Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, November 11, 1993 TAG: 9311110352
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: CHARLES STEBBINS STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NEW CASTLE LENGTH: Short
Mark St. Leger's students replaced shingles and rotting wood on the roof of the school's central office building.
"The roof was in bad need of repair, and the students did a good job on it," Superintendent Dallas Helems told school board members Tuesday.
"This was good experience for them," Helems said.
Although the final cost hasn't been calculated, Helems estimated it will be below $1,000 - cheaper than a commercial roofer.
The students also earned about $360 by selling products from their carpentry and horticulture classes during the county's fall festival in October.
In other action:
Helems told the school board that regional education sometimes is cheaper than each school division undertaking the job alone. Craig, he said, saves money as part of a regional special education program with Roanoke and Salem and the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt and Franklin. Craig pays $7,736 a year for two students in the regional program but would have to spend $62,886 to provide the same education on its own, said Helems said.
Helems reported that work toward creating a middle school for Craig is progressing, and the study committee is still visiting other middle schools and observing their scheduling.
Craig plans to begin middle school classes in September 1994. The nucleus for the school will be two modular buildings recently set up next to McCleary Elementary School.
by CNB