Christian County Public Schools will be spending over six hundred thousand dollars on a math instructional program for elementary schools. The School Board voted Thursday night to purchase the SAVVAS enVision program at the recommendation of a teacher committee.
Assistant Superintendent Jessica Addison says the purchase will meet an unfunded mandate from the state legislature.
click to download audioShe adds the district spent a year looking at options and vetting other high scoring districts, with a teacher committee reviewing six options.
click to download audioThe district has over four-hundred thousand dollars in grant funding currently to help cover the cost of the program and has applied for an additional 70-thousand.
In other business, the School Board approved annual bids and vendor contracts for gas, mulch, and physicals as well as the 2025-2026 school fees, closed out the Electric Bus Infrastructure project, and revised the paperwork for the demolition of the old Christian County Middle School to reflect the bid approved last month.
The Board also approved change orders for the new Christian County High School project and payments totaling 3.5 million dollars for Alliance Corporation and construction crews. At the meeting, Alliance Corporation’s Tim Geegan said they continue to make progress at the site.
He says they still have two areas not under roof.
click to download audioGeegan says the temporary switch gear is in place.
click to download audioThe permenant switch gear is scheduled to be delivered in May, but he says he anticipates that getting pushed back again.
