Prince George school board weighs $2.08 million in carryover funds; considers Beasley reroofing and security upgrades

Prince George County Public Schools board members spent the meeting debating how to spend roughly $2,082,000 in county carryover capital funds, including a proposal to add roofing work at Beasley Elementary and to reallocate equipment and security purchases.

The discussion centered on a staff plan presented by Mr. Barnes showing an updated spreadsheet for the carryover budget and a proposal to include Beasley roofing sections G and B in the list of projects. “In front of you, you have an updated spreadsheet for the, little over $2,082,000 budget that are the carryover funds that the county has indicated they will be approving to put in their capital fund for our use,” Barnes told the board.

Barnes said the package was adjusted to fit Beasley’s reroofing by reducing or reassigning several planned purchases. He recommended buying a single set of object detectors to rotate among the five elementary schools, funded from an existing security grant rather than from the carryover funds, and preserving awnings tied to detector use. “One set will be purchased out of security grant funds that we have in house that we have not committed anything yet until we get this sorted out,” Barnes said.

Barnes described other reallocations: reducing a placeholder amount for North High’s cafeteria and stage lighting after a final quote came in at roughly $54,043; removing one student transport van…