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Board hears facilities update: roof repairs, middle-school air conditioning and 10‑year planning
Summary
Superintendent and facilities staff updated trustees on prioritized roof work (McDonald roof reseal estimate ~ $300,000 for a 20-year warranty), electrical work to support classroom air conditioning at the middle school over spring break, flooring and fleet planning, and a high‑level proposal to study a combined middle/high‑school campus.
Moscow — Facilities and operations were a major focus Jan. 22 as the board reviewed an updated 10‑year plan and short-term projects.
Superintendent Sean C. Teague and facilities director Butch Feehley told trustees that the district will prioritize roofing work this year. For McDonald Elementary, staff reported that a reseal and regravel approach would cost “in the about the $300,000 range” and — if done now — would allow the district to obtain a 20‑year warranty. Teague said deferring the work could require a full tear-off later at substantially higher cost.
Trustees also heard that the district has engaged an electrician to identify a circuit and make upgrades during spring break that would permit installation of air conditioning in middle‑school classrooms. The board discussed a plan to electrify classrooms incrementally and noted the work is scheduled to occur over spring break.
Other items included inventory and replacement planning for kitchen equipment, continued attention to “armor light” metal roofs on several buildings with a proposed 10‑year maintenance cycle, upgrades to security cameras to reduce blind spots, and fleet and bus orders already in process.
Teague raised a conceptual study idea—using the existing middle‑ and high‑school footprint as a single, closely connected 7–12 or 6–12 campus (roughly 1,300 students, combining an estimated 800‑student high school and 500‑student middle school). He asked whether trustees would like the district to engage an architectural firm for an initial feasibility study; trustees supported getting information on feasibility before committing further funds.
A separate Russell Elementary evaluation remains ongoing and is expected to return to the board at a future meeting (anticipated by April delivery of consultant materials).
