The district’s facilities and business office leaders told the Board of Education that summer construction work continued on bond-funded projects and several in-house maintenance initiatives advanced preparation for the school year.

Gabby Peruccio, facilities director, and business-office staff said work on the Performing Arts Center (PAC) refresh — new auditorium seats, stage curtains, painting and phased lighting/audio upgrades funded partly by the Rye Fund for Education — is in its final phases but remains phased to avoid dust and construction conflicts with performances. The district also reported delays in Midland and Osborne additions, which have arrived later than anticipated; construction is ongoing but the district is sequencing work to avoid disrupting occupied spaces.

Facilities leaders said the district increasingly used its own maintenance and operations crews for construction management and execution this summer. Business-office remarks noted major in-house accomplishments: a high-school gym refresh (floor, new bleacher seats and new wall padding and banners pending), about 25,000 square feet of new low‑maintenance flooring to eliminate waxing, three classroom refreshes and targeted repairs including Osborne stormwater-line replacement and roof work tied to the cafeteria.

Officials said in-house work allowed more flexible timing, closer quality control and potential cost savings compared with external contractors, though staff cautioned they would quantify estimated savings in a future report. Board members asked about staffing and whether in-house work shifts custodial time; leaders said summer staffing levels and ongoing recruitment affect capacity and that the district expects long-term benefits from building internal skills.

Other operational updates included: playground replacement funded by the Midland PTO with repurposing of usable elements to community programs; installation of a commercial dishwasher in the high school kitchen; upgraded AV in the high-school PAC; and a Midland grease-trap repair. Facilities leaders emphasized phased sequencing to protect school operations while construction continues.

Ending: District staff said the in‑house expansion is enabling projects that previously would have required contracting and positions the maintenance team to tackle more deferred work in future summers as staffing stabilizes.