Glenview CCSD 34 board approves 10-year Health Life Safety report, green-lights maintenance grant application
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The Glenview CCSD 34 Board approved a 10-year Health, Life & Safety survey that identifies roughly $30,000 in immediate priority repairs and authorized applying for a $50,000 ISBE matching maintenance grant for capital work.
The Glenview CCSD 34 Board of Education on Tuesday approved the district's 10-year Health, Life & Safety (HLS) report and authorized staff to apply for the Illinois State Board of Education's $50,000 maintenance matching grant for capital projects.
The HLS report, prepared for the district by architects, documents building deficiencies and assigns priorities for correction: Priority A items must be addressed within one year, Priority B items within five years, and Priority C items are recommendations for future maintenance. Presenters told the board most items were minor and noted two facilities (Atia and the district office) had received little work in a past referendum; they identified about $30,000 in Priority A work the district must address promptly.
School district staff also asked the board to approve moving forward with an ISBE maintenance grant application that would provide $50,000 in state funding for capital projects if the district matches the amount. The presenter described the grant as a matching award that applies to capital work and said board approval is required to apply.
Board action: The board voted unanimously to approve the HLS report and to authorize the district to proceed with the maintenance grant application. Both approvals were taken by roll-call vote following brief questions from board members about building-level cost breakdowns and whether site work was included in the state filing. Presenters said the site work numbers will be included in the report sent to the state and that the district intends to address any Priority A items in-house where possible.
Why it matters: The HLS survey triggers required corrective timelines under ISBE procedure and creates a prioritized, costed plan the district will use to schedule maintenance and capital work. The maintenance grant authorization allows staff to seek state matching funds that could offset locally funded repairs and site work described in the HLS findings.
Next steps: Staff said they will provide a building-by-building cost breakdown to the board and will submit the HLS report through IWAS to ISBE with the board's authorization. If awarded, the maintenance grant will require the district match the $50,000 state amount; staff will return to the board with specific project plans and funding recommendations.