IAQ Project  Dates/Years: Information Page

                                                        2024, 2025, 2026  Information page: 

Summer 2024 - Asbestos Abatement lower elementary, 5 HS rooms, new flooring in lower elementary - Completed LTFM project

Summer 2025 - Asbestos Abatement - all remaining classrooms in HS, upper elementary, band/choir/ag classroom, library/contract approvals for IAQ project in 2026.   In progress - LTFM project

Summer 2026 -  New Boiler, New electrical entire building, HVAC units throughout the building for to meet ventilation codes,  New LED lights throughout the building, new ceilings throughout the building, Fire SAFETY - sprinkler system throughout the building, upgraded fire alarm system.  In progress - LTFM project                                                                                         

This Narrative will explain how the district was required to make the upgrades and circumstances leading up to the decision to create the project and fund it through the Long Term Facilities Maintenance Bonds program as approved by the state legislature.   The legislature gives school boards in Minnesota the authority to bond dollars without a public election for projects under specific regulations including upgrading facilities in the area of Indoor Air Quality for any amount.

These upgrades will ensure that the building is properly ventilated, has a new heating system, new ceilings, lights, 100% asbestos removed in all areas including classrooms, tunnels, piping, upgrades flooring in specific areas, all mechanical systems will be on systems controls monitored 24 hours per day.  NEW fire suppression sprinkling system throughout the building and upgraded fire alarm panel with voice enunciation.