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Board approves change orders, shelving purchase and property appraisals for new elementary project
Summary
The Middletown Area School District board approved construction change orders, a $21,175.28 shelving purchase and a $14,000 contract for property appraisals as work continues on the new elementary school; district staff reported the project is back on schedule with turnover targeted for July 7, 2026.
The Middletown Area School District Board of School Directors on an evening voice vote approved construction change orders, ordered new shelving for its Operations Building and contracted for appraisals of multiple district properties as work on the district's new elementary school proceeds.
District staff reported the elementary project is advancing rapidly. “We are back on track, fully back on track, 0 days delay,” Mr. Meiser, a district staff member reporting on the project, said. He described recent concrete work, placement of steel at the building front and the start of second-floor slab-on-deck work. The administration said turnover of the new building is scheduled for 07/07/2026.
Board members approved a motion to accept the set of construction change orders listed in the meeting packet. During discussion, a board member asked about one change order that would convert certain roller shades from chain-operated to spring-operated mechanisms; the transcript discussion referenced an "additional cost of 55 to 80" but did not provide a clear dollar figure. The board discussed convenience and long-term maintenance as reasons for the conversion and approved the change orders by voice vote.
The board also approved purchase of shelving for the new Operations Building from STS Innovative Interiors at a cost listed in the agenda as $21,175.28, using CoStar pricing. Separately, the board voted to contract with Tracy Appraisal Services Incorporated to perform property appraisals for Fink Elementary School, Kunkle Elementary School, the District Administration Building and the Operations Building for a total cost of $14,000, to be paid from the budgetary reserve line item.
Board members did not provide roll-call vote counts for these items; each motion was adopted on a voice vote of "ayes" in open session.
The approvals came during the board's operations and facilities items. District staff said they will circulate photographs of the site to the board to show recent progress.
