Teachers report on Monday (Aug. 31) for the first of three preparation days this week. We have invited all county teachers to our professional development on Tuesday at the Lexington Music Theater. In the past, this has been held in Sandusky. I thought it would be nice to have nearly 400 teachers (most probably haven't been in the theater) in downtown Lexington, promoting our businesses and introducing the city to the entire county's education community.
The buildings are looking great and are ready for our teachers and students. Pioneer Stadium looked great Friday night (thanks grounds crew) for our football opener. The new lights cover every inch of the stadium. We used a temporary sound system. The speakers should be mounted this week on the new light poles. Over the next 2-3 weeks security lights will be mounted about 30 feet up on the poles and our new home bleachers will arrive...hopefully in time for our homecoming game on October 9.
Our maintenance and grounds staff will complete the work on the Meyer playground this week. The other project, replacement of our high school gym roof, will also be completed this week in time for the start of school. The roof was ripped off by a huge wind storm last winter and the replacement is covered by our insurance.
Buildings will be open this week through Thursday and closed Friday through Monday for Labor Day weekend. Check our district website for the list of Open Houses for each school. This is a great opportunity to see the school, its classrooms, and to meet administrative staff and teachers.
We are extremely proud of our school district and we appreciate those of you who have spread the word about the great things we're doing for our students. If you've got friends or relatives who live in a neighboring district looking for a terrific education for their kids, have them enroll through "school of choice."
We look forward to the arrival of the students on Tuesday, September 8! As always, if you have questions/comments, please email me at kmiller@croslex.org
Sincerely,
Kevin D. Miller, Ph.D.
Cros-Lex Superintendent
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
3 weeks until school starts
As I write this on Monday, August 17, this promises to be a busy week. Let me update you on a few projects. The new parts for the Meyer playground swing sets will arrive over the next two days and installation will commence immediately. As soon as that's done, we'll complete the pea stone. We will hydro-seed the other half of the area as that grows much faster than traditional seeding. It is really taking shape.
We are nearly finished with all five buildings on our new floor polishing system. We will complete the job at Meyer over the next two days.
If you haven't seen the football stadium recently...it looks strange not to have any bleachers or lights, but that will change over the next 7 days. Light poles are due to arrive today and will be installed by Wednesday. The smaller bleachers for the east side of the stadium will be installed Friday and Saturday this week. The concrete pad that will hold the new "home" bleachers on the west side of the stadium will be complete by mid-week.
We met with our architect last Tuesday and I'm looking forward to sharing the latest drawings with you. It's exciting to see how the new building will match up with what we're doing at the stadium. We will eventually have a beautiful outdoor "plaza" area between the cafeteria/auditorium/gymnasium and the stadium. When you see the drawings you'll see how it all ties together. I'll unveil the latest drawings at our August 25 board meeting.
Congratulations to the Cros-Lex Girls Little League team. One more win and they reach the World Series semifinals in Portland, Oregon. All 10 of these girls attend Cros-Lex Middle School. Not only are they good softball players, but they are also terrific young ladies!
You are always welcome to contact me via email at kmiller@croslex.org
I look forward to hearing from you.
Until next time,
Kevin D. Miller, Ph.D.
Superintendent
We are nearly finished with all five buildings on our new floor polishing system. We will complete the job at Meyer over the next two days.
If you haven't seen the football stadium recently...it looks strange not to have any bleachers or lights, but that will change over the next 7 days. Light poles are due to arrive today and will be installed by Wednesday. The smaller bleachers for the east side of the stadium will be installed Friday and Saturday this week. The concrete pad that will hold the new "home" bleachers on the west side of the stadium will be complete by mid-week.
We met with our architect last Tuesday and I'm looking forward to sharing the latest drawings with you. It's exciting to see how the new building will match up with what we're doing at the stadium. We will eventually have a beautiful outdoor "plaza" area between the cafeteria/auditorium/gymnasium and the stadium. When you see the drawings you'll see how it all ties together. I'll unveil the latest drawings at our August 25 board meeting.
Congratulations to the Cros-Lex Girls Little League team. One more win and they reach the World Series semifinals in Portland, Oregon. All 10 of these girls attend Cros-Lex Middle School. Not only are they good softball players, but they are also terrific young ladies!
You are always welcome to contact me via email at kmiller@croslex.org
I look forward to hearing from you.
Until next time,
Kevin D. Miller, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Summer Construction
There are many projects being completed this summer around the Croswell-Lexington School District. Our old stadium wooden bleachers were condemned in May due to rotting support boards. It was determined that we needed to replace or repair them. We decided that it was time to upgrade to aluminum bleachers. In conjunction with our coaches and administration, we decided that it was time to move the home side to the WEST side of the stadium. Two main reasons for this: first, on the East side, our coaches, players, and fans look into the evening sun; second, once our new high school gym and locker rooms are complete, all athletes, including those using the stadium, will be able to leave the new "home" side and go right into the new locker rooms.
Once we began the work preparing for new bleachers, we realized that the old light towers were impeding our progress on both sides of the stadium. Again we realized that it was time to replace the decades-old lighting with new. The entire project will be complete by mid October. For the first home game on August 28, we'll have new lights and new visitor bleachers on the East side, which will serve as the home side until late fall when the new home bleachers are installed.
We are nearly finished with our new Meyer playground. The main play structure was moved from across Lake Street. We will also be adding new swingsets. As you may know, the Lexington DDA provided funds to defray the cost of the new parking lot. The new playground will be open on the first day of school.
Finally, we are re-finishing all of our buildings' floors using a very modern method. Using this method, we will no longer put wax on the floors, but will elicit a nice "shine" using a new grinding method on all of our terrazzo floors. This will also save the district thousands of dollars per year in wax and labor costs.
You are always welcome to contact me via email at kmiller@croslex.org
I look forward to hearing from you.
Until my next blog,
Kevin D. Miller, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Once we began the work preparing for new bleachers, we realized that the old light towers were impeding our progress on both sides of the stadium. Again we realized that it was time to replace the decades-old lighting with new. The entire project will be complete by mid October. For the first home game on August 28, we'll have new lights and new visitor bleachers on the East side, which will serve as the home side until late fall when the new home bleachers are installed.
We are nearly finished with our new Meyer playground. The main play structure was moved from across Lake Street. We will also be adding new swingsets. As you may know, the Lexington DDA provided funds to defray the cost of the new parking lot. The new playground will be open on the first day of school.
Finally, we are re-finishing all of our buildings' floors using a very modern method. Using this method, we will no longer put wax on the floors, but will elicit a nice "shine" using a new grinding method on all of our terrazzo floors. This will also save the district thousands of dollars per year in wax and labor costs.
You are always welcome to contact me via email at kmiller@croslex.org
I look forward to hearing from you.
Until my next blog,
Kevin D. Miller, Ph.D.
Superintendent
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