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 ✔
