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Warren County board reviews capital-improvement priorities, flags roofing and facility repairs
Summary
Board members received a capital improvement plan that lists prioritized facility needs (roofing, parking-lot resurfacing, intercoms), an external roof assessment with phased replacement timing through 2032, and principal-submitted ranked requests to inform the capital budget.
School staff presented a working capital-improvement plan that catalogues facilities needs across schools and includes a vendor roof assessment and a principal-submitted wish list prioritized by need.
The presentation showed building ages, educational capacity metrics (20 students per class baseline) and an external roofing assessment identifying phased EPDM and shingle replacements through 2032. "Our roof systems are our number one priority," a presenter said, describing EPDM (rubber membrane) failures at several sites and a vendor recommendation to schedule replacements by school and year.
Other priorities: principals supplied ranked requests that include resurfacing parking lots, repairing exterior stairs, upgrading intercom systems and replacing worn instruments and band uniforms. Staff explained some rank columns are internal rubrics and recommended the board concentrate on the top three or four system-wide priorities.
Capital funding context: staff noted prior appropriations (for example from county allocations for tennis courts) can shift scheduling and that the division tried last year to seed a textbook fund from operating savings but could not move the $419,500 because county funds were used for health-benefit costs.
Next steps: staff will condense the long working list into a one-page, costed set of priorities to enable clearer board discussion and prepare capital requests for county appropriations. No capital appropriations were approved at the meeting.
