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Committee reviews safety, camera licensing and multiple capital projects including $180,000 clock/paging replacement
Summary
District staff briefed the Safety and Operations Committee on a recent emergency drill, bus patrol results and several capital projects: a $12,000 camera‑license shortfall, varsity softball fencing (~$24,000), and an initial $180,000 estimate to replace the high‑school clock/paging system that would tie into Raptor and digital signage; several items will be brought to the December agenda.
The Perkiomen Valley School District Safety and Operations Committee received updates on safety work and several facilities projects at its Nov. 20 meeting.
Facilities staff told the committee they found a shortfall in camera licensing during a server consolidation and asked for about $12,000 from capital reserve and general fund to make the system fully compliant. "We need an additional about $12,000," said Mister Fabrizio, noting the funds would come from capital reserve and the general fund.
Fabrizio also reported initial quotes of about $24,000 for varsity softball fencing and foul poles; the fencing, he said, would be paid from capital reserve and general funds and the district will build an in‑house warning track with grounds staff and the softball coach.
On the high school clock and paging system, staff described an initial estimate of approximately $180,000 to install new digital displays that would replace existing clocks, push alerts and integrate with the district's Raptor safety system. Fabrizio said the project is "network heavy," involves roughly 180 clocks at the high school alone, and requires careful coordination on cabling, POE ports and battery backup. Dr. Sachs told the committee that systems often go offline when power is lost, underscoring the need to evaluate redundancy.
Several committee members emphasized prioritization: while the scoreboard opportunity was described as "net 0," members reminded staff there are outstanding capital priorities such as bleacher repairs, ceiling and floor work, locker‑room updates and paving projects. Fabrizio said paving quotes are being collected and that the township (Gilmore) has performed preliminary surveys on parking/entrance work.
Other operational items discussed included HVAC punch lists at multiple buildings, bathroom partition installation at Middle School East timed for school breaks, and side‑door replacements. The committee agreed to include blinds/door coverings, camera licensing and related capital requests on the December agenda where appropriate.
Next steps: staff will provide a memo/update on paving and return refined cost and timeline information for the clock/paging recommendation and other capital projects.
