Marblehead school facilities staff on July 24 reviewed a running list of summer projects across district buildings and outlined immediate work at Brown School, Glover, Village, Veterans and the high school.

At Brown School, staff said they will install a bottle-filling station in the cafeteria and are pursuing three EV charging pedestals (six total connections) in a nearby parking area; the chargers were discussed as part of the Brown School building project and staff said the Marblehead Light Department has been expected to cover installation costs and collect pay-to-charge revenue under earlier agreements. Project staff said conduit was preinstalled during the Brown project closeout and that the light department and ChargePoint have walked the site; staff will follow up to confirm feed termination and whether a pole might simplify connection routing.

Glover School has new rooftop HVAC units in place and crews are now completing controls work; Left Field reported that the building should soon have functioning air conditioning in the areas that were designed for it. A Glover playground resurfacing and a $60,000 climbing structure funded in part by the town and PTO were scheduled for completion before the start of school; the project is shown as $62,000 total with the committee noting the district will cover a $2,000 shortfall.

Village and Veterans schools will receive classroom and cafeteria upgrades including serving-line equipment and targeted HVAC mini‑split installations for problem rooms such as computer labs and food-service offices. The high school will receive new main-entry doors, auditorium-door replacement and kitchen exhaust-fan replacements; staff told the subcommittee the exhaust fans are being replaced like-for-like and that the work will be funded from the school nutrition revolving account after DESE review and approval when required.

Other logistics noted: a new electronic gate on the emergency entrance road (near the post office) will be roller-mounted, operated with swipe cards and set up to be opened by police and fire vehicle preemption. The committee also discussed an outstanding fence along Brown’s parking lot that stakeholders have identified as a safety concern and which vendors repriced after a delayed award; staff said they will follow up with the Brown building committee about funding and closeout status.

On facility finish work, staff confirmed the scoreboard ordered for Village School was upsized in transit (top and bottom panels increased from 18 to 24 inches) and the vendor notified the district the larger panels still fit existing clearance.

Ending: Staff said many items on the summer list are completed or in progress; facilities will circulate an updated checklist to the subcommittee and follow up with the light department and ChargePoint on EV charger feed termination and responsibilities.