BURTON SCHOOL BOARD TABLES ACTION ON SCHOOL GROUNDS GRADING, CLEANUP

  

The Burton School Board on Monday tabled action on pursuing rehabilitation of the school grounds. 

Trustees were considering the possibility of using up to $75,000 from the maintenance budget to hire a company to perform grading, leveling, backfilling and clean-up to remedy what Superintendent Vikki Curry described as a “significant amount of erosion”.

Trustees said they preferred to hold off on moving forward until plans are shown for the specific areas that crews will address, saying they want this work done, but they want it done correctly.  

The item is expected to return for consideration at next month’s meeting.

Also on Monday, the board received a bond construction update from Weaver and Jacobs Constructors Project Manager Ryan Malinovsky.  When asked what the timeline looks like now for completing the new junior high area, Malinovsky said they are looking at April 30, 2027. 

In other business, trustees:

• Discussed cheerleaders’ upcoming trip to Disney World in Florida for the national cheerleading championship January 29-31, 2027. 
• Approved a bilingual exception / ESL waiver for teachers.
• Received a delinquent tax collection report and approved a contingent fee contract with Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins and Mott LLP for the collection of delinquent government receivables.