CLARKSVILLE —
Clarksville Community Schools Corp. is seeking a partnership with the town of Clarksville in the pursuit of a new concept school.
The corporation’s superintendent, Kim Knott, sought support for the partnership Thursday night during a meeting of the Clarksville Redevelopment Commission. It’s looking for a facility for what is known as a New Tech Network School, which employs an experimental, project-based teaching model.
“We need new tech for local economic development, for state economic development, for national economic development,” Knott said.
She billed it as a revolutionary concept in education, which does away with the traditional classroom model. Students instead work on solving real-world problems on project teams — anything from addressing traffic flow to weighing some ecological consideration.
There are 86 such schools in 16 states around the nation, according to newtechnetwork.com. Clarksville has applied to get that group to sanction a school in this area. Greater Clark County Schools or even New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. could also be partners in the venture.
Clarksville town government comes into the picture due to a need for facilities. In order for the school system to be considered, it needs to show New Tech Network it has a facility in mind, Knott said.
One potential location for the school, discussed since December, is the former Value City Department Store building along Eastern Boulevard.
The building is currently owned by Columbus, Ohio-based Schottenstein Property but it’s about to be sold to local developer Alan Muncy. Clarksville Redevelopment Director Rick Dickman said he’d be surprised if the closing on the property didn’t take place in the next two weeks.
Clarksville has already done one appraisal of the land and Thursday night approved a $1,500 allocation to fund another. Dickman said that appraisal is needed as the town is interested in buying some of the land from Muncy for several purposes.
The new tech school would be one use, as would a proposed new indoor sports facility to complement nearby Clarksville Little League Park. The sports facility could potentially be used as a place for batting cages and a defensive training area for ballplayers or even for a lap pool.
Bob Popp, Redevelopment Commission president, also indicated even more of the land could be acquired for parking and access purposes for the Little League park. Right now, Popp said, the town leases parking spaces and the access road leading into the park from Schottenstein and the Salvation Army.
“It is a huge piece of property,” said Dickman, noting the Value City land was nearly as big as the little league park.
It could all mean big changes for the site, which is along Eastern Boulevard just off Interstate 65. It’s one of several in that area targeted for redevelopment, as there’s quite a bit of empty space since Value City Department Store closed in 2008.
Value City Furniture remains as does Carpet Remnant Outlet, Cardinal Uniforms & Scrubs, Clark Rehab & Skilled Nursing and others.
Following a resurfacing of the boulevard in the last few years, town officials have shifted their focus to improving the business climate in that part of town.
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JEFF Fest set for June 9
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he city hosted a showcase for about 200 developers and Realtors at Charlestown High School on Tuesday. The purpose of the showcase was to pitch the city as a place that is expected to prosper, especially in light of the continued development at River Ridge Commerce Center.
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Jeffersonville mayor vetoes two council acts
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Bridges project specifics emerging
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Gregg picks Simpson for Dems ticket
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TARC OKs rate increases
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Miss Clark County 2012 entrants sought
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Appeals court hears Covered Bridge case
