Avon Grove details multi-year safety, access and capital projects including Avigilon integration and stadium repairs
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Summary
Facilities staff presented a long-range plan that includes Avigilon access/camera integration, LED exterior lighting, interior door lock replacements, nightlock devices, window shades and stadium fence/gate repairs. The board discussed recurring unauthorized access of turf fields and options for enhanced perimeter security.
Avon Grove School District’s operations committee reviewed an extensive multi-year facilities and safety plan during the Oct. 2 meeting, with an emphasis on integrating security systems, improving perimeter protections and completing deferred roofing and HVAC work.
Facilities director Chris Farmer said the district’s Avigilon project — a combined access control, camera and monitoring integration — is nearly complete and will allow centralized monitoring of doors, cameras, radios and sensors across campuses. “What the Avigilon project has done is integrated all of our safety and security systems, to allow it to work way more effectively and efficiently than it does when they're all working as separate systems,” Farmer told the committee.
Capital priorities in the 2025–26 budget include interior classroom door lock replacements, window shades, LED exterior wall‑pack lighting, additional camera locations and radio bi‑directional amplifiers to extend coverage to large playground and stadium areas. The district is budgeting small‑to‑medium projects per campus — examples cited included a $265,000 interior door lock replacement project at the high school, $75,000 lighting at Avon Grove Middle School and ongoing installation of window shades at multiple schools.
The committee discussed recurring unauthorized use and damage to turf fields and stadium gates. Staff said cameras cover parts of stadium parking but do not fully cover every fence line, and a combination of gate repairs and added camera coverage is being solicited. Farmer said maintenance staff have repaired some sections and the district is obtaining quotes to improve access control and egress in case of emergency.
Other projects reviewed included: nightlock devices for classroom doors; installation of a burglar alarm panel at the former high‑school building now used as the middle school; large‑scale roofing projects (including the Engle Education Center roof) and phased HVAC recommissioning that will require chiller removal work planned during no‑student days.
Board members asked about payback and rebates for LED lighting upgrades and were told rebates from the local utility (PECO) are possible. Staff also described practical benefits from access control upgrades, noting multiple new card‑access points reduce staff walking time while improving security.
No formal capital approvals were recorded in committee minutes during the presentation; the items were presented for review and will be part of the district’s long‑range budget planning and procurement cycles.
