Operations report: HVAC, lighting retrofits, site mapping and construction timelines outlined
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Summary
Assistant Superintendent Mark Lebsack outlined the district's summer capital and maintenance program, including gym HVAC installation, lighting retrofits, digital emergency mapping and construction progress at Sunset Hill and the high school expansion.
Assistant Superintendent Mark Lebsack told the Independent School District No. 69 Board of Education that crews will begin multiple summer capital projects immediately after the school year ends, and he provided status updates on ongoing construction and long-range bond planning.
Lebsack told the board the district will start gym HVAC work the day after school is out and expects that installation to be complete by Aug. 1. Mustang High School, Trails and Creek buildings will receive full lighting retrofits this summer under a program that leverages the OG&E business energy-efficiency reimbursement: the district buys supplies and is reimbursed for supplies and labor, which the presentation characterized as a net financial benefit.
Why this matters
The projects affect building comfort, energy costs and emergency response. The digital mapping effort is intended to give first responders and staff a rapid grid-based location reference inside each site; the district plans a micro (classroom) and macro (site) map for each location and expects to hang maps in classrooms before school opens.
Key program and schedule details
- Mustang Central Middle School and other sites: gym HVAC replacement beginning the day after school ends; target completion Aug. 1.
- Mustang Valley: exterior painting contract awarded; exterior trim, awnings, bell tower and some doors are included, plus interior main-hall painting.
- Lighting retrofits: district electricians will install LED/efficient fixtures at Mustang High band room, Trails and Creek; work funded in part by OG&E's business energy-efficiency program through supplies reimbursement that also covers labor.
- Digital mapping for emergency response: the district will use a mapping vendor identified by staff and expects to use Project 376 (described in the presentation as the SCORE resource officer grant) to fund the work; engineers will walk each building to create accurate floor plans and a grid system so teachers and responders can reference a grid coordinate (for example, "J-6"). Lebsack said the maps would be shown to the board before school begins.
- Sunset Hill project: construction is approximately 86% complete; significant upcoming deliveries include furniture on July 7 and gym flooring scheduled for June 1; contingency funds were reported as healthy.
- Mustang High School expansion: an 86,700-square-foot addition is underway that includes a first-floor storm shelter, cafeteria addition, practice gym, physical education spaces, special-education classrooms and second-floor e-sports and broadcasting labs; site work and civil utilities are in progress with a completion target of Aug. 27.
Change order and technical clarification
Lebsack addressed change order No. 51 at Sunset Hill involving four split HVAC units: the mechanical plans included the mini-split units, but condensation drains that run to the roof drains were omitted from the plumbing plans and required additional copper piping. District staff and the construction manager estimated about 180 feet of copper piping and labor to install, pressure-test and commission the lines; Lebsack said the change-order cost reflects that piping work only and does not include the mini-split units themselves.
Board questions and planning
Board members asked whether teachers would report grid locations via phone or radio; Lebsack said the district will use multiple communication methods, including text and the RAVE panic button, and that maps will help responders locate incidents more quickly. On long-range planning for the district's next bond (referred to in discussion as "momentum 2027"), Lebsack said staff will conduct another engineering audit this fall to inventory mechanical systems, cooling towers and boilers; that information will inform bond priorities and potential classroom additions. He said mid-fall is when the board should expect a clearer set of possibilities for the 2027 bond package.
Ending
Lebsack closed by describing routine summer maintenance (HVAC checks, plumbing valve replacements, tankless-water-heater flushes and electrical work) and said staff will return with more detailed long-range planning results in the fall.
