HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1738 (2)members about the possibility of the State passing a sales tax dedicated for schools. Mashburnsaid
this could be addressed at the next meeting with area legislators.
Dr. Cummings said the system needed to add more classrooms to the high school (12) and
at the Woods Center (2).
Mitchell Community College
Attending the meeting were: Board of Trustees Chairman, Karen Ray; board members:
Marvin Norman and Lavette Teeter. Staff included: Dr. Doug Eason, President; Larry Williams,
Vice President of Finance; and Margaret Grant, the Board's secretary.
Dr. Eason said Mitchell recently achieved re -accreditation through the year 2008. He
mentioned that while working on this project the college also had to complete its semester
conversion. Eason said he was proud to say that all 59 community colleges were now using the
same course catalog.
Larry Williams then presented the following projected major capital needs.
1. Construction of three metal buildings at the Continuing Education Center on
West Front Street. Estimated cost: $1,500,000-
2, Replacement of HVAC systems in the Vocational Building, Science Building,
Montgomery Student Center, and Library. Estimated cost: S600,000-
3. Parking, Security Lighting, and Landscape Design at all three campuses.
Estimated cost: $400,000.
4. Reconfiguration of Vocational Building and other instructional areas to
maximize instructional space. Estimated cost: $1,000,000.
5. Redesign the first and second floors of Montgomery Student Center to support
student activity functions. Estimated cost: $1,000,000.
6. Exterior renovation of Main Building. Estimated cost: $200,000.
A discussion was held about the cost of Mitchell's courses. Eason said the course fee was
the same throughout the State, and it was adopted by the Department of Community Colleges. He
mentioned some community colleges were in rural areas and some were in urban areas. Eason said
the costs might not be fair but they were consistent.
Iredell-Statesville School System
School Board Members attending were: Chairman Bili Long, Vice Chairman Godfrey
Williams, and Tip Nicholson. Staff members present were: Superintendent Dr. Joe Sinclair, Dr.
Norman Harris, Dr. Tom Watts, and William Barnard, Finance Officer.
The school officials presented a request for the following five items.
1) Purchase of land for new school construction in the southern part of the county. Begin the
first of three phases for an educational park which would include an elementary school and a middle
cal plant, cafeteria/kitchen, library and other common areas. This
school with a shared mechani
would immediately relieve major growth problems at Lake Norman Elementary, Shepherd, Brawley
Middle, Troutman Elementary & Middle.
2) Adopt a "pay-as-you-go" plan for all phases of the educational park by setting aside an
amount each fiscal year for construction.