The Mid-Del (Midwest City-Del City) Board of Education on Dec. 12 reviewed progress on bond-funded renovations at Country Estates, Ridgecrest and Cleveland Bailey elementaries and approved several facilities actions and contracts. Designers described storm-shelter additions, major roof replacements, new fire alarms and sprinklers, upgraded HVAC, and classroom and accessibility improvements intended to bring older buildings closer to district standards.

Larson Design Group architect Angie Clarkson outlined the top priorities: "First and foremost ... there are storm shelter additions going into each of them," and said music rooms, special-services classrooms with accessible toilets and IT closets were included in the shelter footprints. Architect Brian Farley detailed site layouts and alternates, noting the district preserved playground areas where possible and is sequencing work to allow some classroom moves during the school year.

The board approved a change order to the Willowbrook Construction storm-shelter package after engineers discovered sanitary sewer mains underneath the Midwest City High classroom addition. Staff said codes require moving the sanitary line and adding a lift station with backup generator. According to presenters, the district will fund the relocation; the city will operate the lift station and cover electricity and generator fuel. "It's essentially what we're doing. It's just a big pump," a district presenter said while explaining the lift-station work.

The board also declared several items surplus so they can be removed or sold: old cooling towers at Del City High and Midwest City High, and multiple portable buildings scattered around district properties. Staff said auction proceeds would go into the general fund and that bidders would be responsible for moving any purchased portables.

Other approved purchases and contract actions included furniture for the Barnes Elementary safe room (School Specialty LLC), a sourceable contract to have United Turf install synthetic turf at the district's softball fields, and a purchase of the CampusCE education management suite from SHI International for adult career and workforce programs. Routine human-resources recommendations (hires/resignations) were also approved.

Where the transcript records motions and seconds, the minutes show the board moved and seconded related approvals; explicit roll-call tallies were not recorded in the provided transcript. The board discussed budget priorities and alternates during the bond presentation; presenters noted alternates were priced at bid and could be added if funding allows.

The district project manager provided a multi-site status update, reporting that many tasks (roofing, decking, slab pours and interior framing) were underway and that items shown as complete on the presentation slides were ready for the next phase. Presenters said they expect to advertise some packages for bid as early as January.

Next steps: the district will proceed with the approved change orders and surplus processes and continue bidding and contracting for bond-related work. Specific funding allocations for alternates were described as locked in if the board elects to move forward on each alternate, but the transcript does not show a roll-call vote tally for those decisions.