District staff say old boilers disconnected, replacements expected within weeks; ‘multi school custodian 1’ position being added

Dr. Monica, a district staff member, told the meeting that work to replace building boilers is underway and that the district is adding a “multi school custodian 1” position.

“The old boilers may be removed as early as Friday, if not the beginning of next week,” Dr. Monica said. She reported the design team has completed its work, boilers have been ordered, pipe-fitters have begun work and a crane specialist has assessed removal logistics. She added the new boilers are expected to arrive “in the next 3 weeks.”

Dr. Monica said crews already disconnected the old boilers and that contractors will install new pads once the boilers are off-site. She also said the district is maintaining heat and hot water during the work, describing an oil contingency: “It’ll be closer to the end of that 3 week, but right now, it looks like, within the 3 week period ... we will have oilers. ... so building still has heat. It still has hot water.” She said the district hopes the oil contingency will be in place “in the next 45 days,” language she used to describe the expected timing.

On staffing, Dr. Monica said a “multi school custodian 1” position is being added to handle cleaning across multiple schools. She did not provide funding details or say whether the position had received formal approval at the meeting.

After the update, a meeting participant said, “Okay. Thank you, doctor Monica. There is the whole business moving on to new business,” and the meeting proceeded to the next agenda item.

Details about contract vendors, exact delivery dates, budget lines funding the custodian position, and any formal votes on the staffing change were not specified in the remarks recorded in the transcript.