Board moves to replace worn carpet at PBE and to rekey district doors; PCCD grant offsets part of cost

Pleasant Valley operations staff told the board they will solicit bids to replace roughly 10,000 square feet of worn carpet at Pleasant Valley Elementary (PBE) and proposed a districtwide rekeying of interior doors using a standardized keying system.

Carpet replacement: Facilities staff described spaces that would be converted from carpet to durable VCT tile, estimated contractor pricing at about $50,000 and an in‑house cost approximation near $40,000 (including labor and benefits). Trustees discussed doing one full contract over summer versus piecemeal work during breaks; several members favored a single‑contract approach to minimize repeated disruption.

Rekeying and security: Operations staff presented a district rekeying bid of about $349,913 for internal doors (the high school will be handled with the planned renovation). Chief Miller and operations staff said the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) awarded the district a grant of $183,539 toward that project; the board was asked to commit capital reserves for the remaining roughly $166,745. Staff described benefits of a consistent key system with school‑level masters and a grand master and noted the new locks would address classroom‑locking recommendations from safety assessments.

Why it matters: Trustees said the worn carpet should be replaced for safety and maintenance reasons and noted the rekeying project responds to recommendations in recent safety audits and allows more controlled key inventory management.

Ending: Trustees directed staff to prepare bid documents for carpet replacement for summer work and to include the rekeying project in a capital‑reserve request after grant funding was confirmed.