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Superintendent outlines facilities priorities as board discusses boilers, auditorium and broadcasts
Summary
Mr. Hess delivered a final informational report highlighting a planned newsletter and board goals; members discussed facility priorities including a quoted $300,000 estimate for three boilers, audiovisual upgrades for sports broadcasts, auditorium fundraising and transportation needs. Mr. Hesss last day was noted as June 25.
Mr. Hess delivered a closing informational report to the board outlining accomplishments and next steps, and members spent most of the meeting discussing facilities, technology and funding priorities.
Hess asked board members to help identify highlights for a final newsletter and to set board goals for the coming period. Members praised increased transparency and community partnerships; one member said the districts work has moved "light years" from earlier years.
The board discussed a range of facilities items. Speakers described past student projects that sketched housing concepts (one project estimated at about $3.5 million) and noted the potential benefit of recruitment housing for teachers. Members discussed using CIP, cohort and community foundation grants and booster-club fundraising to advance projects.
On capital systems, S1 reported a recent quote "I think it was a $300,000 bill" for three high-school boilers plus valves and controls and said the work would unify building controls into a single software system. Members discussed pursuing a fall grant application (referred to in the transcript as the cohort/Colborne process) to fund that next phase.
Sports and media also drew attention: the cameras and video pipeline exist, but announcer audio and PA integration often rely on Bluetooth and fail to reach the gym; staff and members proposed running a hard line under the bleachers to the AD office so announcers could plug phones or tablets directly into the system.
Transportation discussions centered on the high cost and intermittent use of a large diesel bus; members described an "activity bus" as a difficult budget sell and said transportation funds are constrained.
Board members acknowledged Mr. Hesss organizational work; the transcript records a staff speaker stating, "I believe [Hesss last day] will be June 25." The board set its next meeting for July 8 and adjourned.
The discussion recorded was largely advisory; no formal motions tied to the facilities items were recorded in the transcript segment provided.
