CENTER, Mo. â Ralls County R-II Board of Education members approved a series of bids related to construction and improvements, entering the next phase of the districtâs Vision 20/20 Bond project.
Board members approved a $34,650 bid from Thornburgh Abatement for asbestos removal, with work scheduled to begin May 24. Also approved were a $747,500 bid from Byrne and Jones for all-weather track surfacing, fencing, field lighting and a bleacher pad and sidewalk for bleachers, a combined bid for $1,795,700 to Freise Construction and a bid from Cope Trailers for 9.900 for a new band trailer.
In other business:
The Ralls County R-II School District received $500,457 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II funds, which will be used for HVAC replacement work at Mark Twain by Stewart Refrigeration for $309,905.10, 300 Chromebooks from CDW-G for $75,440, interactive board replacements from Schillerâs for $113,045, and band instruments to eliminate sharing from M
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CENTER, Mo. â The efforts of Mark Twain High Schoolâs Doug Shaffer to reverse the fortunes of the schoolâs music program have received national recognition.
Schaffer, the second-year director of bands at the school, was named last month as one of 40 young band directors under the age of 40 cited as the best at what they do across the nation in the inaugural Yamaha 40-Under-40 Awards.
Schaffer was nominated by band parents for his rapid job of revitalizing the Mark Twain music program.
âBefore I even get started to address this, I want to point out a lot of it this goes to the kids,â Schaffer said. âAny director worth his or her salt will say the kids are doing the work for them.â