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Board approves architect and directs planning for roofs, HVAC and athletic-field options
Summary
The Clark County School Board approved continuing with Ross Torrent Architects for upcoming projects and discussed priority 1 items from the district facility plan — including roofs, windows, HVAC work at Campbell Junior High and Baker Intermediate, and options for additional athletic fields.
The Clark County School Board voted unanimously to approve Ross Torrent Architects (RTA) to work on upcoming district projects and asked staff to begin planning for priority items in the district facility plan, including roofs, windows and HVAC work at Campbell Junior High and Baker Intermediate and potential athletic-field work.
The board’s approval of RTA was a recorded motion and passed 5-0. Board members then discussed next steps from the district facility plan and gave staff direction to develop scenario options for budgeting and design.
Board members and staff said the district facility plan — prepared by the local planning committee with architectural and financial advisors and available on the district website — lists priority 1, tier‑1C work that includes Campbell Junior High roof, windows and HVAC; Baker Intermediate roof and exterior doors; and possible upgrades to athletic fields. Brandon Watkins (staff member) said the district plans to finish the preschool project in the coming months and then begin planning for renovations that could bundle several of these priority items.
Watkins said the district has discussed multiple athletic-field options, including building a baseball or multipurpose turf field at the top of the hill by the softball field or making use of space at Baker near the current soccer field. He noted practical site constraints: sewer and water lines uphill from the softball field need attention and would add cost to any hilltop installation. “It will be a task getting those up the hill from the softball over to where that’s at, but it’s doable,” he said.
Trustees emphasized roofs as top priorities. One board member said she attended local planning meetings where “roof, roof, roof” was the primary concern, and several members said replacing aging roofs is critical before other projects. Watkins said the architects and the district’s financial advisor will model cost and bonding scenarios so the board can prioritize work within the district’s capacity.
Legal and property questions also surfaced. Miss McCoy (staff member) advised that if the district considers disposing of surplus real property, the first step is an appraisal to establish fair market value and to follow the district’s regulations for sale of property. “Subject to some exceptions, you’re going to have to get a fair market value out of the property,” she said.
No new bond or budget measure was approved at the meeting. The board’s direction was to let staff and RTA prepare scenario options (A, B, C, D) with design and price estimates for future board consideration.
Board members asked staff to return with those options and cost estimates during the design and planning phase so the board can decide which projects to fund and in what sequence.
The board approved the architect selection 5-0 and provided informal direction to begin planning work on the cited priority items.
