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The school board Monday night was told not to believe rumors going around that the new school would not make the start date of Sept. 15.

In fact, Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson told members of the board, the special ribbon cutting for the new school will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 12, with tours for the public immediately after.

Seems there has been talk about town that the school won’t be ready for students on opening day. Only a rumor, Carlson stated.

He added that teachers were asked about the “what ifs” when the Sept. 15, day was set earlier in the spring.

The “what ifs” included that it might be necessary for workers to do some touch ups while classes are going on. The teachers replied that it wouldn’t be bothersome.

The workers will be working on a “punch list,” as its called — the minor things noticed in a special walk through that need to be fixed before the building is officially turned over to the district. These might include such things as a spot of paint, a bubble on a surface and other similar things.

Carlson told the board that the concrete floor surface will have some cracks in it, not surprising in a concrete floor.

The concrete is polished and has a textured finish look. In the downstairs, workers have created a tile-like look by grinding out squares in the surface.

It will all be there for people to see when they tour the facility, Sept. 12.

All move-in activities will be complete, Sept. 8, Carlson said. Staff will get training on all the new building systems, emergency response actions and use of new instructional technology on Sept. 10 and 11.

Then it will be the public’s turn to admire the new facility.