition worsened, and children had to be moved to other schools.
The board also voted to accept a $444,000 bid by Architectural Window, one of four bids received on July 28 to replace all windows at Grandview. It also accepted a $17,000 option by the same firm to create new windows in large closets. Since some students from Reiter were moved into Grandview, the district has been trying to expand possible instructional spaces in the school.
Additionally, the board accepted a $43,700 bid to remove asbestos located in the caulking and glazing of the windows.
Further planned renovations for Grandview include upgrades to mechanical systems and more door replacements.
Before the meeting ended, board member John Buckman asked for two more items in light of recent vandalism to the high school during its summer renovation. Vandals crashed a truck into a door at the back of the school, ripping up a copy of renovation plans and throwing around the contents of the maintenance room. Police are investigating the incident.
Board members voted 6-0 for requesting that Bucks County detectives join the investigation to uncover the perpetrators, and for hiring a private security firm to patrol the school.
Members Brenda Worob, Joseph Kemp and Robin Reithmeyer were absent.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
School renovations on schedule
Looks like P.W. is officially on the job. It looks like her first task was to arrange this little get together. Although by reading the article she had nothing to say.
from the BCCT:
School renovations on schedule
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
The school board has planned a special July 29 meeting to award bids for Grandview Elementary School window replacements.
Long gouges are on the walls of the classroom, where ventilators have been ripped out.
Chairs are stacked upside down on tables huddled in the middle of the room, and the detritus of a construction project lies scattered everywhere.
Morrisville Middle/Senior High School may not look pretty now, but extensive renovations are right on schedule to be completed before the start of school Sept. 8.
The 50-year-old school on West Palmer Street is getting all new ventilation systems, a new boiler system, all new windows and some doors, an updated electrical system, asbestos removal and air conditioning in some common areas.
Engineering company Vitetta is handling the $4 million initiative to modernize the building, first opened in 1959 with an addition built in 1974.
"This is the replacement of items that have been in these buildings for many years, mostly original equipment and infrastructure that is 40 to 50 years old," said board President William Hellmann.
During a Thursday afternoon tour, Morrisville School District's facilities director Tim Lastichen, Hellmann, board member William Farrell, Superintendent Elizabeth Yonson, business administrator Paul DeAngelo and new district press officer Pat Wandling observed the work that's been done since before school let out in mid-June.
They stepped carefully over tubing and wires on the floor and observed the ceiling in the library. Several of the ceiling tiles have been removed, exposing metalwork and hanging electrical wires. The library will get a new heating and air-conditioning unit soon.
"Now this is called a hole in the ceiling," said Lastichen. "The duct work is in pretty good shape. The broken and stained ceiling tiles will be replaced. Air vents will stay as is in their areas."
Besides the administration offices, located at the rear of the high school building, the library is the only room that already has air conditioning. The payroll and pupil services departments are getting a brand new rooftop A/C unit.
In the gym, unit ventilators have been taken down, and heat and air conditioning will be put in. In addition, the cafeteria, auditorium and Large Group Instruction room are getting air conditioning for the first time, while other rooms are being prepared to receive air conditioning in the future. Currently, some classrooms use window units to cool the air.
In a hallway, long black and white pipes connecting the new boiler room to the rest of the building snaked along the exposed ceiling and sparks flew from a distant corridor as a worker welded pipe for a new heating system.
The building will get 80 updated ventilators and a new boiler. The two old boilers, located in two separate rooms on different sides of the building, have been removed. The new double boiler system, hot water heaters and all new pumps will supply the entire building after being set up in the older of the two boiler rooms near the cafeteria.
It's going to be an all new mechanical room for the whole building. It's a more efficient way to do it," said Lastichen.
Asbestos abatement started in May and is mostly done, he said.
High on the wall between each classroom and the hall, rectangular holes are being cut out for fire dampers, which would contain any fire started inside the room. The systems are being installed to bring the building up to current fire codes, Lastichen said.
A year ago, new fire suppression systems were put in the kitchen, and plumbing also was brought up to current code requirements.
The deadline to complete all work is Aug. 28.
Morrisville schools are undergoing other changes, too.
Since a furnace explosion in December 2008 put M.R. Reiter Elementary out of commission, the district has been mulling over where to place Reiter children. This past semester, some have been on Grandview Elementary property on Grandview Avenue, while others have been placed in the high school building.
This fall, district children in grades four through eight will share the high school building, but they'll be kept apart from grades nine through 12.
Grades nine through 12 will be called Morrisville High School, while grades four through eight will be the Morrisville Intermediate School.
Seventh- and eighth-graders will be separated from the younger ones in the current middle school wing of the building, said Superintendent Yonson.
Four through six will be in separate corridors, close to administrative offices.
"If anything, I think the older students will be protective of the young ones," said Yonson.
Grandview will house grades pre-K through three.
Yonson has called the new plan, which the board voted for in February, "a better utilization of rooms and teachers."
Renovations are to be done at Grandview Elementary School as well, though a timeline has not been set yet, said Lastichen. A bid is going out for the removal and replacement of windows and doors at the school. The school board has planned a special July 29 meeting to award bids for the window replacements.
