Project Manager Dennis Montague of Construction Control Inc. said any problems would generate a letter giving Midwest seven days to satisfactorily respond or risk Duneland calling in the company's 100 percent performance bond. He said he and the architect communicate three times a week, and that critical items requiring more lead-time have been ordered. Future staffing at CMS has cleared its first hurdle. Based on preference, certification and seniority, teacher and staff assignments were made recently with very few not offered their first choice, according to Superintendent Stephen Hewlett. Rather than two middle schools of grades six, seven and eight, Duneland is moving in 2001 to two intermediate buildings of grades five and six, and one consolidated school for grades seven and eight.
Some teachers are still uncertain where they prefer to teach.
Once those matters are resolved by year's end, the teaching master schedule will be finalized, from which teaching strategies, program scheduling and curriculum will be developed. On another matter, the board gave preliminary approval to the 2001-2002 school calendar, which will be up for final adoption in December. Classes would begin Wednesday, Aug. 22. The board approved Sunday use of school buildings by Cub Scout Troop 929 and Duneland AAU basketball. Griffin clarified that Duneland is attempting to honor an informal agreement with local church and parent groups not to schedule school activities on Wednesday evening.