Board approves math intervention grant, SCAP award and $2.17M in construction allocations
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The school board voted to request appropriation of a $581,479.25 mathematics intervention grant, approved a $580,000 SCAP award for the Barbara Johns Auditorium and authorized use of $2,167,745.45 in leftover construction funds for rooftop HVAC units, a high-school chiller, field fencing and to supplement auditorium work.
Prince Edward County School Board members approved multiple funding actions at their February meeting, moving forward several grants and allocating audit-year leftover funds to capital needs across district schools.
Miss Jones presented three separate appropriation matters. First, the division will seek Board of Supervisors approval to accept a mathematics intervention grant of $581,479.25; the division will act as the fiscal agent for a regional grant intended for training and interventions across Region 8, with some program-specific spending in Prince Edward County.
Second, the board approved acceptance and use of a $580,000 SCAP (School Construction Assistance Program) award to assist renovation of the Barbara Johns Auditorium at the high school. Presenters said the Department of Education’s SCAP award requires no local match but does require funds to be available for the project; the school division expects the grant to reduce local capital needs for that auditorium work.
Third, the board approved requesting appropriation of $2,167,745.45 in leftover construction audit funds for a set of projects: three rooftop HVAC units for the middle school (estimated ~$300,000), a high-school chiller including installation (presenter estimated roughly $125,000; note staff later said chillers can cost more and a used chiller from another division is being evaluated), fencing around the football field and a baseball backstop (roughly $100,000), with remaining funds to be applied to Barbara Johns Auditorium work. Board members discussed procurement options (including evaluating a lightly used chiller from another division) and emphasized maximizing dollars for needed work.
All three items were moved, seconded, and approved during the meeting. The board also moved a formal request that the Board of Supervisors appropriate the requested funds from county sources where required.
Next steps: the superintendent’s office will transmit appropriation requests to the Board of Supervisors and continue procurement and site-evaluation work for the chiller and HVAC replacements.