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Millington schools facilities team reports progress on outdoor classroom, stadium repairs and radio system
Summary
Facilities staff told the Millington Municipal Schools board that work on the new USDA-funded preschool site and several maintenance projects is near completion; the operations team also described staffing, summer work and radio upgrades.
Phil LeBlanc, who gave the board an operations update, told Millington Municipal Schools trustees the USDA preschool site has moved into finishing stages and staff have relocated pre-K classrooms and furniture into the new facility. “They’re getting after it pretty good ... we’re getting very close to completing it,” LeBlanc said.
The update outlined several ongoing projects: asphalt work and fencing at the stadium parking lot, replacement of old chain-link fencing with a six-foot black vinyl fence with privacy slats, repair of leaking expansion joints at the home stadium stands, locker-room storm-damage repairs at Myles Park, a new concession-stand roof, and installation of a district radio system. LeBlanc said the district has 80 radios to be programmed once antenna and infrastructure work is complete: “We have 80 radios. We’ll sit in with the admin and talk about how their channels for each school to go by.”
Why it matters: the projects affect building access, student and spectator safety, and day-to-day operations across Millington Central Middle High School and the primary school. Board members praised the operations staff and asked questions about maintenance, turnover and timeline for project completion.
LeBlanc also reviewed custodial staffing and maintenance metrics: five plant managers, two office staff, and 24 custodial workers; since July 1 the operations department has handled 1,930 work-ticket requests, he said. He described summer waxing and planned interior work and said he expects most high-school waxing to be finished by the end of the month, with primary-school work to follow.
Board members asked about turnover and the in-house custodial transition. LeBlanc said initial turnover occurred when the district shifted to in-house custodial staff but that the roster has been stable for the past four to five months. On the fence replacement, he described the chain-link removal and replacement runs “roughly about 600 linear feet” and will include slats to reduce visibility. He and board members discussed monitoring repaired expansion joints for leaks into the weight room and other interior spaces.
The superintendent and several board members thanked the operations team for completing work ahead of the school year and for on-site summer activity, including landscaping and groundskeeping. LeBlanc closed by inviting further questions and said staff would continue to monitor repaired areas and follow up as needed.
