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Board approves 2025–26 capital projects plan with $1M major maintenance funding; Frank playground discussed
Summary
The school board approved the district’s 2025–26 capital projects plan, including $1 million for major maintenance and $500,000 from utility savings; discussion highlighted deferred maintenance and the Frank School playground timeline.
The Kenosha Unified School Board approved the district’s 2025–26 capital projects plan Tuesday, which includes $1,000,000 in major maintenance funding and $500,000 transferred from utility/energy savings generated by prior efficiency projects.
Administrators presented a reduced capital plan that responds to multi‑year budget pressures. Board members and facilities staff discussed a list of deferred projects—including a Whittier School roof, multiple exterior door replacements across sites, the Indian Trail parking lot, LED lighting replacements, and library carpeting—explaining that continued postponement increases the district’s deferred maintenance backlog.
Facilities staff said the district’s roof inventory totals tens of millions of dollars in needs (a figure cited in the packet was on the order of $50 million), and that reduced annual capital funding increases the risk of emergency large‑scale replacements in future years.
Frank playground: Board members pressed for specifics on the Frank School playground repair and replacement. Facilities staff said a committee has met with a playground vendor and developed three options at different price points; accessible equipment and ADA‑compliant surfacing were included in planning. Staff said ordering and lead times may push installation into September or October for larger equipment, while a smaller Head Start/4K set will be completed over the summer because funds and equipment are already available.
Board action: A motion to approve the 2025–26 capital projects plan, with the $1 million in major maintenance funding and the $500,000 in utility-savings funds, passed by voice vote. Board members thanked facilities staff for clearer packet materials, saying the presentation improved transparency about costs and trade‑offs.
Next steps: Facilities staff will provide the options and pricing to the superintendent and continue community outreach and potential grant-seeking for projects such as the Frank playground. The board will monitor implementation and backlog metrics.
