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Lakeville district reports $15.1 million in summer facilities work; kitchens, safety upgrades highlighted
Summary
District operations leaders told the Lakeville Area School Board the district completed 51 summer projects worth about $15.1 million, upgraded kitchens at 12 schools with $1.3 million in equipment, carried out security training with local police and I Love You Guys Foundation, and expect all schools to open on Sept. 2.
Lucas Yoho, the district—s executive director of operations, told the Lakeville Area School Board on Aug. 26 that facilities and operations work to prepare for the 2025—6 school year focused on repairs, safety, technology and accessibility.
Yoho said the district executed 51 projects across 15 buildings this summer totaling about $15.1 million. Work included a sewer-line replacement at Cherry View Elementary; mechanical, lighting and HVAC improvements at multiple sites; accessibility and playground updates at six schools; and casework, ceilings, carpet and paint in five schools. He said 12 kitchens received equipment upgrades valued at $1.3 million to support more from-scratch cooking in district cafeterias.
Yoho also described several site-specific projects: a scoreboard installation and press-box renovation at Lakeville South that boosters paid for; concessions and scoreboard repairs at Lakeville North; a new special-education bathroom completed in roughly eight weeks at Lakeville South; an auditorium seat and accessibility platform upgrade at Kenwood Trail Middle School; updated counseling spaces at Lakeville North; and a renovated science classroom at Maguire Middle School.
On safety and training, Yoho said the district trained 88 administrators in a joint active-shooter exercise with Lakeville Police Department in June and trained about 125 building leaders and district staff in Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and reunification with the I Love You Guys Foundation and Dakota County. An all-staff refresher was underway before school starts.
He said transportation confirmed routes for each student, and that district facilities hosted more than 4,000 participants across 13 programs and an additional roughly 13,000 non-district participants over the summer—6about 17,000—18,000 total uses. Yoho said the operations team includes more than 350 staff who supported the work.
During questions, Director Kim Baker asked whether the district had worked with the city about crossing safety near Hybe Elementary; Yoho said he had not yet but would follow up. Director Baker also asked whether new science-lab tables were accessible to students who use wheelchairs; Yoho said he believed accessibility had been considered and would confirm.
The board discussed next steps including the district—s Facilities Vision 2035 process and longer-term maintenance planning. Yoho listed major future projects including mechanical and parking work at CLEC and continued mechanical improvements at Kenwood Trail.
Ending: District leaders said they expect all facilities to be ready for the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 2, and will return to the board with updates on the Facilities Vision 2035 planning process.
