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On Tuesday, the board discussed a plan to restructure school hours for the 2023-24 school year to allow for more efficient use of resources and to more closely align with the science of adolescent sleep needs.
Melissa McCaw says she saw a bid dispute — and no inkling of scandal — in a contractor’s complaint to her on April 29, 2020.
The contractor, Stamford Wrecking Company, complained that her agency, the Office of Policy and Management, was undermining competitive bidding laws on school demolition and hazardous-material disposal contracts. Specifically, the contractor said, OPM urged the town of Groton to set aside open bidding in favor of hiring from the state’s limited emergency bid list of approved contractors.
Broader concerns of contract steering 'never came to my knowledge,' OPM chief says myrecordjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myrecordjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The contractor, Stamford Wrecking Company, complained that Melissa McCaw’s agency, the Office of Policy and Management, was undermining competitive bidding laws on school demolition and hazardous-material disposal contracts.
JSD 117 looking at renovation options Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com FacebookTwitterEmail Masonry workers address crumbling facade on the Washington Elementary School building in June 2019. Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-Courier Washington Elementary School could be the next to see a major renovation if the Jacksonville School District 117 board decides during its Wednesday meeting to move forward with its Phase 3 Vision 117 plans. The district is looking into potential renovation and construction projects that would use sales tax revenue and Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds that have spending deadlines within the next few years. Superintendent Steve Ptacek said in a video presentation to the community that the district is in a position to use the funds and savings to complete several projects that will benefit the district’s schools.
"We feel it is extremely important to keep our community engaged in their local government and by voting in a safe and effective manner is one way of doing that," Town Administrator Michael Purcaro. Tuesday's vote approved a $471,450 appropriation from the general fund balance toward the project, which is estimated to cost $1.5 million in total. A state School Construction Grant will cover another $1,028,055. Weather Forecast