CaA on City School District: Architecture firms provides preliminary designs for new schools – Canon City Daily RecordEducationCaA on City School District: Architecture firms provides preliminary designs for new schools
If all goes according to plan, based on preliminary district estimates:

The cost for option 1 would be: $26.9 million total; $9.4 million for taxpayers

At the most expensive, $40 per year for a person living in a $200,000 home

Option 2: $40 million total; $14 million for taxpayers

At the most expensive, $60 per year for a person living in a $200,000 home

For the CaA on City School District, constructing at least one new school will require a domino effect of approval, first from a state board and later, from voters.

But lately, a year from getting a final seal of approval, the district has been doing one thing as far as maintenance: planning.

And that’s where a Colorado Springs-based architecture firm comes in.

CRP Architects presented five design options at a school board meeting Monday night, with two options for Washington Elementary and three for CaA on City Middle School.

While the building plans were drawn only to determine the feasibility of two options the district is considering to address maintenance needs, the presentation provided a glimpse into what the schools could look like in just a few years.

Another option also would result in building a new CCMS and tearing down each section of the old building, except for its historic 1925 core.

For CRP Architects, the CaA on City School District’s meticulous planning, paired with existing issues on the schools’ properties, has required them to plan meticulously on their own.

For one, CRP Principal Architect Brian Risley said that because the Washington building is so spread out, the firm had to work around some existing issues, especially if the district wants to keep the school open during construction.

“In analyzing the site, there were a limited number of moves we could make recognizing primarily what we’re trying to do is maintain the school, up and running, while we’re building a new elementary school,” Risley said.

In light of this, he said, construction likely would have to happen on the northeast corner of the school’s property, on the school’s playground. “The way that works is there are a series of water lines, basically, that loop under the field to extract heat, or dump heat into the Earth, to be able to heat and cool the building.”

In one option, the firm would avoid the field completely and build a new school between the 1925 building and the district administration building, which is next door.

Another option would include moving the geothermal field and building the school there, allowing for a large parking lot between the school and the 1925 building.

The last option includes building a new two-story school on the current baseball field.

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Dental hygienist Jean Spires, left, who works for the School-Based Dental Sealant Program, applies a dental sealant to the mouth of a third-grader at Morrison Elementary School in Athens earlier this week. ”+ ”+ ”+

Dental hygienist Jean Spires, left, who works for the School-Based Dental Sealant Program, applies a dental sealant to the mouth of a third-grader at Morrison Elementary School in Athens earlier this week.

Jean Spires is going from school to school around Athens County imploring kids to aopen wide.a She is a dental hygienist on a quest to prevent tooth decay.

Spires works for the School-Based Dental Sealant program operated by the Athens City-County Health Department.

Parents of second- and sixth-grade students are asked to sign consent forms, and the children of those who do are examined and given sealants if theyare needed. Dental sealants prevent the most common type of tooth decay seen in school-aged children.

aWhile we donat do anything (to treat existing) decay, we do refer children to dental offices and childrenas hospital to make sure they have their dental needs treated,a Spires explained.

Jill Barber, who administers the Athens County School-Based Dental Sealant program grant, said they also work with county Children Services on those needs and with county Job and Family Services to arrange for transportation, if thatas required.

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$50,000 grant set to help two local departments prevent drug abuse (WEAU) — A new grant is helping two local departments work together to prevent drug abuse.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department got the $50,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

The strategic prevention grant is going to help the Eau Claire-City County Health Department and the Eau Claire Police Department fight drug abuse, specifically prescription drug abuse.

Liekse Giese with the Eau Claire City-County Health Department says Eau Claire was selected to apply for this grant.

They looked at the data for counties around the state and Eau Claire was one of 14 communities selected as a place that could use some extra work,” said Eau Claire City-County Health Department Director Lieske Giese.

As part of the grant, Eau Claire PD will get $5,000 to pay for two officers to attend Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training to spot people who are drugged driving.

“We do survey high school students in Eau Claire County every couple years, and the survey this year did show that one in five high school kids do say they have access to prescription drugs,” said Giese.

6 at Oak Park High School.

Given by the Community Foundation for Oak Park, the award is a 25- year tradition presented to an Oak Park resident who has demonstrated a deep love of the community through multifaceted volunteerism and activism.

Jerry Clebanoff, vice president of the Community Foundation for Oak Park, told the crowd in attendance that the foundation seeks a person who is likely to continue a tradition of service to the community.

Ross, he said, has demonstrated a long history of community service. A 13-year resident of Oak Park, he serves on the Oak Park Unified School District Board of Education, the Oak Park Recreation and Park Planning Committee and was a long time member of the Municipal Advisory Council.

He has also participated in the Oak Park Community Emergency Response (CERT) program, and was instrumental in planning Oak Park’s weeklong 50th anniversary celebration.

The Community Foundation for Oak Park supports specialized volunteer efforts within the community.

