Area School District Gets State Funds for Constuction

An area school district gets state help to expand.

The full story below from KTLO:

During a meeting this week, the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Commission voted on several items that will help Yellville-Summit with a building project.

The commission first of all increased the square foot cost of construction for planning purposes from $202.69 to $289.71, a 42.9% increase due to rising costs of materials and labor.

The commission also approved state Academic Facilities Partnership Program aid for 11 schools in the state, including the two in our area.

At Yellville-Summit, they are adding new classrooms at the high school due to continued growth. Superintendent Wes Henderson says the district has gone from 690 students eight years ago to 949, an increase of 37.5%. He says the district is “simply out of classroom space, and they are blessed to receive the state funding.”

The addition at the high school will include a new media center and either four or six classrooms. Henderson says the district will receive funds for 11,816 square feet with an estimated total of just over $2 million.

Henderson says survey teams have already started and they will start once the architect team and construction company are ready.