VO-TECH SCHOOL SITE TO BE REVEALED

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is slated to announce the site of its new vocational-technical school today.

The board meets at 5:45 p.m. today at the Central Junior High cafeteria.

On April 1, voters approved a tax increase to fund construction of the school, in addition to a new elementary school and other renovations to school buildings. Bonds to fund construction of the project were sold last week.

"All through the process we've been looking for an appropriate location for the vocational school," said Dr. R. Ferrell Ervin, president of the board.

But the process of property shopping was complicated by the fact that the school board wants to buy about 80 acres of land.

The district's long-range plan calls for location of the vocational school and a future high school building on the same tract.

"There are not that many tracts in Cape Girardeau that are that size," Ervin said.

Ervin said the board appears close to reaching an agreement to purchase a piece of property. A closed meeting is set at the beginning of today's board meeting to discuss purchasing real estate.

Announcement of the site is listed on the agenda and Ervin is hopeful that after the closed meeting the board will have reached an agreement.

The board had hoped to announce the site prior to the April 1 election but wasn't able to reach agreement.

The new elementary school will be built at Sprigg and Bertling, where the school district has owned property for many years.

CAPE GIRARDEAU BOARD OF EDUCATION

Agenda

Monday, April 21

5:45 p.m.

Consideration of motion for closed session to consider leasing, purchase or sale of real estate.

Recognition of students

Information, proposals or comments from the audience

Old business

Action items

Location of a new vocational school and high school

Non-action items

Board policy updates, second reading

New Business

Action items

Fund transfer

Textbook adoptions

Accept bid for occupational therapy services

Summer school application

Incentive grants

Approval of administrator's salary for 1997-98

Non-action items

Financial statement

Board policy revisions

Health report

Cafeteria report

Information and proposals from board members

Consideration for closed session to consider scholastic probation, expulsion or graduation of identifiable individuals; nonjudicial mental or physical health proceedings.

Announcement of action taken during the closed session, as appropriate

Adjournment