District staff outlined proposed summer projects and repairs, describing a prioritization of Health/Life/Safety items and scheduled maintenance that administrators say will reduce larger future costs.

Dr. Adrian (district facilities administrator in the transcript) told the board the district has spent about $1.6 million in recent summers on projects and proposed a summer package that focuses on health-and-safety concerns identified in periodic inspections. He said the district completed 10-year Health/Life/Safety inspections and used those reports to prioritize work. For Banner Elementary, he noted a $50,000 school maintenance improvement grant had been awarded to offset the Banner piping project cost.

On clocks and bell systems, the board heard that many wall clocks are no longer synchronized to the updated intercom/bell system. The estimated price presented for the Dunlap Middle School clocks was about $23,000 for roughly 60 clocks (roughly $370 per clock under the vendor quote); staff said Johnson’s, the vendor that has been installing bell systems and intercoms, provided the quote and has been responsive on past work. Trustees asked whether existing clocks are compatible and were told some schools’ clocks remain compatible while others require replacement because of the new bell system.

Administrators described plans for a soccer-practice field rebuild tied to moving stockpiled topsoil from a construction site for the district’s training center; an initial bid for reconstructing the practice field was shown at $125,000 (which included topsoil work and irrigation costs), and staff said the final cost is expected to come in lower. They also explained a portion of a paving project around Dunlap Grade School includes work on land owned by the village under a long-standing informal arrangement; several trustees recommended pursuing a formal easement or written agreement with the village rather than continuing the informal arrangement.

Board members asked for more detailed site boundaries and to see formal agreements with the village for portions of parking used by the district. Staff said they would follow up and that some grant offsets reduce net project costs.