South Central Board Gives Informal Approval to Bonding for Middle School Addition

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Published on March 16 2023 2:35 pm
Last Updated on March 16 2023 2:35 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

No objections were heard Wednesday night to the sale of up to $3 million in general obligation bonds by the South Central School District.

The bonds would be sold to finance $1.4 million in work at South Central Middle School. That would involve an addition to connect the main building to the gym, as well as renovation of the bathrooms. The balance of the cost would come from COVID relief funds granted the district.

The Board will decide on the amount of the bond issue at their April or May meeting. There would be no property tax dollars involved, as any local funds would come from the 1% sales tax in place in Marion County. 

There are nine bid packages involved on the middle school project. The bids will be opened on March 23, with work on the project expected to take four to five months to complete.

Also Wednesday, South Central board members set 8th grade promotion for Tuesday, May 16 with high school graduation on May 12. 

The calendar for the coming school year was also approved with the first student attendance day on Friday, August 18. Also, the Board approved a co-operative agreement with Patoka schools for high school track; agreed to make donations to Kinmundy and Farina for use of their sports fields; named Amanda Wodtka the Student Services director for the coming school year; and accepted a letter of retirement from Ginny Keen at the end of the 23-24 school year.