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Superintendent: Brandon Valley construction on track; board set budget hearing and fall dates
Summary
Superintendent Larson told the Brandon Valley School District 49-2 board that elementary finishes and a middle-school addition are proceeding on schedule and on budget, and reminded the board of upcoming FY27 budget hearings, bus-pass sales and fall start dates.
Superintendent Larson updated the Brandon Valley School District 49-2 Board of Education on facility and calendar preparations, saying the district remains on schedule to open facilities for the fall term.
“Finishes are going in,” Larson said in the superintendent’s report, adding that final cleanings and punch-list work will occur in July and that furniture installation is planned for early July so staff can be ready for August. He said the middle-school addition is “on time and on budget,” and cited Visions Construction as the contractor that has committed to the current timeline.
Why it matters: The construction and schedule updates affect start-of-school logistics, bus routes and facility readiness. Larson noted the temporary closure of Veterans Parkway westbound and several “pop-up” construction projects that will alter some ESY (Extended School Year) bus routes and urged patience from families.
Larson also outlined the budget timeline: the board will review the FY27 budget at a July meeting at 6:00 p.m. prior to the annual organization meeting, and may take action at that meeting. He reminded the board that bus passes are scheduled to go on sale July 1 and that, at the next board meeting, staff will have been selling passes for about 20 days.
On programming and operations, Larson thanked the Southington Library and Pete’s Ranch for their promotion of the district’s summer reading program, and extended praise to custodial and grounds staff and summer hires for deep-cleaning facilities. He said the district has roughly 39–40 working days to prepare buildings for fall and provided start dates for students as stated in the meeting: the 26th (month not specified in the transcript) for grades 1–12, August 28 for junior kindergarten and kindergarten families, and August 31 for early childhood programs.
The chair invited questions after the report; none were raised. The board moved on to routine business after the update.
