Board hears details of updated 10-year capital projects plan; funding and summer priorities outlined

Jamestown Public Schools staff presented details of an updated 10-year capital projects plan during the board’s April 7 meeting, outlining how the district will prioritize available funding for summer and annual facility work.

Facilities presenter Mr. Gaylor described the district’s process for prioritizing work: building-level needs are gathered via a form, reviewed by Central Office administrators and the facilities director, then recommended to the board’s facilities committee before final board approval. The district organizes projects into schedules for asbestos abatement, building repairs, roofs, safety and security, equipment and other categories.

Gaylor said the target for the building fund for the coming cycle is “a little over 1,100,000,” and that the figure reflects revenue sources described in the presentation, including a 10-mill contribution toward the building fund and three mills raised through special assessments. He said the proposed expenditures slightly exceed 100% of available funding because the plan includes special-assessment expenditures and debt financing for a middle-school green-space project; that debt financing is scheduled to retire in 2028–29. Gaylor also noted that retiring Washington Elementary reduces the total capital-plan estimate from earlier figures.

He detailed anticipated uses: building repairs (listed around $548,000 in the presentation), roofs (approximately $92,000 in the slide), targeted expenditures (~$50,000), $80,000 for safety and security upgrades and roughly $108,000 for equipment. Gaylor said roofing contractors did not identify any roofs that required full replacement this cycle, allowing the district to shift resources to food-service equipment and other needs. Items singled out for summer 2025 included flooring and countertop replacements at Roosevelt and Gussner, dishwashers and combi ovens to support scratch cooking, replacement of shop doors and asphalt work tied to the JV CTC project, and bleachers for elementary activities where a PTO agreed to a 50% match.

Safety work noted in the plan includes enhanced welding ventilation and a pilot of 3M safety glass in high-traffic locations. Gaylor said projects that exceed the district’s procurement thresholds will be bid according to law.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the bleachers (they are telescopic and stored to meet safety code), the unfinished roofing project from last year (work is being completed under prior projects), and whether the board prefers a single motion to approve the updated plan (board agreed to a single motion). The board later approved the updated capital projects plan.

Next steps identified in the presentation include contacting contractors, scheduling work, and following procurement rules for purchases above statutory thresholds. Gaylor said the capital-plan work is part of an annual cycle that rolls forward each year.

The capital projects plan presentation was followed by the board’s approval of the updated plan.