District facilities staff told the board the high‑school air‑conditioning program is on schedule and that the district can add air conditioning to the new gymnasium and adjacent weight room by reallocating remaining bond funds.

Facilities staff member John Allen said the high‑school instructional spaces are expected to be air conditioned by September; the gym and weight room were initially scoped for heating replacement only. “We have the ability to now air condition as well in those spaces if the board so chooses,” Allen said, noting the district has obtained state approval and that the work would be “100 percent aidable.”

Superintendent Joseph T. Sentimore and board members described savings from the bond program that created funds available for reallocation. Sentimore said the bond came in “about $6,000,000 under” projections and that roughly $400,000 could be reallocated to include air conditioning in those gym spaces without reducing the project scope elsewhere.

Board members broadly supported pursuing the change and asked for more detail and formal documentation before any contract awards. During discussion, board members said the timing made the expansion appealing: adding air conditioning now, while the project is packaged, could avoid higher costs and disruption if addressed later.

No formal resolution or contract award was made at the meeting. The board’s comments functioned as an informal direction to staff to prepare cost and scope details for a future agenda item, and administrators said they will bring back specific paperwork, pricing and procurement steps.

Facilities and the administration said they will prepare a recommendation with final cost estimates and the necessary district and state approvals for board consideration.