District facilities report highlights staffing, budgets and building projects; board OKs Franklin and high school resolutions
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Summary
Port Angeles School District facilities director Eric Britton told the board the district has 25 custodians (recruiting one more), a custodial supplies budget of $121,800 (YTD $88,124.92) and maintenance budget of $462,450 (YTD $205,799.36); the board approved resolutions advancing Franklin and high-school rebuild specs and accepted an African American History Month proclamation.
Eric Britton, Port Angeles School District director of facilities, delivered a detailed facilities update to the school board and the public, outlining staffing levels, budget-to-date figures, recent projects and the district’s condition-assessment schedule.
On staffing and scale, Britton said: “We are currently at 25 custodians district wide. We are actively trying to make that 26,” and described coverage across approximately 627,000 gross square feet of district facilities. He told the board the custodial supplies and expense budget for 2025–26 is $121,800 and the year-to-date spend as of Feb. 4 is $88,124.92. Britton said the maintenance supply and expense budget is $462,450 with a year-to-date total of $205,799.36.
Britton outlined recent in-house projects including installation of high-filtration plumbing-mounted water filters in kitchens and bottle fillers, a roof repair at the district’s wood shop (the 500 Building), access-control upgrades at Stevens Middle School and LED lighting upgrades at Roosevelt and Dry Creek elementaries. He emphasized the district’s practice of keeping work in-house when feasible — citing on-site welders, heavy-equipment operators, and a digital SDS (safety data sheet) inventory accessible by QR code — and described how the district prioritizes safety, business continuity and deferred maintenance in that order.
On condition assessments and state requirements, Britton explained the district performs yearly internal building-condition assessments and must maintain an asset preservation program to maximize state matching funds for projects that use state construction systems on buildings built after 1993. He said Dry Creek and Jefferson elementaries are tracked in that system and that a certified state inspection is due in 2028.
The board then considered capital resolutions for Franklin and the high school. Nolan (district staff) described the square-footage changes: Franklin will remove approximately 49,000 square feet and add about 60,000; the high-school project would remove about 122,000 square feet and add about 136,000. The board heard a motion to approve the Franklin resolution (RES 25-26-07); the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The high-school resolution was presented next and moved forward with a motion and second.
Other business: Director Williams read a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as African American History Month; the board moved and seconded to accept the proclamation. The board also approved first readings of policy 2108 (Learning Assistance Program) and policy 2255 (Alternative Learning Experience courses) by voice vote.
At the meeting’s end the board announced it would move into executive session for a personnel evaluation, estimated to last about 90 minutes.
No formal amendments to the resolutions were recorded in the public minutes; recorded vote tallies were announced as voice votes (‘aye’) without roll-call name-by-name tallies in the transcript.