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Glen Ridge reports summer capital projects, rooftop AC, new playground and bleachers; foundation, HSAs donate funds
Summary
District administrators reported multiple summer facilities projects — rooftop HVAC, new classroom cooling units, epoxy flooring, paving and a new playground — and the board accepted foundation and Home & School Association donations to support programs and site improvements.
Acting district leaders presented a recap of summer capital and facilities projects completed across Glen Ridge schools.
Reported work includes parking-lot paving at Ridgewood Avenue School and other sites, fresh paint and new flooring at multiple schools, installation of a rooftop air-conditioning unit at the high school and temporary classroom cooling units at Central Avenue while the main chiller is scheduled for replacement in the spring. Ridgewood Avenue School basement floors received epoxy resurfacing. A new playground at Linden Avenue School opened this fall; the project combined Linden Avenue Home & School fundraising, a state grant pursued by Barbara Murphy and some board funding. The high school received new bleachers with installation slated to finish by the end of the week the work was reported.
Separately, the board accepted donations that help pay for programs and materials: an $81,000 grant from the Glenridge Educational Foundation for the Capturing Kids' Hearts program, about $11,000 for a reading professional-development program from the foundation, roughly $20,000 from the Glen Ridge High School Home and School Association for office furnishings and paint, approximately $7,500 from the Central School Home and School Association for a fence project, and $447 from the Central School HSA for a monitor and mounting bracket.
Board members and administrators described the projects as improvements to learning environments and noted the role of parent groups and the foundation in funding priorities.
Ending: Administrators said remaining infrastructure work — including chiller replacement — will continue according to schedule and that temporary cooling units are in place to mitigate classroom heat issues until permanent systems are completed.
