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LCPS updates board on ESSER III-funded infrastructure: roofs, bleachers, HVAC and controls
Summary
Superintendent’s staff reported on remaining ESSER III capital projects, including roofing, new bleachers, and a districtwide HVAC control system; most projects expected to meet the December liquidation deadline or are in extension application.
Lenoir County Public Schools provided an update Dec. 9 on capital projects funded with federal ESSER III dollars, describing progress on roofing, new bleachers, and a districtwide HVAC controls replacement.
ES S ER III (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds required capital projects to be encumbered by Sept. 30, 2024, and funds liquidated by Dec. 31, 2024, though the state offered an extension application for eligible projects. District staff said most projects are on track to meet deadlines or are included in the extension request.
Specific project updates included: South Lenoir High School roof replacement (95% complete), Northwest and Moss Hill elementary roofing (about 90% complete), Banks Elementary at about 80% with vendor optimistic but weather a possible risk, and a remaining roofing project at North Lenoir High School that may require the state extension to liquidate. Bleacher replacements at multiple schools were highlighted as a use of ESSER funds because state and federal funds cannot be used for bleacher purchases; the superintendent noted roughly $300,000 in bleacher purchases and an overall package of more than $500,000 for Deep Run High School including HVAC and other work, excluding roof costs.
The district reported that a nearly complete, districtwide HVAC controls replacement (about 95% complete) will allow remote monitoring and emergency overrides while leaving principal-level control intact. Officials described an additional quality-assurance step required by the Department of Public Instruction that slowed some capital projects: third-party structural engineering reviews must approve designs before DPI engineers sign off, which in some cases led to multiple revision cycles.
District staff thanked the vendor (REI) and school principals for cooperation, said many projects already completed are receiving positive feedback from school communities, and reiterated the district’s plan to apply for the state’s liquidation-extension process for any projects that cannot be fully liquidated by Dec. 31, 2024.
