Jefferson gym completion expected by fall

By Editor | June 28, 2017 |

TOM PINNEY/DAILY FORUM
The interior of the new gymnasium at Jefferson C-123 School is coming along, though it is well past its original deadline. With baskets, bleachers, and floors still on their way, the district is expecting completion before the beginning of the school year.

It’s not done yet, but the new gymnasium at Jefferson C-123 School is coming along.

During the June meeting of the Jefferson C-123 Board of Education, the board was given a tour of the progress in the new facility.

The structure is up, as well as the Jefferson mascot logo and “Home of the Eagles” on the outside of the gym. Inside, the scoreboards have both been hung as well as two of the gym’s six basketball hoops.

Superintendent Tim Jermain noted that the completion date had been pushed back, but he’s still confident in the progress of the project. Notably, the foyer needs a fresh coat of paint and tiles on the ground, but Jermain said it would be finished sooner rather than later.

As for the gymnasium, the wood floors are still on their way as well as the bleachers and some components of the four remaining basketball hoops. Jermain notified the board that the gym should be complete in the fall, hopefully before school begins.

The board also accepted the 2016-2017 budget as the interim budget for 2017-2018. Jermain said this was common practice for the district; since state law requires a budget to be passed by the end of the fiscal year (June 30), Jefferson carries over the previous year’s budget into the new year to be compliant.

A more concrete version of the budget will be considered in August, Jermain said, when the district passes the tax levy and has a better idea of what the new year’s expenditures will be.

Also on the agenda at the Jefferson C-123 Board of Education meeting:

– Board member Travis Angle was sworn in for his term, which began in April. Angle was re-elected in the municipal election but was unable to make it to the board meetings in April and May, but that will not affect the end of his term.

– The board approved the junior and senior high handbook for the 2017-2018 school year. The changes notably included a new provision for the senior trip which states that the trip must stay within the state of Missouri or within a 200-mile radius of the school.

The next meeting of the Jefferson C-123 Board of Education is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19 at 5:30 p.m.