Members of the CAM School District’s Board of Education met Thursday evening during a special session to discuss the Preschool Building in Massena, as it relates to Capital Projects.

The current building is a used portable building that began occupancy in 2008.  It has some issues that have caused concern. Last month, Snyder and Associates’ Engineer Tim Teig said he feels the structure has exceeded its useful life. To refurbish the building (replace roofing, siding, trim, and flooring, and necessary work on the south embankment) was estimated to cost over $50,000. During the last meeting, the board directed the administration to decide a temporary solution to meet the specs and plan what needs done.

School Board Secretary Linda Edwards told KJAN News the Board made a temporary plan for the upcoming school year, to house the four-year old Preschool students in what is currently the music room (vocal/instrumental room) at the school in Massena. She says the change will require a “musical chairs” of sorts, with regard to shuffling classroom space around to accommodate the preschool. The Board will look at a more permanent solution and discuss the options for 2017-18, during their meeting July 18^th.

If the Board should decide on constructing a new building for a future four-year old preschool, it’s estimated it would take about a year to complete. In other business, the CAM School Board also accepting the resignations of a bus driver and paraprofessional.

They also offered a contract to Tara Knapp, who will serve as a shared Art teacher with the Griswold School District, and a contract for the Head Basketball Coaches position and Assistant High School Football Coach, to Nick Hodges.