The Stokes News | Stokes recipient of $3.6 Million Education Grant More importantly, our students will benefit by getting highly trained teachers in our most critical needs areas,” said Melisa Jessup, Executive Director of Human Resources for Stokes County Schools.

The United States Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) has awarded a $3.6 million grant to the College of Education to increase the number of highly qualified teachers produced for high-need K-12 public schools in Randolph County Schools and Stokes County Schools.

“Faculty in the College of Education are extremely excited about this grant award as it provides funding that will completely reform the model we use to prepare classroom teachers,” said Dr. Anthony Graham, dean of the College of Education.

The goal of the project entitled “The North Carolina A&T Rural Teacher Residency Program” is to increase the number of fully credentialed teachers who effectively address the needs of children in high-need rural public school districts in North Carolina.

Designed to address the teacher shortages in North Carolina, the project strengthens the college’s Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education, Elementary Education, Biology Education, Chemistry Education, and Mathematics Education degree programs by establishing a teacher residency model. Bookmark the permalink.

Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
A detail is shown on the wall of a room at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
A viewing room for training is shown at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
A hallway is shown as setup goes on at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
Books sit on a table in room at the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
The interior of the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
The interior of the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphotoNew UNLV autism center is most visible sign yet of budding medical school
The interior of the UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions is shown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct.

One of the most visible components of the budding UNLV Medical School will make its debut Thursday as officials open the doors on a new downtown center that will provide a comprehensive suite of diagnostic services and treatment for children and young adults with autism.

The UNLV Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions will provide autistic children and adults up to age 22 with a facility that will address their needs, no matter where they are on the autism spectrum, said Barbara Atkinson, founding dean of the UNLV School of Medicine.

“What children need is to have the earliest possible diagnosis, so this is going to be a spot for full service from the first diagnosis through treatment,” she said.

The center, a partnership between the school and the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation, also will provide support services for the parents and siblings of those individuals.

“We’re making this a medical home for the family of the child with autism,” Atkinson said.

The clinic at 630 S.

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Members of the Ashland City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to grant Northland Counseling Service a conditional use permit to allow the construction of a mental health clinic/rehabilitation center.

The center, which would offer residential and outpatient services, would be located at a site adjacent to an existing facility at 1619 Third Street West and would total 2,300 square feet in size. According the staff report given to the city council, the project would be built in a planned mixed residential district that allows for a asensitive mix of commercial/institutional uses.a

The staff report indicated that the plans for the structure meet setback requirements and that the new clinic would provide services for children and families on an outpatient basis as well as a 24-hour crisis stabilization program for up to two children, with the possibility of expanding to up to five children in the future.

Ashland Director of Planning and Development April Kroner told the county that the building design met setback requirements and that a 10-foot landscaped or fenced buffer would be needed on the east side of the property because the cityas ordinances require a buffer between differing uses. Should this new facility be erected, we will be forced to choose between our home and our peace of mind.a

Maday said there was no guarantee that the new clinic addition would not have a negative impact on those who live in the area.

aPeople who are in crisis, especially those who are threatening self-harm or harm to others, will likely have no regard for area neighbors or our property,a she said.

Maday asserted that locating the center there put her family in the difficult position of either living in an area they felt was no longer safe or attempting to sell a home a home whose value would be extremely low.

A number of people spoke in favor of the project including David Lewis, director of behavioral health services at Memorial Medical Center. aWhat we are hoping to do by having this new space is to provide a child and family center where we would be able to provide out-patient counseling for children and adolescents and their families and offer psychological services there, and also in a separate space be able to provide crisis stabilization, beginning with two children, which is what we are licensed for, and possibly up to five in the future.a

Lund said she understood the concerns of the neighbors, saying that the center did a thorough crisis mental assessment.

aWe would rule out anyone who was going to be a danger to other children in the facility, or to our staff or the community,a she said.

Lund said the building would enhance the neighborhood, and that the organization would be respectful to the surrounding neighborhood and would work with them on any issues that might arise.

In the council discussion, Alderman Richard Ketring said the clinic extension was an important step for Northland Counseling and for the city and urged the organization to remain in communication with their neighbors.

aIf we think about our neighborhoods, there are a lot of issues,a he said. This is a community issue, and this is something we need to support.a

On a roll call vote, the resolution to issue the conditional use permit passed unanimously.

Meeting as the Committee of the Whole, the council voted to reject, on a 9-2 vote, the creation of an ad hoc committee of city and county representatives to explore the possibility of the city taking part with the county in a new addition to the Ashland County law Enforcement center with an eye to including new quarters for the City of Ashland Police Department.

Despite the rejection of the ad hoc proposal, it appeared that there was considerable interest in having city administration explore the possibilities further.

aIt seems like there is good, honest conversation going on; there is interest in this, there are people in position who are interested in moving this forward and addressing this issue,a Kinney said.

In another matter, members of the council approved phase one of a city staff reorganization plan.

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