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GCT facilities dir.: Roof a ‘mess’
Board to consider adding after school sport shooting program to curriculum
By John Griffith
jgriffith@paragoulddailypress.com
A final inspection of work on the roof on the Greene County Tech Primary School was never completed and serious work deficiencies that have led to ongoing leaks were found during a Nov. 11 inspection of the roof, Keith Davis, GCT director of transportation and facilities told the board of directors Thursday evening.
“It’s a mess,” Davis said of the condition of the roof.
He said the report concluded the deficiencies were not structural in nature and so there is no danger to students, staff or personnel, although the report also advised school personnel to not walk on the roof.
Keith said the roof’s manufacturer, which did not install the roof, has guaranteed repair of the roof at no charge to the school. He said no timeline has been provided other than the work will be completed, weather permitting, within weeks or months.
Chuck Woodson with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission asked the directors to consider participating in the commission’s sport shooting program.
Woodson said there are more than 120 Arkansas schools involved in the after school club and about 600 certified coaches. He said 8,000 student athletes have come through the program since its inception three years ago and there has not been one documented incident of injury or theft.
Fire arm safety is the program’s number one concern, Woodson said.
“Safety. Safety. Safety. It’s drilled into them from day one,” he said.
Woodson said the Paragould School District signed up two months ago and in the area Corning, Piggott, Rector and Brookland school districts are all participating. Brookland just finished construction of a range, he said.
A range would cost about $15,000, he said. Grants are available through the state.
The commission provides eye and hearing protection and can provide a grant for purchase of a target launcher. Schools provide shells for trap-gun shooting and the clay targets.
The start-up cost in the first year would be $9,700.
Superintendent Rita Adams said the board would take action on the sport shooting program proposal at December’s board meeting. “Give me some time to find the money,” Adams said.
David Dancer, project manager for Baldwin and Shell Construction said the first 12,000-square-foot slab of the new senior high school was poured today. About 30 percent of the slab work will be finished by Christmas, he said.
The school expects to be holding classes in the new school in the spring of 2012.
“It’s a mess,” Davis said of the condition of the roof.
He said the report concluded the deficiencies were not structural in nature and so there is no danger to students, staff or personnel, although the report also advised school personnel to not walk on the roof.
Keith said the roof’s manufacturer, which did not install the roof, has guaranteed repair of the roof at no charge to the school. He said no timeline has been provided other than the work will be completed, weather permitting, within weeks or months.
Chuck Woodson with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission asked the directors to consider participating in the commission’s sport shooting program.
Woodson said there are more than 120 Arkansas schools involved in the after school club and about 600 certified coaches. He said 8,000 student athletes have come through the program since its inception three years ago and there has not been one documented incident of injury or theft.
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“Safety. Safety. Safety. It’s drilled into them from day one,” he said.
Woodson said the Paragould School District signed up two months ago and in the area Corning, Piggott, Rector and Brookland school districts are all participating. Brookland just finished construction of a range, he said.
A range would cost about $15,000, he said. Grants are available through the state.
The commission provides eye and hearing protection and can provide a grant for purchase of a target launcher. Schools provide shells for trap-gun shooting and the clay targets.
The start-up cost in the first year would be $9,700.
Superintendent Rita Adams said the board would take action on the sport shooting program proposal at December’s board meeting. “Give me some time to find the money,” Adams said.
David Dancer, project manager for Baldwin and Shell Construction said the first 12,000-square-foot slab of the new senior high school was poured today. About 30 percent of the slab work will be finished by Christmas, he said.
The school expects to be holding classes in the new school in the spring of 2012.
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