Congratulations to our BOLD Warriors of 2nd Quarter!
We have made it through another week of weather and uncertainty. Thank you to everyone for keeping lines of communication open and for the many people working around schedule changes. By working together, we have managed to keep programs moving forward while keeping everyone safe.
Below is a weekly update from Nexus on the construction happening at our school:
Area E (new entrance)
Exterior walls sheathing (protective panels) completed (delays this week due to temperature)
Tenting (weather pending) for brick façade – start by gym and work south- 1/26-2/6
MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) underground 1/19-1/30
Roofing 2/2-2/13 (delayed due to the cold temps)
Grading (leveling ground) inside space 2/2-2/3
Slab on Grade (concrete floor)- 2/4-2/5
Area D (new addition)
Demo completed 1/21
Excavating footings and install of footings and foundations 1/26-2/13
Backfill footings- 2/2-2/13
CMU (Concrete Masonry Unit) foundations and walls- 2/2-2/20
You can also look at the progress and some photos by going to our website or clicking
Enjoy the BOLD Elementary Parent Connection!
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Good afternoon,
There have been a lot of questions about the $800K deficit reduction in the BOLD Public School District budget. This news was revealed in a finance committee meeting last month and made famous in the local papers covering the minutes of the last board meeting, where that news was first revealed to the public.
I will go into more detail in an upcoming Spotlight in The Register, and I will provide a more detailed explanation in my report at the next BOLD board meeting on January 26th.
In this week's BOLD update, I will say that the budget turnaround can be attributed to 7 main areas: 1) underestimated revenue and overestimated costs 2) higher enrollment that was budgeted for 3) transportation efficiency development 4) discovery of unspent funds 5) reduction of staff 6) reduction in spending 7) the movement of money from restricted budget lines to unrestricted.
I will expound on these areas in subsequent communications, but I want to also say that most of the deficit reduction was put in motion before my arrival at BOLD; so the credit goes to the board, our new business manager, the staff who have reduced spending and have taken on heavier loads, and the community that has been supporting BOLD public schools through all of it.
Construction Update
There has been a lot happening in Area E (the East side of the building). Beams, framing, masonry walls, joists, and a roof are all going up over there. This area will look a lot different by the end of the month.
Area D (the Northwest side) is behind schedule, so there will be ground thawing machines over there, more demo, and possibly more abatement. Nexus is pushing hard on doubling crews and extending work hours to make up some time over there.
Construction updates can also be seen on this link: Construction Updates.
Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support of the dedicated work we are doing at BOLD Public Schools.
Have a good weekend.
Tim
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Please delete this message immediately if you receive it, and do NOT respond. This is someone phishing for sensitive information that could result in identity theft or worse.
Thank you,
Tim
I am sorry for waiting too long to release our students yesterday. I should have called it much earlier, so that we could have safely transported students to their homes by bus.
By not doing so, I subjected students, staff, and parents to a tremendous amount of stress and put many in the community in harm's way by creating a situation where people had to drive in the horrendous winds and whirling snow.
I understand if I have lost trust in the community, and I do not blame anyone at all for that except myself. I would have been enraged if I were trying to drive home in that with my kids.
Moving forward, I am committed to doing better. Although it may be understandably difficult to believe right now, I am fully committed to the safety of our students, staff, and families.
To my great relief and that of many others, everyone made it home or somewhere safe for the night.
Pain is our greatest teacher, and this was a very painful experience. I have learned that when the gales of December are slashing, err on the extreme side of caution.
I apologize for my part in the extremely distressful afternoon and evening yesterday. Please feel free to direct any and all questions and concerns directly to me.
I will have a facilities update to send out later today.
Take care everyone,
Tim
We apologize for the inconvenience, but safety is our number one concern.
Thank you and drive safely.
Tim