The Harlan Independent Schools District Facilities Plan was approved at a special called meeting of the board of education on Monday.
According to 702 KAR 4:180 Implementation Guidelines, a school district must develop a local District Facilities Plan once every four years in accordance with the schedule set by the Commissioner of Education.
A District Facilities Plan is a review and evaluation of a school district’s facilities, which is undertaken by a Local Planning Committee with the assistance of the district administrative staff, architects, engineers, Kentucky Department of Education and other consultants.
The plan is a determinate of a district’s needs calculation and the trigger for expending restricted construction funds.
Major renovations proposed in priority one for Harlan Elementary School included: Site development, parking, play areas, exterior canopies, exterior finishes repairs, asbestos abatement, roof replacement, doors, hardware and windows, interior finishes and accessories, casework, signage, HVAC replacement, including controls, electrical/lighting/service upgrade, plumbing/fixtures, fire protection and annunciation systems, data systems, clock and intercom systems, ADA accessibility and security upgrades. Renovate three extra standard classrooms into one special education, two resource, one art and one music rooms for a total cost of approximately $2.7 million.
Proposed construction at the elementary school included a computer room, two special education resource rooms, family resource center and an administrative addition for a total cost of approximately $700,000.
Major renovations proposed for the 1964 area of the middle/high school included: Site development, parking, play areas, exterior canopies, exterior finishes repairs, asbestos abatement, roof replacement, doors, hardware and windows, interior finishes repairs and accessories, casework, signage, HVAC replacement including controls, electrical/lighting/service upgrade, emergency generator, plumbing/fixtures, fire protection and annunciation systems, data systems, clock and intercom systems, ADA accessibility and security upgrades and acquisition/demolition of property for the construction of the additions, renovate two extra standard classrooms into one art room for a total cost of approximately $2.8 million.
Proposed construction at the middle/high school included a middle school computer lab, a high school computer lab, technology education room, media center addition, kitchen, cafeteria, physical education addition, youth service center, custodial receiving area and an auditorium/theater for a total cost of approximately $7.5 million.
Major renovations proposed for the Community Learning Center building included: Site development, parking, exterior canopies, exterior finishes repairs, asbestos abatement, roof replacement, doors, hardware and windows, interior finishes and accessories, casework, signage, HVAC replacement including controls, electrical/lighting/service upgrade, plumbing/fixtures, fire protection and annunciation systems, data systems, clock and intercom systems, ADA accessibility, security upgrades, remove ACBM and enclose stairwells for a total cost of approximately $1.2 million.
“These are the top priorities within the next two years,” said Superintendent David Johnson. “The board may chose any of these three priorities when you have available funding — any piece of those priorities under priority one. We don’t have a priority two or three because we put everything in priority one. We do have a priority four and that includes the construction of a new central office with a projected cost of more than $2.9 million and a central storage building of over $600,000. Money can’t be used for bonding purposes for these projects until priority one is met. Total district needs is projected to be approximately $18.7 million.”
Johnson said this total amount will be combined with all the district needs within the state. He said a total amount will be set and then each district will be “given their piece of the pie.” He continued by saying every other year the state legislature appropriates funding for bonding for construction.
Discretionary construction projects, under priority five were listed as: New construction and renovations at the elementary school to include an art room and a music room. At the middle/high school: relocation and construction of a new weight room/field house, athletic concession stands/bathrooms, parking, baseball bleachers and renovate track, construct baseball dugouts, locker room, press box, replace football press box, construct art room, two administrative suites and construct science classroom for a total of approximately $1.9 million.
Johnson said these projects can’t be completed using restricted funds, they may be completed using non-restricted funds as the funds become available.
The board approved Johnson as the District Funding Plan hearing officer and after the board recessed for a public hearing and then reconvened, Johnson gave a report of the public hearing, which was also approved.
The board went into executive session per KRS 61.610 (l.f) and returned with no action taken.
Reach Nola Sizemore at 606-573-4510, ext. 115, nsizemore@civitasmedia.com
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