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Construction of the Fine Arts Center on the campus of Baldwin High School Improvements for other education facilities, including HVAC upgrades Upgrade and expand system-wide technology Purchase school buses, transportation and maintenance vehicles Purchase textbooks, library books, furnishings and equipment Purchase band, fine arts, athletic, and CTAE equipment Purchase safety and security equipment |
The SPLOST for Education was approved by the voters of Baldwin County on September 18, 2007 On September 18, 2007, voters in Baldwin County approved an action that will continue the SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax). The SPLOST, a penny sales tax, has already funded several operations within the Board of Education, and will cover the complete, extensive upgrade of Baldwin High School. Phase I of the renovations includes the construction of the Fine Arts Center and the new administrative office suite, in addition to minor additions, like three new classrooms and a new hallway to bypass the main offices. Phase II will begin after the completion of Phase I, and will include a new cafeteria, new computer labs, demolition of the current vocational building, and construction of a new Career and Technical building nearby. The largest addition of Phase I, on which construction is ongoing, is the Fine Arts Center, which will include an enlarged band room, enlarged chorus room, art rooms, 1000 seat theater with hydraulic orchestra pit, music theory and music ensemble rooms, and numerous other amenities. Fine arts director Mark Weaver and band director Clint Raburn met with the architects to say what they and other fine arts teachers in the school system thought should go into the building. The blueprints were approved at the May 13th, 2008 meeting of the Board of Education. Soil testing was performed in late September of 2008 and groundbreaking for the Fine Arts Center occurred Thursday, December 11, 2008, the 20th anniversary of the original school's dedication in 1988. Construction on Phase I is ongoing and completion is planned for March 2010.
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