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Pulaski County Special School District lays out 2026 master plan, flags funding hurdles
Summary
An unnamed district presenter detailed the district’s 2026 facilities master plan, listing recent capital work, committed school rebuilds and planned projects, and warned that rising construction costs and limited funding mean many projects await financing decisions.
An unnamed district official (Speaker 1) presented the Pulaski County Special School District’s 2026 master-plan priorities at a community meeting, summarizing recent capital work, committed projects and planned replacements while urging patience on timing until funding is secured.
The presenter said the district has completed "about $400,000,000 worth of projects" from 2023 to the present and described a three-tier capital plan that separates quick maintenance work from projects requiring board and state approval. He listed categories such as flooring, roofing, HVAC, doors and safety upgrades and said the district implemented a directed maintenance cycle that touches each feeder every four years; that approach, he said, reduced maintenance calls dramatically.
Committed projects named included Harris Elementary retrofit, replacement of College Station Elementary…
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