District staff outline $3.7 million in remaining capital projects and bond funds available for future work

Mr. Okazinski presented the district’s short‑term facility improvement plan and a snapshot of capital project balances and proposals.

He said a middle‑school project to add seven classrooms, two workrooms and associated finishes is a $4.5 million project with a contract balance of just over $2.2 million remaining. For the high school, staff proposed auditorium audio upgrades, additional acoustic tile, replacement of the competition gym scoreboard, and weight‑room equipment and flooring. One audio quote in the board packet was $233,619; the transcript records the weight‑room quote as “$152,59” (figure unclear in the audio transcript). With a 10% contingency applied to current high‑school proposals, staff estimated the summer high‑school scope at just over $1.1 million.

Okazinski summarized remaining project balances and cited net proceeds from an earlier sale of alternative revenue bonds of slightly over $28 million and said about $12 million remains available from that borrowing. He reported that proposed projects plus contract balances total “slightly over $3.7 million.”

A trustee asked whether the roughly $8.6 million figure mentioned in the presentation was an operating surplus; the presenter and staff clarified the funds referenced are bond proceeds remaining in capital accounts, not unencumbered operating revenue. The presenter also said ongoing annual grant applications (school maintenance project grants) are used to supplement capital work.

Board members asked whether middle‑school additions and high‑school updates will be ready for the fall; staff replied they expect the seven classrooms to be ready for the start of the school year and noted furniture delivery is scheduled the week of July 13.

No formal vote or contract award occurred during the presentation; staff will proceed with vendor outreach and bring any contract approvals back to the board for formal action.