DAYTON, Tenn. – Students at the new Rhea County High School and Middle School will have some extra time to get acquainted with their buildings when the 2012-13 school year begins.
County school board members approved a suggestion from Director of Schools Jerry Levengood to have students come to the new schools one grade per day to ease the transition from their present schools.
Levengood said he believes such a plan will reduce confusion as students and school personnel get used to the new facilities.
Work on the new high school is on schedule, and project manager Jamie Spencer told board members the final roof section should be installed in the next two weeks. Window glass is being delivered this week, he said. With the roof and glass installed, work on the building’s interior should continue unhindered through the winter, Spencer said.
In a related matter, board members agreed to proceed with building an indoor practice facility for high school athletics teams. Spencer said his company estimates the cost of the bare-bones building to be no more than $225,000.