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Moorestown plans HVAC, Chromebook and security upgrades; administration building repairs to come from reserves
Summary
District staff told the board the 2026–27 draft budget includes technology refreshes (Chromebooks, iPads), Baker HVAC and high-school chiller repairs this summer, expanded CCTV/lock controls and administration-building roof and HVAC repairs proposed to come from capital reserve because they were excluded from the recent referendum.
District staff presented a set of capital and operations priorities on March 9 that pair campus infrastructure repairs with planned technology refreshes and expanded security systems.
"This summer we are going to finalize the Baker HVAC replacement," staff said, and the high-school chiller repairs and replacements are slated to happen during the summer maintenance window. Technology highlights included continuing the one-to-one device program, adding Chromebooks for grade seven, replacing an old grade of high-school laptops and refreshing six-year-old iPads at the upper elementary school.
Administrative building needs and referendum context Staff explained the administration building was intentionally excluded from the recent referendum package and therefore cannot draw on referendum funds. The administration building’s roof is "probably about 10 years past end of life," staff said, and a cracked heat exchanger in winter required a $13,000 emergency repair. Because the building was not in the referendum scope, staff proposed funding necessary repairs from capital reserves rather than referendum proceeds.
Security and systems integration The district described plans to upgrade door locks, CCTV and fire/PA systems and to integrate these systems with an alert-management platform named Informiccast so alarms and communication would be centrally managed. A government discount program that yields roughly a 40% equipment discount if minimum spending thresholds are met will be used where sensible.
Cost controls and procurement Board members asked whether the district could break technology expenses down by cohort (elementary vs. secondary) to prioritize replacements; staff said they would provide a cohort breakdown and emphasized reuse and repurposing of devices to stretch replacement cycles. Lease-purchase requests were reduced from about $2.2 million to less than $1.5 million in the current draft.
Next steps Staff will return with more detailed cohort cost breakdowns and a proposed schedule for administration-building repairs funded from capital reserves. Summer projects (HVAC and chiller work) are planned to begin after the school year ends; those timelines depend on contractor schedules and final budget approvals.
Provenance: Technology and capital/operations slides and Q&A in the district presentation beginning at the technology highlights and continuing through operations and security discussion.
