High school heating and cooling system needs costly replacement

What happened

On October 26, 2026, the board heard a presentation on replacing the high school's aging geothermal heating and cooling system. Options discussed run about $3 million or more. Board members asked the business manager to look into borrowing against future bonds and asked staff to seek state capital-outlay money from legislators. In September, the facilities manager reported that a state HVAC funding program would not cover the middle school, and suggested the board start discussing moving some grades between buildings.

Why it matters to families

A multi-million-dollar repair could affect the district's budget and future bond questions on the ballot, and moving grades would change which building students attend.

The evidence

October 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 board meeting recordings (construction reports and presentation), from auto-generated captions.

The source