The Taylorville School District is busy overseeing construction projects on both the forthcoming Fine Arts Center and at North Elementary School.  The latter project is intended to rectify space limitations at the school and is expected to be completed in time for next school year.  The school district has sorted the work into multiple phases, aiming for efficiency in terms of both time and costs.

School Board President Ann Chandler has played a significant role in the projects.  She says the North school work became a higher priority in part because classes had to share spaces or use smaller rooms. 

The construction at that school began during spring break.  Workers plan to add four new rooms to the building. 

As for how the multiple projects are being funded, the district purchased bonds totaling $15 million and is also using revenue from the 1% sales tax. 

The North school project had originally been set to be done after work at the high school, including the new athletic space.  The school district also intends to look into renovations at Memorial Elementary School, the building of which is over a century old. 

More information on Taylorville Community Unit School District #3 is available at www.tcusd3.org.

Ann Chandler appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show as part of our monthly Taylorville Schools Good News Segment.