Tippy Valley OKs Use Of More Bond Money To Renovate High School
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Leah Sander-
AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Board approved using additional bond money to renovate Tippecanoe Valley High School.
At the special meeting on Monday at the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation administration office, the TVSC Board approved using up to $10 million in bonds to finance the project, which is planned to start in April.
As TVSC Superintendent Blaine Conley mentioned at the first bond hearing at a special meeting on Oct. 31, the project is planned to include “a new auditorium with student collaboration areas, a pool renovation, exterior facade improvements, expanded agriculture classrooms/labs, new and renovated locker rooms, a new weight room and multipurpose room/wrestling room.”
The additional bond amount approved Monday will be added on to bonds of $16,210,000 that Valley already has to pay for the renovation. Conley reiterated again at Monday's meeting that the tax rate should remain "neutral" with the renovation project.
Also Monday, the TVSC Board approved an agreement with the Tippecanoe Valley Classroom Teachers' Association and several related salary measures.
As a result of those, the starting salary for teachers with a bachelor's degree will be $44,175.
