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Chico Unified highlights summer facilities work; restroom renovations to continue next summer
Summary
Maintenance staff showed before-and-after work from the 2025 summer project list—painting, roofing repairs, floor and parking-lot repairs and playground updates—and said Phase B of restroom renovations will be planned with architects and submitted to the Department of State Architects for next summer.
Maintenance staff presented a slideshow of 2025 summer projects at the Sept. 17 board meeting, outlining hundreds of work orders and multiple capital repairs completed across district sites.
“Districtwide we have well over 600 classrooms … our work orders that we do are everything from fire alarm panel testing and certifications to flush valve replacement, irrigation test and repair, heating and air conditioning,” Mr. German told the board as he summarized the maintenance team’s summer work. He said the M team completed more than 700 work orders between June 1 and Sept. 1 and performed projects including locker-room painting, epoxy floors, roofing repairs, asphalt replacement and playground-bark installs.
Board members asked about project prioritization and staffing for ongoing and multi-year projects. Mr. German said the district uses a mix of in-house classified staff and local contractors and plans projects across fiscal years; the 2025–26 budget covers projects carried from last summer as well as work planned for next summer.
The board also discussed recent restroom renovations at Chico Junior, Chico High, Emma Wilson Elementary and Little Chico Creek, a set of expedited projects that totaled roughly $900,000 by contract bid. Staff said Phase B restroom renovations will go to architects and then to the Department of State Architects (DSA) for review, with the goal of completing Phase B during next summer’s construction window.
Board members praised the maintenance and custodial staff for their work and noted the operational challenges of maintaining older campuses alongside newer facilities.
