CCSD trustees approve Lundy storm-repair contract excluding kiln room; pass multiple rezoning measures and administrative items

The Clark County School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 27 approved a contract to repair storm damage at Lundy Elementary School while explicitly excluding the school’s kiln room, and voted to adopt several attendance‑zone changes intended to relieve overcrowded schools. Trustees also accepted a compliance‑monitoring update and advanced notices of intent for a graduation policy and regulation.

Trustees acted after extended discussion of insurance proceeds, budget sources and community concerns about a kiln room at Lundy. The board approved a motion to remove the kiln room from the storm‑damage contract before voting to award the contract for the remaining work.

The decision matters because trustees debated how insurance and capital funds will be used, how quickly Lundy can reopen, and whether a kiln room — used for firing clay projects in elementary visual‑arts standards — is necessary now. Director of Risk Management Kimberly Crumlin told trustees, “The insurance claim value was 1,500,000.0, of which the insurance company deducted the district’s $500,000 deductible. The district also had 250,000 in emergency response reimbursement … which has left approximately 750,000 from the insurance company’s payment.” Assistant superintendent for construction Brandon McLaughlin told the board the kiln equipment itself retails at about $4,200 and that the kiln room being discussed is a prefabricated enclosure, not full masonry.

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