District Facility Updates Planned for Summer 2024
Summer is often a busy time of year for Forest Hills School District facilities. These months provide an opportunity to make necessary repairs and complete timely maintenance to protect the financial investment taxpayers have made in FHSD buildings. This summer marks the start of the district’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, which was announced earlier this year.
The capital improvement plan is based on an extensive third-party, professional review and lays out, project-by-project, how FHSD plans to proactively maintain a safe learning environment for students and staff.
Improvements that have already begun or are scheduled to take place this summer include multiple roof repairs, asphalt patching and resurfacing, technology infrastructure and more. Click the plus sign below to see a detailed list of all projects planned for the next few months.
Summer 2024 Projects
- Operations Building: Asphalt - Concrete Maintenance (Estimated Cost: $60,000)
- Maddux: Asphalt - Playground Pathway (Estimated Cost: $12,500)
- Anderson: Asphalt - Tennis Court Resurface (Estimated Cost: $50,000)
- Anderson: Athletics - Stadium Turf & Track Improvements (Estimated Cost: $1,150,000)
- Nagel: Facade - Spot Restoration (Estimated Cost: $36,000)
- Operations: Mech/Elec/Plumb - Gas Heater Replacements (5) (Estimated Cost: $20,000)
- Turpin: Other - Auditorium Lighting Rack Improvements (Estimated Cost: $110,000)
- Mercer: Other - Kiln Replacement (Estimated Cost: $5,800)
- Anderson: Roof - Roof Restoration or Replacement (Estimated Cost: $1,300,000)
- Central Office: Roof - Roof Restoration or Replacement (Estimated Cost: $135,071)
- Mercer: Roof - Roof Restoration or Replacement (Estimated Cost: $483,000)
- Summit: Roof - Roof Restoration or Replacement (Estimated Cost: $300,000)
- Turpin: Roof - Roof Restoration or Replacement (Estimated Cost: $164,000)
- District: Technology - End-of-Life Network Switch Replacements (Estimated Cost: $600,000)
- District: Technology - End-of-Life Wireless/Access Points Replacements (Estimated Cost: $675,000)
- District: Technology - MM Fiber Replacement (Estimated Cost: $75,000)
- District: Technology - New District Firewall (Estimated Cost: $50,000)
- District: Technology - UPS Replacements (Estimated Cost: $50,000)
- District: Trans/Auto - Operations Truck/Van Replacement (Estimated Cost: $55,000)
- District: Trans/Auto - School Bus Replacements (3) (Estimated Cost: $360,000)
Without the community’s support of a combination levy in 2023, these critical infrastructure repairs and upgrades likely would not be possible. The district recognizes its obligation to the community to make the most of this significant investment and ensure these funds make a lasting impact on school buildings and other facilities. FHSD is also committed to financial transparency by keeping taxpayers informed of ongoing efforts to improve or repair facilities, providing updates on the progress of these projects and explaining the cost associated with this work.
The overall capital improvement plan is designed to be flexible and is expected to adjust over the coming months and years in response to changing needs of different buildings, as well as potential fluctuations in anticipated costs for construction labor and materials.
Individuals interested in learning more about the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan are encouraged to visit a dedicated section of our website at: https://www.foresthills.edu/departments/facilities/ongoing-projects/
The Ongoing Projects page will continue to be updated throughout the summer with pictures of various work being done at different district facilities.
You can also click the links below to view the capital improvement plan and independent facilities assessment to learn more.
