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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