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Extensive Renovations Planned For Summit Public Schools
The district has laid out plans to renovate fields, bathrooms and school cafeterias, as well as install new security cameras and elevators.
SUMMIT, NJ — From updating HVAC systems to renovating bathrooms and installing new security cameras, Summit Public Schools has extensive plans to upgrade facilities throughout the district.
At last week's Board of Education meeting, board members unanimously approved an authorization to submit grant applications to the NJ Department of Education in order to fund a variety of school renovations.
The district's architects, EI Associates and Parette Somjen, will submit applications for a "Regular Operating District Grant."
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Among the proposed upgrades includes HVAC and boiler upgrades/replacements at all the elementary schools, Jefferson & Wilson Primary Centers, as well as the middle and high schools.
In addition, an elevator will be installed at Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School, and replacement elevators will be installed at the middle and high schools.
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Bathrooms at Jefferson and Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary Schools, as well as at the middle school, will also be renovated.
New security cameras, fire alarm systems and upgraded playground equipment and surface materials are part of the renovations, as well.
Board member Yon Cho said the goal is for the work to begin in June of this year and finish in December 2024.
As the middle school and high schools are also expanding their STEAM class offerings, parts of the buildings will be closed in the 2023-2024 school year. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
In addition, Cho said the cafeteria in the middle school will be out of commission for the fall semester of 2024, as it will be remodeled, and the high school media center will be closed for the entire 2023-2024 school year and the 2024 fall semester for the expansion of STEAM classes.
Related: Summit BOE Approves $37 Million Bond Ordinance To Fund STEAM Projects
More renovations are planned for Tatlock field at the high school, the lower high school field and the field at Brayton Elementary.
You can read about all the renovations that will be done on the district's agenda. The full Board of Education meeting can also be viewed on YouTube below:
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