OSWEGO – A brief Board of Education meeting was held last night, Tuesday, July 19. Superintendent Dr. Mathis Calvin III spoke to the board regarding two urgent problems found during construction work at the Charles E. Riley Elementary School.
Calvin said contractors noticed a hole full of water while repairing a gas line outside the school. The issue led to them finding a badly leaking water line in need of immediate repair. The cost of repairs is coming in at $81,495.78.
The second issue revolves around a sump pump failure, including sewer lines that extend from a crawl space to the end of the building. The lines have deteriorated to the point that they are leaking raw sewage into the crawl area. Also found was concrete pillar pitting due to water damage from the sump pump failure. Repair costs are coming in at $33,107.90.
King + King Architects Project Manager Craig Dailey who attended the meeting, addressed the building issues in further detail, saying that even though there was pillar pitting, there were no structural issues at this time.
Other tems from the Superintendent’s Report include the following:
- Summer programming is moving forward:
- Summer programming K-8
- Summer school 9-12
- ESY programming K-12
- Summer meals are being offered to anyone 18-years of age and younger at the following locations: (note – you do not have to be a student in the OCSD to qualify)
- Frederick Leighton Elementary School
- Oswego Middle School
- Oswego High School
Topics also covered during last night’s meeting include:
- Code of Conduct Hearing slated for August
- School Safety Planning will be discussed during August meeting
- Contract changes – King & King Associates will be discussed during next BOE meeting
All agenda items were passed by the board. All BOE meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month, the next meeting to be held on August 2 at 5 p.m. All BOE meetings are live streamed and can be viewed on the WBUC Youtube channel.
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