CCBOE approves additions, renovations to Fairview High School

Dec. 15—The Cullman County Board of Education has now accepted a previously rejected $2.6 million bid for additions and renovations at Fairview High School.

The amount came in more than the original budget for the project causing the board to reject the bid in May. On Thursday, Dec. 14, Superintendent Shane Barnette said the board has since been awarded $1 million in various grants it can apply to the project.

Barnette said he spoke with the contractor, Blalock Building Company, earlier this week and received confirmation the original quote would be honored.

Exact details, such as the projected start date, for the project weren't provided except to say the FHS Home Economics/Agriculture center would be expanded and remodeled.

Blalock Building Company is currently constructing the new Home Economics/Agriculture center at Hanceville High School.

School board representative for the Fairview/Parkside district Shane Rusk expressed his gratitude for the board's dedication to the project.

"I appreciate that. There was definitely a bit of sticker-shock when that bid came through and I know it took a lot of work from you [Barnette], the team here and our local delegation and everybody working together to get that done," Rusk said.

Barnette said the project would also be supplemented by roughly $100,000 remaining in the board's state issued bond which covered projects at Good Hope Middle School and Hanceville Elementary School.

In other business the board:

* Approved the request from Cold Springs High School to pay Cantrice Voce $2,000 for working the basketball gate for the 2023-24 season.

* Approved the request from Cold Springs High School to pay Treasure Tubbs $900 for additional band duties during the 2023 season.

* Approved the request from Good Hope High School to pay Williams Cody Weaver and Shelba Edge each $100 per night to clean the gym after home basketball games.

* Approved the request from Good Hope High School to pay Lisa Holt $500 for assisting with the archery team.

* Approved the request from Holly Pond Elementary to pay Tate Brown $500 for assisting with the boys basketball team.

* Approved the request from Vinemont High School to pay Roy Todd Johnson $2,000 for 2023-24 Athletic Director.

* Approved Fairview High School's out-of-state field trip request for the cheer team to compete in the National Cheer Competition Feb. 8, 2024 in Orlando, Fla.

* Approved West Point High School's out-of-state field trip request for the scholar's bowl team to compete in the Small School National Championship April 4, 2024 in Rosemont, Ill.

* Approved change order number six for the West Point High School shared cafeteria addition which includes removing the existing floor drains and installing two floor drains and one 4' cleanout resulting in a $6,267 increase.

* Approved change order number seven for the West Point High School shared cafeteria addition which includes a change in HVAC due to a conflict with a previously installed duct resulting in a $3,444 increase.

* Approved change order number one for the Hanceville Elementary addition which includes all changes and upgrades throughout the project resulting in a $103,615 increase.

Approved to update and revise language of board policies which can be viewed on the district's website

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