August 2026 Committee of the Whole Meeting

The School District of Superior Committee of the Whole met on August 4, 2026. The board approved administration’s recommendation to contract with Rutler to manage replacement of the football-field turf and track, along with related drainage and baseball/softball-area work. The district cited negotiated management fees of 6.5% plus a $10,000 lump sum, down from 8.5% plus $12,000. Preliminary estimates discussed were about $550,000 for football turf, $200,000 each for the track and drainage, and $100,000 for baseball/softball areas. The district said the work was budgeted and supported by a prior $1.3 million donation; the schedule is expected to target summer work, subject to project sequencing and material selection.

A Garland Company presentation reviewed middle-school roof conditions and options. Garland estimated about $7.7 million for its proposed longer-life roof system, compared with about $5.6 million for a lower-cost, fully adhered option, while arguing the proposed system would reduce long-term ownership costs. No roofing contract was awarded at this meeting: the district discussed seeking board approval to proceed with design and then conducting a public bid, with bids anticipated in October and final approval targeted for November 2026 for work in 2027. The superintendent also reported moving funds to bring Fund 46 to about $9 million, which was described as sufficient to cover the roof project and as reducing equalization aid or taxes by roughly $200,000. Other topics included required staff-student communication policy changes, staff development, summer school, and possible education-funding resolutions; no additional procurement awards were identified.