Sunday, December 3, 2023
By Submitted Story on March 21, 2020
(Dare County Schools)This was posted on March 16 on the Dare Schools website, daretolearn.org
Dare County Schools is prepared to transition to online learning for all students in grades K-12 on Monday, March 23.
We will use online learning resources to support our students during this difficult and unprecedented time. While we realize online learning cannot fully substitute the quality of a face-to-face classroom, we are prepared to provide our students with creative and unique opportunities to continue their education while schools are closed.
We will leverage our access to technology to limit unnecessary gaps in learning due to this unprecedented school closure. Although we know there will be challenges, Dare County Schools is well positioned to provide online instruction to all of our students because of our one-to-one Chromebook initiative.
The student meal program
Our School Nutrition Department has received a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture that will allow us to serve breakfast and lunch to all children that live in Dare County ages 0-18. These meals are at no cost and will be available as long as our schools are closed due to the Governor’s Executive Order. The meals can be picked up at Manteo Elementary School, First Flight Elementary School, and Cape Hatteras Elementary School. Additionally, we are working with local businesses to arrange a meal pick-up location in each community in Dare County.
Children that want a meal can come to one of the pick-up locations and receive a meal at no cost. Meals will be served Monday through Friday starting on Tuesday, March 17. Breakfast will be available from 7:45am – 8:45am. Lunch will be available from 11:00am – 12:30am.
Contact School Nutrition Director, Kelleta Govan with questions and for more information.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID:
Barnhill Contracting Company will receive sealed proposals for Manns Harbor – EMS/Fire Facility (EMS-8), Kitty Hawk – EMS/Fire Facility (EMS-9), Manteo – Youth Center on January 09, 2024. Times to be given on via addendum #01. See the following SCOPE OF WORK: BP 100 – General Trades, BP 105 – Final Cleaning, BP 205 – Demolition, BP 390 – Turnkey Concrete, BP 400 – Turnkey Masonry, BP 500 – Turnkey Structural Steel & Misc. Steel, BP 505 – Light Gauge Metal Trusses, BP 740 – Roofing, BP750 – Siding, BP 790 – Caulking/Sealants, BP 800 – Turnkey Doors/Frames/Hardware/Toilet Specialties/Accessories/Division 10, BP 840 – Curtainwall/Storefront/Glass/Glazing, BP 925 – Drywall/Framing, BP 960 – Resilient Flooring/Carpet/Base/Epoxy, BP 980 – Acoustical Ceilings, BP 990 – Painting and Wall Coverings, BP 1230 – Finish Carpentry and Casework, BP 1250 – Window Treatments, BP 2100 – Fire Protection, BP 2200 – Plumbing, BP 2300 – HVAC, BP 2600 – Electrical, BP 3100 – Earthwork/Turnkey Site, BP 3213- Site Concrete, BP 3290 – Landscaping. Scopes of work may be added and/or deleted at the discretion of the Construction Manager.
Bid Location and Time: Bid opening will be held in the Barnhill Contracting Rocky Mount Training & GPS Technology Room: 800 Tiffany Bvld, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Time is as follows: January 09, 2024 at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Times per packages to be given on via addendum #01.
Barnhill Contracting Company will receive, open, and read publicly all bids received in person in the Training & GPS Technology Room at the main office and listed with the virtual viewing at the link to be posted on Barnhill’s Plan Room.
Bids will not be accepted from bidders that are not pre-qualified. No facsimile or email submissions are permitted. Sealed bids are to be hand delivered to the bid opening location noted above or mailed Sealed Bids can be delivered before 9:00am the day of the bid to the Barnhill Contracting Company Office at 800 Tiffany Blvd., Suite 200 Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Attention “Clint Hardison.”
The pre-bid meeting will be held in Person & Zoom Meeting on December 06, 2023 at 10:00 am at the Barnhill Contracting’s Rocky Mount Main Conference Room: 800 Tiffany Bvld, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.
The pre-bid meeting link can be located on Barnhill’s online Building Division Plan Room ( https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/54da832ce3edb5050017438b) and below. A preferred brand alternates meeting will be held via the same link at the end of the Prebid meeting.
Bid Documents can be viewed or downloaded through Barnhill’s online Building Division Plan Room (https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/54da832ce3edb5050017438b) after 12/04/2023.
All Bidders are strongly encouraged to include opportunities for HUB participation wherever possible in their respective Bid submission. HUB participation is a part of this contract and must comply with all requirements set forth in the Bid Documents.
The Construction Manager and Owner reserve the right to add pre-qualified bidders. The Construction Manager and Owner reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Should you require additional direction, please call Barnhill Contracting Company, (Clint Hardison – 252-802-0740).
Clint Hardison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Dare EMS – Phase 2 Pre-Bid Conference
Time: Dec 6, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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surf123
There are lots of things that will fade into the sunset after this is over:
-Conferences and conventions: mostly unnecessary junkets for which there is little redeeming business value.
-Stores open 24 hours a day.
-Excessive emphasis on sports and other after school activities.
-More items being made in the US versus China, especially vital ones.
Teachers will be a part of this as everyone will figure out that there is plenty of schooling that can be done online (even if it is at a school) and not require as many teachers. I’m not minimizing their value, but the reality is they do a lot of teaching which cannot match that of computerized training which can self-adapt to the individuals skills and learning speed. Our schools systems cannot compete against most European and Asian countries. Some of it is the emphasis on learning that is placed several orders of magnitude above extra-curricular activities such as sports. There is no other way to explain away better results with shorter school days. Businesses use online training regularly and its growth is expanding.
Major events like this lead to changes in priorities and behaviors. Expect fallout.
XZDCATC
Re free meal program : Why have children/parents go anywhere to pick up meals ? Use the transportation system already available , SCHOOL BUSES. Have them run normal routes and deliver those meals. For those that walk to school, they would be allowed to pick up their meals at a school. This would cut down on large gatherings at pick up points.
Steve
the pick-up point is a half hour drive each way.