IRON MOUNTAIN — Work is being completed on two gymnasiums at Iron Mountain Schools with the help of donations from three organizations.

The district received $100,000 from Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools, $40,000 from the Tom Johnson Memorial Fund and $80,000 from the Iron Mountain Sports Booster Club. The school’s portion is about $78,000.

The high school gymnasium in the Izzo Mariucci Building is receiving $164,417 in renovations and the Central School gym $133,759 in work.

In the high school gym, they removed and replaced the record boards, lights, the speaker system, painted the walls, replaced the scoreboards and scorer’s table, refinished the gym floor, and did some bleacher repairs. The highest expenses were $80,000 for the new scoreboards and scorer’s table and $24,588 to remove and replace the record boards.

In the Central School, the highest-cost items include repainting and refinishing the gym floor at $27,350 and bleacher repairs for $43,890. Other items include replacing the lights, speaker system, scoreboard and scorer’s table, back boards, and painting.

In other business, the board:

≤ Was told full-time equivalent student numbers have increased from 768 last year to 810 this year.

≤ Heard from Superintendent Jerry Sardina that the district will receive a sizable donation from a family trust. More details will be announced after speaking with family members.

≤ Learned Sardina met with Barb Reisner and Jonathan Ringel about the possibility of having the Imagination Factory Children’s Museum moved out of the Central school building so the district would be able use it again. They indicated to Sardina they are outgrowing the space, so are seeking a grant to renovate a different building. The former middle school, now sitting vacant, was mentioned as a possibility, but it would depend on the amount of the grant and the costs for renovation.

≤ Approved several school policies, including: 2405 — allows the board president to appoint officers if no one runs; 2200 — allows a student to join the board as a student representative; 2403 — changes the board terms from six years to four years; 5201 — requires a principal to have permission from the superintendent to allow a student to be questioned by an officer; 5206 — allows the district to deny enrollment to a student who has not completed suspension or is under investigation at another district, requires students to be toilet trained unless they have a special need; 4206 — allows the board to revoke a contract if an administrator engages in improper conduct; 3202 — requires the district’s fund balance to be at least 10%. They also approved an anti-bullying policy.

— Decided to apply for a 23G Michigan Kids Back on Track grant for the district. The money can be used for intervention programs before school, after school and additional programs during the day, Sardina said.

— Learned that School Resource Officer Adam Ray is being promoted and leaving the district. He will be replaced by Matt Opolka.

— Heard an update on the district’s school forest. The district planned to have a special education session when the school forest was cut in the spring, but Sardina was informed by the school’s forestry consultant at Van Oss Forestry Management in Crystal Falls that spring wasn’t a good time to harvest. Sardina also learned the harvest will not take place in fall due to a number of factors.

— Approved the audit report conducted by Anderson, Tackman & Company of Iron Mountain.