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Gilmer County Schools submits SBA major-needs project to update middle-school science lab

Gilmer County Schools Board of Education · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent's team submitted a Major Needs (SBA) project to replace hot-water/boiler systems and run plumbing into middle-school science lab M204; the $1.1 million project would require an estimated district share (discussed in meeting) and, if unfunded, the district plans to run water independently and purchase equipment to create functional labs by next school year.

The Gilmer County Schools administration told the board it has submitted a Major Needs project to the School Building Authority to upgrade hot-water and plumbing infrastructure needed for a functioning middle-school science lab.

Dr. May, reporting under the science-lab update, said the district filed the application "today I submitted a a major need improvement project," one that would replace the boiler and run hot water and plumbing directly into room M204, a larger classroom identified for a new…

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