Northern Wells Community School Board gets construction update

By HOLLY GASKILL

Construction work at Norwell Middle School is on track and taking shape, the board members of the Northern Wells community Schools were told Tuesday. 

Dylan Markley of Weigand Construction brought the school board and community members through a tour of the middle school construction site Tuesday afternoon.(Photo by Holly Gaskill)

Preceding their regular meeting, the Northern Wells school board had the opportunity to walk through the construction. During that time, Dylan Markley of Weigand Construction said that the project has been progressing smoothly and is currently on schedule. 

Markley stated the crews have completed work on load-bearing masonry walls on the first and second floor, metal stud wall framing, exterior metal stud wall framing, and the east unit stairs, among other projects. Additionally, crews have taken down the exterior wall south of the media center and the mechanical room’s exterior wall. 

Norwell Middle School Principal Andrew Enderle talks with school board president Angie Topp about the construction of the special education classrooms. (Photo by Holly Gaskill)

Looking forward, the construction will continue to work on non-load-bearing masonry walls, overhead and in-wall rough-in, metal stud wall framing and bulkheads, structural installs, exterior brick and other portions.

Additional updates were: 

• The board approved the posting for a social work job description and posting. 

• Maria Handiwork-Eckert, Lancaster Elementary School lead interventionist, announced her retirement effective at the end of the school year. 

• The board accepted resignations from LES speech assistant Ashley Baker, effective at the end of the school year, and Ossian Elementary School preschool/special education teacher Nicole Williamson. 

• The board accepted the following employment recommendations: Carey Behne as preschool teacher, Dusty Clifton as Norwell High School precision machining teacher, Morgan Hicks as classroom nurse, McKenna Garza as NHS assistant volleyball coach, Jacob Collins as NHS assistant boys basketball coach, Bo Morgan as seasonal groundskeeper and maintenance, Theresa Sell for intermittent contracted services, and a release agreement with BlueCloud for a classroom nurse. 

• A field trip was approved for NHS’s cross country team to kick off its season on July 27. 

• The next school board meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. May 9 at the administrative office.

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