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June 18 |
Excavating equipment is on site and will begin |
| June 10 |
The Board approved construction bids for the new school. |
| April 12 |
The Board selected the name for our new school, along with its Mascot and colors. The school will be called Winfree Bryant Middle School after Mr. Cordell Winfree (former Director of Schools, principal, and teacher of LSSD) and Ms. Hattie Bryant (former teacher and first African American teacher in LSSD). The mascot is the Aviators (in honor of the airport and Air National Guard) and the colors are Columbia Blue, Silver, and White. This will keep the colors in the blue family so that "Go Big Blue" is the cry of the Aviators as it will be when they become Blue Devils at LHS. The emblem was submitted by WJB and it is a symbol of the Air Force with some modifications. |
| February 8 |
The Board approved Resolution 09-10-03, a Request for Issuance of Bonds for School
Construction Process.
The Board approved the Proposal for the Process of Naming the New School. The process allowed all schools the opportunioty to participate in the name, color(s), and mascot selection of
the new school. The community was informed of this process via the local newspaper and was allowed to participate via our Website as well as calling our Central Office with name suggestions. |
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December 30 |
LSSD officially closed on purchasing the land. |
December 14 |
The land feasibility study came back positive and the zoning of the
property passed. Administrators met with selected groups of individuals to finalize plans for the facility as well as solicit information for how we handle
zoning and staffing issues. LSSD Administrators made a presentation to College Hills Church of Christ regarding the new middle school. |
November 23 |
The Board approved the Construction Manager’s (Steed Brothers) Contract.
The Board also approved the purchase of 60.17 acres of land for $1.8 million located at 1213 Leeville Pike.
The Board approved Katz, Binkley, Jones, and Morris Architects as
the architectural firm for the district’s new school construction project. |
November 2 |
A group of administrators made visits to several schools across the state and more in-depth conversations with possible architects occurred as well as gathering more information regarding the purchase of land for the new middle school. |
September 21 |
The Board voted to select Steed Brothers Construction as the Construction Manager for the proposed new school construction project. |
July 27 |
The Board granted approval of RFPs for Construction Manager and Architect for the purpose of building a new school. |
May 11 |
The Board granted approval for us to issue Resolutions for Proposed New School Construction. These resolutions were the next step in proceeding with our plans to monitor student
enrollment and explore the possibilities of purchasing land and/or building a school in the future.
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