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A broken truss discovered in Roseburg High School’s gymnasium roof during spring break will get emergency repairs after the Roseburg Public School Board of Directors voted six to one Wednesday to bypass the bidding process for the repair.
RHS Principal Karen Goirigolzarri said at this point gym and weight room use has been halted until repairs are made, but students and school staff members have access to the locker rooms and two adjacent classrooms.
Of the seven board members, Rodney Cotton did not approve the resolution to skip the bid process.
Though Cotton agreed repairs were needed, he thought the school year was close enough to ending that the district should wait and go through the bid process.
Goirigolzarri reminded the board that in addition to class and club use of the gym, the space was needed as a back up in case the graduation ceremonies were rained out in June.
Other board members were concerned that the district didn’t yet have an estimate from the one engineering firm it had contacted.
When asked for a ballpark figure, Dennis Randolph, physical plant manager for the district, guessed that the fix and inspection of the integrity of the rest of the truss system would be upwards of $50,000 but not more than $100,000.
Superintendent Larry Parsons said because such repairs aren’t covered by the insurance, the district will be footing all the costs. He added that there may be some unknown costs involved in the repair, such as possible damage to the floor from the temporary supports.
Final estimates of cost and project completion are unknown.
In other district announcements:
• The board adopted a policy that gave senior citizens, 60 years or older, student-priced admission to district events.
Other policies adopted by the board include prohibited recordings, student misconduct and cyberbullying.
In unrelated business:
• Parsons said he was disappointed that the Oregon School Activities Association chose not to scale back the athletic schedule by 10 percent, adding that the reduction could have helped school districts like Roseburg overcome some funding issues.
• Joseph Lane Middle School Battle of the Books team won the state competition held April 4, and the Melrose Elementary School team came in 5th overall.
• Fremont Middle School was able to earn $1,377 at the Scratch-It for Schools event held earlier Wednesday in Eugene.
• Parsons alerted the board to the new RHS No Cussing Club, the first of its kind in Oregon.
“Though it (the club) may have passed by with a little chuckling, the language that these kids use today is hard for us old folks to take,” he said.
• Melrose Elementary Principal Trish McCracken announced the Melrose Marble Madness tournament set for May 16 to break the world record for largest tournament. The RPS administration challenged board members to the competition.
“We will gladly take your marbles,” Parsons said.
• RHS’s ROTC program was also recently reauthorized.
• The district reported enrollment numbers at 6,433, 12 less than in March and 103 less than one year ago.
• You can reach reporter DD Bixby at 957-4211 or by e-mail at dbixby@nrtoday.com.
RHS Principal Karen Goirigolzarri said at this point gym and weight room use has been halted until repairs are made, but students and school staff members have access to the locker rooms and two adjacent classrooms.
Of the seven board members, Rodney Cotton did not approve the resolution to skip the bid process.
Though Cotton agreed repairs were needed, he thought the school year was close enough to ending that the district should wait and go through the bid process.
Goirigolzarri reminded the board that in addition to class and club use of the gym, the space was needed as a back up in case the graduation ceremonies were rained out in June.
Other board members were concerned that the district didn’t yet have an estimate from the one engineering firm it had contacted.
When asked for a ballpark figure, Dennis Randolph, physical plant manager for the district, guessed that the fix and inspection of the integrity of the rest of the truss system would be upwards of $50,000 but not more than $100,000.
Superintendent Larry Parsons said because such repairs aren’t covered by the insurance, the district will be footing all the costs. He added that there may be some unknown costs involved in the repair, such as possible damage to the floor from the temporary supports.
Final estimates of cost and project completion are unknown.
In other district announcements:
• The board adopted a policy that gave senior citizens, 60 years or older, student-priced admission to district events.
Other policies adopted by the board include prohibited recordings, student misconduct and cyberbullying.
In unrelated business:
• Parsons said he was disappointed that the Oregon School Activities Association chose not to scale back the athletic schedule by 10 percent, adding that the reduction could have helped school districts like Roseburg overcome some funding issues.
• Joseph Lane Middle School Battle of the Books team won the state competition held April 4, and the Melrose Elementary School team came in 5th overall.
• Fremont Middle School was able to earn $1,377 at the Scratch-It for Schools event held earlier Wednesday in Eugene.
• Parsons alerted the board to the new RHS No Cussing Club, the first of its kind in Oregon.
“Though it (the club) may have passed by with a little chuckling, the language that these kids use today is hard for us old folks to take,” he said.
• Melrose Elementary Principal Trish McCracken announced the Melrose Marble Madness tournament set for May 16 to break the world record for largest tournament. The RPS administration challenged board members to the competition.
“We will gladly take your marbles,” Parsons said.
• RHS’s ROTC program was also recently reauthorized.
• The district reported enrollment numbers at 6,433, 12 less than in March and 103 less than one year ago.
• You can reach reporter DD Bixby at 957-4211 or by e-mail at dbixby@nrtoday.com.
