District construction update: major bond projects underway and plans for overnight security after forklift joyriding incident

At the June 1 board meeting district construction staff reported active work across multiple bond projects and described site-specific progress and challenges.

Brett Wallace summarized about a dozen major projects: mechanical and chiller work and roof replacement at the high school (ceiling removals underway and a new steel beam set in the weight-room), LED lighting upgrades in classrooms, middle-school parking-lot grading requiring substantial dirt import (about 7,000 cubic yards), athletic-building footing work pending weather, Titan Hill doors and windows work, and repair of leaking window sills at Craft.

Wallace said many contracts mobilized immediately after school dismissed for the summer, and staff will publish weekly project reports. He described coordination efforts to avoid duplicated trenching where multiple projects share work areas.

District staff additionally reported a security incident tied to construction equipment. Video and license-plate cameras captured multiple vehicles and several youths riding on a forklift late at night, including one instance with the forklift elevated about 20 feet. The district plans to either hire a security firm or assign an employee to provide focused overnight coverage from about 10:00 p.m. to 2:00–3:00 a.m. to prevent late-night congregation in campus parking lots. Staff said many of the individuals observed are not district students and that the district will refer identified drivers to local police for follow-up.

Board members and staff discussed temporary access patterns and accommodations for external renters and community performances that are scheduled while construction is ongoing. Staff stressed the intent to keep performance spaces and auditoriums accessible while construction work and safety protocols limit access to construction zones.