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Contractor: Danville school renovation about 80% complete; phases to open before school year
Summary
Meyer Najim’s Nick Phipps told the Danville Community School Corporation board that the high‑school and other construction phases are roughly 80% complete, with multiple areas (art, north parking, training/health classrooms, auditorium upgrades and portions of the culinary/chemistry spaces) on track to open for the next school year; final completion currently targeted for fall 2027.
Nick Phipps of Meyer Najim told the Danville Community School Corporation board on July 13 that the district’s multi‑phase construction program is progressing and that contractors expect several major areas to be turned over before classes begin.
Phipps said the transportation facility is close to certificate of occupancy, with a walk planned and punch‑list work to finish. “They’ll have that walk tomorrow, and then we’ll just be working on‑site punch list and building punch list,” he said. He detailed Phase 6A (north‑side art addition and training/health classrooms), Phase 7 (business/resource area), Phase 8 (culinary, sewing and child development) and Phase 9 (new chemistry labs), noting culinary equipment arrival and owner furniture installation dates.
He summarized other major work: kitchen demolition and new freezer/cooler/dry‑storage additions, gym repairs and new floor installation, auditorium theatrical lighting and fire‑protection upgrades, and planetarium interior demolition and finishes. Phipps said many mechanical and roofing systems have been replaced and that the project is "roughly right at 80% complete with the project." He added that some turnovers would occur before the school year while final completion across all phases is tracking toward October 2027.
Board members asked about security cameras for stairwells, whether brick staining at the high school is separate from the administration building work, and the decision to install shot clocks now in anticipation of future IHSA rules. Phipps and staff explained the same contractor is handling multiple staining contracts, that shot clocks were installed proactively to avoid greater future costs, and that the greenhouse foundation is complete with installation planned in January for a two‑month build.
The presentation included photographs and a phase map; staff offered to set tours for trustees to review turned‑over areas. The board thanked Meyer Najim for the update and asked for continued monthly progress reporting and clarified the timeline for the remaining punch list and phase turnovers.
