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School board approves 10-year facility plan, citing safety and accessibility priorities
Summary
The Preston Joint School District board unanimously approved a 10-year facility plan that prioritizes safety, ADA compliance, and major high-school systems work. Trustees voted 5-0 to adopt the plan after discussing project prioritization and funding limitations.
The Preston Joint School District Board of Education voted unanimously Nov. 20 to approve a 10-year facility plan aimed at addressing safety, accessibility and long-term maintenance needs across district schools.
The motion to approve the plan was made by Chris Jones (Zone 4 Trustee) and seconded by Susan Yardley (Zone 5 Trustee); the vote was recorded Yea: 5, Nay: 0. Trustees and staff discussed prioritizing projects by safety, ADA compliance and student use, and identified high-school needs including HVAC, electrical and plumbing upgrades and elevator accessibility problems as near-term concerns.
Superintendent Lance Harrison and district staff outlined recent maintenance challenges that informed the plan, including water-line breaks and Mantrap security-system work. Director-level staff (Craig Kunz) reviewed the state-required 10-year facility planning process and noted constraints on use of modernization funds.
Board members pressed for a clear funding and sequencing strategy; School Board Member Chris Jones emphasized the need to attach monetary estimates and funding sources (including potential plant facility funds and modernization dollars) before moving to major project design. The plan approval does not itself appropriate construction dollars — it establishes priorities and a roadmap the district will use when seeking funding or placing projects on future agendas.
