Difficulty Waiting?

For people who vigorously celebrate holidays that take place throughout the year, they decorate with red and green for Christmas, fireworks and glittery signs for New Year’s, red hearts for Valentine’s, and green shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day. As the day of celebration draws near, some of us find it very difficult to wait. Many of us do not like to wait for anything. Although we have heard many times that waiting will help our patience grow, it is still difficult to wait.

After months of waiting, Columbia School District had our bond sale last week. Leading up to the bond sale our credit rating was reevaluated and increased as a result of the positive increase in our financial status and property values in the district. To fund projects associated with Proposal 1, bonds were sold in the amount of $25,924,184. This amount will fund projects aimed at remodeling, equipping and reequipping all of the Columbia School District buildings. It will also fund the acquisition and installation of instructional technology and instructional technology equipment. In addition it will fund the improvement and remodeling of playgrounds, pick-up and drop-off areas and the addition of a secure vestibule office area at the elementary school.

To fund projects associated with Proposal 2, bonds were sold in the amount of $3,950,816 for the purpose of partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; erecting, furnishing and equipping an addition to the high school building; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; developing and improving a site and paying the remaining portion of the costs of issuing the Bonds.

Similar to the way it is challenging for us to wait for our favorite holiday, it has been difficult to wait for the sale of the bonds. The sale marks the beginning of positive change for the facilities of Columbia School District. Our design steering committees will begin meeting to discuss the remodeling of the academic areas of the buildings, concerns regarding heating and cooling and design of the new locker rooms at Columbia Central High School. If you have a specific interest in any of the areas, please email me at pam.campbell@myeagles.org or call me at 5175926641 to volunteer. The upgrades in our buildings will benefit our students and staff members and will make way for many positive academic impacts in their learning environments.