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Board reviews preliminary capital plan; members flag paint and playground timelines
Summary
School district staff presented a revised capital budget preview and project requests June 24, flagging roofing, a school replacement, targeted PPO work and security upgrades while noting the plan is not yet balanced.
District staff presented a preliminary Capital Budget update and five‑year plan at the June 24 workshop, showing updated appropriations and a list of requested projects for the coming fiscal years.
Staff summarized adjusted revenues and carryover funds, and highlighted items not already budgeted (for example, long‑term replacement costs the facility condition assessment will reveal). The presentation included a preliminary list of requests from departments: facilities projects such as roofing and fire alarm upgrades at select sites, replacement of a school building (Bethune), targeted PPO (preventive maintenance and operations) funding, and districtwide security and equipment investments. Staff noted the plan is not balanced and that more detailed project bundling and construction‑level estimates would follow once FCA results are finalized.
Board members pressed staff for clearer timetables and asked that visible, parent‑facing items — exterior painting and playground access at schools undergoing renovation — be prioritized. Several board members questioned the logic of scheduling paint or playground work after other capital activities and requested a school‑by‑school status report for sites with urgent drainage and water‑management problems. Staff said some dollar amounts in the plan represent initial requests to be refined; they also said project timing sometimes follows required sequencing (for example, roofing should precede exterior painting).
The board also heard a short briefing on potential financing capacity: debt service projections show cash flow coming off in later years that could support new financing, and staff noted options such as Certificates of Participation used in a previous cycle. Several trustees said they would prefer phased funding for large projects (design followed by construction) so dollars better reflect actual project timing and market pricing.
Staff will refine the tentative capital budget for the July board meeting, including clearer timelines, FCA‑driven priorities and more granular cost analysis for proposed projects.
