Byrneville Elementary Board Adds Member, Forms Building Committee

February 23, 2017

The Byrneville Elementary School Board of Directors elected Wednesday to take another huge step toward a building project, and they also named a new board member.

The board decided to name a building committee. The committee will report back to the board of directors and make a general presentation to parents at a PTO meeting or event about construction plans.

A new building, if approved by the board of directors and if financing is approved, would be constructed on the Byrneville Elementary School’s current four acre property at 1600 Byrneville Road. While there is no construction timetable in place at this time, the building could open within about two years of final approval. It will replace wooden portables currently used for about half of the charter school’s classes.

Byrneville has been a “conversion charter” school since 2002 when the Escambia County School District closed the existing Byrneville Elementary School and converted it into charter school operated under its own board of directors.

Funding for the school is still provided by the state and local government, with the local school district providing the campus and major maintenance services.

Byrneville will need to become a full charter school, taking over building ownership, to become eligible to construct a new permanent building to replace the portables.

Also Wednesday, Brewton attorney Jeremy Hawsey was named to the board of directors.

Pictured: Principal Dee Wolfe-Sullivan and board members Michelle Driskell, Melanie Killam and Tammy Jo Smith meet Wednesday afternoon at Byrneville Elementary School.  Pictured inset: Byrneville Elementary School’s main building was constructed in 1941. Pictured below: On of the many wooden portable buildings on the campus. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “Byrneville Elementary Board Adds Member, Forms Building Committee”

  1. Duns Megus on February 25th, 2017 10:35 am

    When was the capsule buried, please?

  2. PreviousStudent on February 25th, 2017 12:42 am

    Yes and please inform the students who participated in the contents of the time capsule prior to opening/discarding if construction was to disturb it.

  3. ProudArmyParent on February 24th, 2017 2:11 pm

    Please remember when building there is a 50 year Time Capsule at the base of the flag pole! :) MEMORIES of an AWESOME School!

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