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Facilities director outlines summer maintenance projects and multi‑year capital plans
Summary
The district’s facilities director detailed 2026 summer maintenance projects (demountable walls, elevator hydraulic jack, stair‑tread replacements, theater lighting, targeted roof repairs) and described larger funded borough CIP projects planned for 2027–2028, including estimates for North Pole Middle ($2.1M) and Lathrop boiler work (~$2.2M).
Executive Director of Facilities Management Jay Carrion briefed the school board May 19 on summer 2026 maintenance work and upcoming capital projects.
Carrion said there are no district‑led capital improvement projects this summer; several planned capital projects were delayed and moved to future years because design, bidding and funding processes require longer lead times. This summer’s in‑house and impact‑aid funded work includes moving a shed to two elementary schools, an admin center window replacement, district‑wide contracted fire‑alarm inspections ($132,000), stair‑tread replacements at Lathrop High and Denali Elementary (estimated $135,000), theater lighting upgrades at West Valley High and North Pole High (est. $92,000), North Pole Middle elevator hydraulic jack replacement (est. $128,000), a small Arctic Light Elementary roof mitigation (est. $68,000), and an insurance‑funded exterior wall repair at Anderson Crawford (est. $38,150), Carrion said.
Looking ahead, Carrion walked the board through larger projects funded at the borough level and in the state major‑maintenance list, with preliminary estimates: North Pole Middle exterior renovation and window replacements (about $2.1 million), Lathrop High boiler and heat‑exchanger upgrades to allow conversion to natural gas (about $2.2 million), Lathrop track replacement (about $2.0 million), Weller Elementary boiler replacement (about $1.0 million), and 2028 projects including Arctic Light roof replacement (about $4.1 million) and Herring Auditorium rigging and safety upgrades.
Board members pressed on scheduling and contingency planning, particularly the condition of Lathrop’s boilers (district staff said some sectional boilers were out of service and the facilities team is working to keep at least two operational until the planned replacement). Carrion described the multi‑year design and bidding process — roughly a year of design review followed by procurement and construction — and noted the district has about $400 million in deferred maintenance across district properties.
The presentation included a status update on custodial summer deep cleaning and oversight of contractor ABM; administration said ABM will begin deep cleaning immediately after school ends and that district coordinators will monitor the contractor’s schedule and inspections.
No formal board action was required; members asked for follow‑up on vendor/contractor details and confirmation of insurance versus risk‑management funding for covered repairs.
