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With track project under budget, Frontier School Committee plans use of extra money
The cost to construct a new track at Frontier Regional School, pictured, came in at a lower bid than expected. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
By MARY BYRNE
SOUTH DEERFIELD With the cost of a track construction project coming in at a lower bid than expected, the Frontier Regional School District School Committee approved a series of proposals on Tuesday concerning how to spend the excess money budgeted for the work, including the purchase of new track equipment and a nine- or 14-passenger van.
“Earlier this year, we talked about using $200,000 of (excess and deficiency funds) to offset the cost of the track,” Superintendent Darius Modestow explained. “The track numbers were projected to be coming in at possibly up to $800,000 and change, but the track came in at $638,750. We now have a problem kind of a good problem which is we put money aside to use E and D.”
With track project under budget, Frontier School Committee plans use of extra money
The cost to construct a new track at Frontier Regional School, pictured, came in at a lower bid than expected. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 5/14/2021 10:14:28 AM
SOUTH DEERFIELD With the cost of a track construction project coming in at a lower bid than expected, the Frontier Regional School District School Committee approved a series of proposals on Tuesday concerning how to spend that money instead, including the purchase of new track equipment and a nine- or 14-passenger van.
“Earlier this year, we talked about using $200,000 of (excess and deficiency funds) to offset the cost of the track,” Superintendent Darius Modestow explained. “The track numbers were projected to be coming in at possibly up to $800,000 and change, but the track came in at $638,750. We now have a problem kind of a good problem which is we put money aside to use E and D.”
SOUTH DEERFIELD With the cost of the track construction project coming in at a lower bid than expected, the Frontier Regional School District School Committee approved a series of proposals on Tuesday concerning how to spend that money instead,.
Kristen Smidy named Gateway Regional School District superintendent
KRISTEN SMIDY KRISTEN SMIDY
Published: 4/8/2021 8:05:47 PM
HUNTINGTON The Gateway Regional District School Committee has named Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional High School, as the district’s next superintendent.
The committee voted 11-1 on Wednesday to offer Smidy the job. She was one of four finalists for the position chosen from among a pool of 22 applicants and eight semifinalists.
School Committee Chairwoman Michele Crane said that Smidy’s contract will be reviewed in an executive session next Wednesday with the aim of finalizing it that night.
“I am really proud of the district and the committee for running a really open-minded process,” Crane said.