Bond projects welcome students back to school

Jeannette students are returning to a new gym floor, courtesy of the 2009 bond issue.

Utica Community Schools students are returning to building improvements throughout the district, courtesy of voters.

Projects ranging from a new track at technology upgrades, structural improvements at various sites, Eisenhower High School, and the second stage of the largest contand renovated media areas are wrapping up in preparation of the first day of school on September 4.

The improvements are funded by a $112.5 million bond issue in spring, 2009.

Bond issue projects focus on three important goals:

To provide classroom technology that will:

• Sustain and expand student/staff access to technology
• Continue emphasis on presentation and community through 21st century technologies
• Improve infrastructure technologies and systems

To Keep building in good working order by replacing, renovating or remodeling:

• Boilers, HVAC, interior lighting
• Roofing, doors, restrooms
• Security improvements, paving
• Flooring, cabinets/countertops, furniture/equipment, school signs, public address systems

To Create parity among facilities, offering equal access to students, including:

• Auxiliary gyms reconfigured at Malow and Davis Junior High Schools
• Electronic Collaboration Classroom at Stevenson High School
• Media Center at Utica High School

Below is a chart that lists recent bond improvements for the school years 2010 trhough 2012:

	Purpose
Projects	Upgrade Technology	Create Parity Between Schools	Improve Safety and Building Infrastructures
Replacement of technology infrastructure to provide high speed and high desnity wireless network access	X
New Instructional Equipment at All Schools	X	X	X
Interactive White Board Technologies	X
Replacement of Roofs (20 Year Cycle)			X
Renovated food service lines		X
Boiler Replacements			X
Rest Room Upgrades at District High Schools			X
District-wide paving projects and site improvements			X
Flooring Improvements and Replacements			X
Furniture Replacement at All Schools			X
Replacement of Elementary Media Center Computers	X	X
Renovations and New Additions - Instructional Areas - including: New Media Center and Renovated Science Rooms at Heritage Junior High Renovation of Eisenhower Science Rooms Electronic Collaboration at Stevenson and Utica High Schools Electronic Collaboration at Stevenson and Utica High Schools Replacement of Jeannette Junior High School gymnasium floor	X	X	X
Replacement of Student Computers (notebooks and desktops) at secondary level. New computer notebooks at elementary schools.	X	X
Replacement of Doors Districtwide			X
Installation of Science Room Projection Systems	X