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three sinks, plus gas and water connections, and $2,000 to $2,500 for lab tables and chairs. But that will leave the building program short of funds for other work, the superintendent pointed out.
“What’s the feeling of the School Board?” asked Mr. Miller.
“They want it (the planned lecture room) to be as functional as possible,” Dr. Gangel said. “But they’re trying to keep the bottom line down as much as possible. This may have been ...” he paused, adding, “I wasn’t here so I can’t really address the issue.”
However, the superintendent affirmed that with the expenditure of the $12,500, the room will be “a complete wet lab.”
“So that a teacher could teach to state standards (which require students to have 50 percent hands-on lab time)?” Mr. Miller questioned.
“Absolutely,” Dr. Gangel answered.
“What about the library? Is there any problem with the library meeting state standards?” the Hampton District supervisor asked.
“Not to my knowledge,” replied the superintendent.
“If the three labs are not complete, I’m opposed to putting this $46,000 in capital outlay. If they are complete, I’m in favor of doing it,” Mr. Miller announced, getting nods of concurrence from his fellow board members.
“But we’re obviously going to fall short somewhere down the line,” Dr. Gangel repeated.
When bids for the construction came in over the amount available from the state’s low interest literary loan for the expansion project, “the School Board and the previous superintendent recognized that and went forward anyway,” Mr. Miller recalled. “At the time, they said they’d get the money from the activity fund or somewhere else.”
The vote to appropriate $46,781
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