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Board reviews Phase 2 capital plan: high-school HVAC, Jordan Bank upgrades, field house and turf timeline

Oxford Area Board of School Directors · October 29, 2025

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Summary

Trustees heard detailed Phase 2 plans including replacement of a 2003 high‑school HVAC system, Jordan Bank building envelope and HVAC work, and a new field house and turf project. Budgeted estimates provided and a November approval was flagged as a key upcoming decision.

The facilities and safety committee presented Phase 2 of the district's capital improvement plan at the Oct. 21 meeting, outlining major projects, preliminary pricing and a proposed timeline.

At Oxford Area High School, the district plans to replace the original 2003 HVAC system with a new chilled-water central plant, rooftop units, air handling units and an upgraded building automation system. The item's original budget was listed at $12.1 million; preliminary final pricing was reported at about $9 million.

Jordan Bank Elementary School is slated for high-priority upgrades that include new HVAC and electrical systems and building-envelope improvements. That portion of the program had a $6.3 million original budget with preliminary pricing around $5.54 million.

The sports complex plan calls for a new field house with restrooms, locker rooms, concessions, a trainers' room, a weight room and storage. Design work on the field house was scheduled to begin Nov. 2025, with anticipated bidding in February or March 2026 and construction starting in June 2026 to coincide with the turf-field project.

Committee materials show a sequencing that expects major construction on the high school HVAC and Jordan Bank projects to begin in summer 2026 and potentially extend into early 2027. Committee members noted permitting and civil engineering will lengthen the field timeline.

The facilities committee and administration indicated the board will review Phase 2 plans and that a November vote will be a critical step to keep the proposed schedule. "It will be a very, very key" meeting next month, a committee member said.

Board members asked about potential disruption to spring athletics and shared plans to coordinate construction with athletic schedules; designers said, subject to weather and permitting, the spring 2026 season should be minimally affected.

The board did not take a final vote on Phase 2 on Oct. 21 but highlighted November as the target month for approval and subsequent bidding.