Lewis Central moves toward secure high school front entrance with $1.5 million renovation plan

Lewis Central School District officials on June 16 presented detailed plans for a secure front-entrance addition and interior renovation at the high school and asked the board for final feedback before the project is put out for bid.

District leaders said the project — roughly a 1,300-square-foot exterior addition plus about 2,300–2,400 square feet of interior renovation — is currently estimated at about $1.5 million and is intended to move administrative and security functions to the building front, improve visitor flow and expand the nurse’s suite.

The plan calls for a new glass-lined vestibule where visitors would be screened at a transaction window before being buzzed into the building, separate check-out lanes for students leaving campus mid-day, an enlarged nurse’s office with a bathroom and a shower, and an SRO/security office…