The Millard Public Schools construction report reviewed the district’s summer and multiyear projects, highlighted completed work and outlined lessons the district will apply to an anticipated rollout of secure vestibules at several schools.

John Brennan, Steve Manelli and Jeremy Madsen were identified in the report as project leads for many of the recent projects; the district included bond- and non-bond work in the report and provided a photographic record of recent renovations. Board members and staff described projects ranging from major renovations to playgrounds and kitchen upgrades.

District staff and board members spent significant time on secure vestibules, which the district plans to add at multiple sites in the 2025 bond program. Staff said the vestibule work is “one of the biggest lifts” and cited the difficulty of completing full vestibule projects in an eight-week summer window. “We’ve learned some lessons there of how difficult that is to get done in 8 weeks,” a staff member said; the district will incorporate those lessons into planning with architects and construction managers to reduce classroom disruption and improve schedule predictability.

Staff discussed approaches to limit classroom disruption, such as coordinating with principals to identify ingress and egress paths and using exterior preparatory work that can be done before school ends. The district also said it is using sound-mitigation strategies and scheduling techniques to reduce noise and disruption when some work occurs during the school year. Board members asked about site-specific items, including family restrooms and exterior lighting; staff explained that plumbing-related family-restroom installations typically require major floor work and are expensive to do as standalone projects, and that some exterior-lighting projects were slated in the next summer’s maintenance allocations.

The construction report included an accounting of five years of bond projects and thanked the construction and facilities teams for their stewardship. Board members praised completed projects, noting dramatic renovation photos for schools such as Beetle Middle School and others, and discussed upcoming tours scheduled for October.

Ending: District staff said the report will inform 2025 bond planning and that lessons learned from this summer will be incorporated to improve scheduling and minimize disruption to students and staff.