Eagle Point SD 9 schedules May gym seismic work, reviews security and campus repairs

At the April 12 work session the Eagle Point School District Board heard a report from a district supervisor that a seismic upgrade at Eagle Point High School is scheduled to begin May 13 and will displace PE teachers and remove gym availability for summer training.

The supervisor reported the district has ordered softball batting-cage materials and a new digital score table expected to arrive the coming weekend. Participation numbers presented showed increases over three years: high-school spring participation rose from 117 in 2022 to 181 in 2024, and total high-school athlete numbers were reported as 349 (2022), 500 (2023) and 549 (2024). Middle-school participation and club counts for each level were also summarized.

Facilities updates included repairs to a long-affected drainage grate at Eagle Rock playground where plastic left on the grate for decades had prevented drainage; Hardy said staff removed the material so the area should drain properly going forward. The district is soliciting bids to replace several deteriorated window banks at Shady Cove and to replace multiple gym entry doors at the high school where hinge pockets have failed.

Staff outlined security improvements: cameras were added to the concession and baseball-side campus entries to better monitor vehicle and gate access, and staff confirmed camera coverage that views patrons moving from the ticket booth toward the main parking lot. At Shady Cove the district is planning a new fence along Cleveland Street after staff discovered neighbors had installed gates that allowed backyard access to the field.

Hardy described a delayed-egress mag-lock installation for certain site-based classrooms intended to slow students who run from class: the magnet holds a door for 15 seconds while an alarm notifies staff; the device is tied into the fire system so the mag releases if the alarm activates.

Other campus projects discussed were retro-commissioning work at the high school HVAC systems and duct replacements, stage lighting and curtain upgrades at Little Butte Gym used for a visiting theater production, fence repairs at Lake Creek playground, and replacement of aging fuel tanks used by transportation operations after insurance and testing raised concerns about their structural integrity.

Board members asked follow-up questions about camera coverage and timeline details for repairs. Staff said ongoing projects will be coordinated with contractors and come back to the board as bids and schedules finalize.