DISTRICT FACILITIES

Since November 2017, Charleston Community Unit School District Number One has received over $9.7 million in County School Facility Tax revenues.

Money received through this tax has gone/is going towards much-needed repairs and updates at our schools. A list of updates that have already been made as well as some of the current "to-do's" is as follows:

MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Roof replacement

  • Additional parking

  • HVAC repair/replacement

  • Modular building (trim on windows and siding)

  • Modular building (heating and air conditioning)

  • Generator

  • New playground ✔

ASHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Front sidewalks

  • HVAC repair/replacement

  • Drainage

  • Parking lot replacement

  • New playground

CARL SANDBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Parking lot repairs/replacement

  • Gym floor

  • HVAC repair/replacement

  • Air/heat units (high efficiency)

  • Carpet removal

  • Handicap door opener

  • LED lighting

  • Dryvit repair

  • New playground ✔

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Front handicap accessible

  • Partial roof replacement

  • HVAC repair/replacement

  • Inside corridor cameras

  • Adding security cameras

  • Vinyl wall coverings (replaced, removed)

  • Window replacement

  • Bleacher repairs

  • Painting ✔

  • Replace playground equipment

  • Floor replacement

  • Tuckpointing ✔

CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

  • Bleachers

  • HVAC repair/replacement

  • Roof replacement

  • Painting

  • LED lighting

  • Dryvit repair

CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL

  • Broken retaining wall

  • HVAC repair/replacement

  • Parking lot replacement and expansion

  • Replace tennis courts

  • Replace track

  • Roof repairs/replacement

  • Swickard Auditorium renovation ✔

  • Science lab renovation ✔

  • Sidewalks at sports complex ✔

  • Replace Trojan Field sound system

  • Check by architects (north stairwell) for structural concerns

  • Band & chorus rooms renovation ✔

  • Complete renovation of Ag building ✔

  • Greenhouse addition ✔

  • 400 wing renovation ✔

  • Media Center renovation ✔

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