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Board approves $580,564 additional scope for STEM Academy playground despite trustee concern
Summary
Trustees approved a $580,564 additional scope for playground equipment and civil costs at the STEM Academy from Bond 2023 funds; Trustee Melissa Woods raised concerns about location and use of remaining bond funds, and administration said the play area could be moved later if needed.
The Royal ISD Board on May 11 approved an additional scope to the contractor’s Guaranteed Maximum Price for the STEM Academy playground in the amount of $580,564, to be funded from Bond 2023 funds. The motion by Trustee Cori Vahalik, seconded by Trustee Traci Seward, passed with one recorded abstention (Melissa Woods ultimately recorded as abstained on the motion).
Trustee Melissa Woods questioned whether placing the playground at the STEM site was the best use of the district’s remaining bond funds after a recent stadium location change, asking about the possibility of moving STEM. The transcript reports that "Dr. Pape responded that the current junior high would relocate to the current high school building once the new RHS was open," and that board member Cori Vahalik noted STEM had not previously had a playground and that the equipment "may be disassembled and moved should it need to be relocated."