The board has no plans yet to work Reiter, on the corner of Harper and Hillcrest Avenues, which also needs major renovations. One option is to sell the building. In January, residents expressed a variety of views for what the district should do with Reiter, but the school board hasn't yet decided.
from the BCCT:
School renovations on schedule
By: MANASEE WAGH
Bucks County Courier Times
The school board has planned a special July 29 meeting to award bids for Grandview Elementary School window replacements.
Long gouges are on the walls of the classroom, where ventilators have been ripped out.
Chairs are stacked upside down on tables huddled in the middle of the room, and the detritus of a construction project lies scattered everywhere.
Morrisville Middle/Senior High School may not look pretty now, but extensive renovations are right on schedule to be completed before the start of school Sept. 8.
The 50-year-old school on West Palmer Street is getting all new ventilation systems, a new boiler system, all new windows and some doors, an updated electrical system, asbestos removal and air conditioning in some common areas.
Engineering company Vitetta is handling the $4 million initiative to modernize the building, first opened in 1959 with an addition built in 1974.
"This is the replacement of items that have been in these buildings for many years, mostly original equipment and infrastructure that is 40 to 50 years old," said board President William Hellmann.
During a Thursday afternoon tour, Morrisville School District's facilities director Tim Lastichen, Hellmann, board member William Farrell, Superintendent Elizabeth Yonson, business administrator Paul DeAngelo and new district press officer Pat Wandling observed the work that's been done since before school let out in mid-June.
They stepped carefully over tubing and wires on the floor and observed the ceiling in the library. Several of the ceiling tiles have been removed, exposing metalwork and hanging electrical wires. The library will get a new heating and air-conditioning unit soon.
"Now this is called a hole in the ceiling," said Lastichen. "The duct work is in pretty good shape. The broken and stained ceiling tiles will be replaced. Air vents will stay as is in their areas."
Besides the administration offices, located at the rear of the high school building, the library is the only room that already has air conditioning. The payroll and pupil services departments are getting a brand new rooftop A/C unit.
In the gym, unit ventilators have been taken down, and heat and air conditioning will be put in. In addition, the cafeteria, auditorium and Large Group Instruction room are getting air conditioning for the first time, while other rooms are being prepared to receive air conditioning in the future. Currently, some classrooms use window units to cool the air.
In a hallway, long black and white pipes connecting the new boiler room to the rest of the building snaked along the exposed ceiling and sparks flew from a distant corridor as a worker welded pipe for a new heating system.
The building will get 80 updated ventilators and a new boiler. The two old boilers, located in two separate rooms on different sides of the building, have been removed. The new double boiler system, hot water heaters and all new pumps will supply the entire building after being set up in the older of the two boiler rooms near the cafeteria.
It's going to be an all new mechanical room for the whole building. It's a more efficient way to do it," said Lastichen.
Asbestos abatement started in May and is mostly done, he said.
High on the wall between each classroom and the hall, rectangular holes are being cut out for fire dampers, which would contain any fire started inside the room. The systems are being installed to bring the building up to current fire codes, Lastichen said.
A year ago, new fire suppression systems were put in the kitchen, and plumbing also was brought up to current code requirements.
The deadline to complete all work is Aug. 28.
Morrisville schools are undergoing other changes, too.
Since a furnace explosion in December 2008 put M.R. Reiter Elementary out of commission, the district has been mulling over where to place Reiter children. This past semester, some have been on Grandview Elementary property on Grandview Avenue, while others have been placed in the high school building.
This fall, district children in grades four through eight will share the high school building, but they'll be kept apart from grades nine through 12.
Grades nine through 12 will be called Morrisville High School, while grades four through eight will be the Morrisville Intermediate School.
Seventh- and eighth-graders will be separated from the younger ones in the current middle school wing of the building, said Superintendent Yonson.
Four through six will be in separate corridors, close to administrative offices.
"If anything, I think the older students will be protective of the young ones," said Yonson.
Grandview will house grades pre-K through three.
Yonson has called the new plan, which the board voted for in February, "a better utilization of rooms and teachers."
Renovations are to be done at Grandview Elementary School as well, though a timeline has not been set yet, said Lastichen. A bid is going out for the removal and replacement of windows and doors at the school. The school board has planned a special July 29 meeting to award bids for the window replacements.
The board has no plans yet to work Reiter, on the corner of Harper and Hillcrest Avenues, which also needs major renovations. One option is to sell the building. In January, residents expressed a variety of views for what the district should do with Reiter, but the school board hasn't yet decided.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
What were they thinking?
We were out and about the other day and noticed that the front of Grandview school was "freshened up". Kudos for the effort, but who chose the color? Was it some leftover paint they found when cleaning out M.R. Reiter? It looks more like a police station than an elementary school. Yes it's only paint, but schools should be welcoming and inviting, this looks like a jail. Thumbs down to whoever picked this awful color.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Where is the fence?
Did anyone notice that there is still NO fence around the trailers at Grandview? Yes school is almost over, but come on guys, what is your latest excuse?
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