Goshen schools outline multi‑year facilities work, weigh short‑term fixes as enrollment rises

Troy Smith, speaking to the Goshen Local Board of Education on June 9, presented the district’s year‑2 capital facilities update and a roster of planned and in‑progress campus projects, while a separate master‑planning presentation from SHP outlined capacity constraints and short‑ and long‑term options.

The update outlined ongoing replacement of HVAC controllers and servers across campus, roofing repairs and infrared scans, blacktop milling and repaving, stadium LED lighting and perimeter security upgrades, playground replacement at Mark Cook, pond drainage work and signage and a new crosswalk on Linton Road. “So, basically, in a nutshell, this is taking out all of the controllers in every single room, this room included, that are the touch points for our software to read,” Smith said of the HVAC control project.

The district’s facilities manager said Spalding was the first building to receive new controllers and servers, the high school and middle school work is underway, and the plan calls for a year‑3 software cutover that would allow campus‑level HVAC control rather than separate, room‑level touchpoints. Smith also said the district contracted Garland to add snow rails to the high‑school roof after winter damage and that infrared scans are being used to prioritize roof repairs.

Charlie, a consultant from SHP contracted…