Finance & Operations Committee Meeting: October 2026

The UDSD Finance & Operations Committee meeting on November 10, 2026, included an informational update on capital projects completed during summer 2026 and the status of the Delaware County Memorial Hospital site. The presentation covered renovations at Highland Park Elementary and the high school, upgrades to the high school’s Arts and Technology building, classroom and hallway door replacements at Garrettford Elementary supported by grant funding, emergency generators at several schools, and the substantial completion and opening of Clifton Heights Middle School. The presenter said the Highland Park restroom work, initially expected to cost more than $3.5 million through public bidding, was completed for approximately $410,000 using a different methodology. High school restroom work had been estimated at more than $3.8 million; no final cost was stated. Solar installations at Hillcrest and Stonehurst were still underway, with an estimated total project cost described incompletely in the transcript, a projected payback period of just over six years, and an expectation of offsetting 90% of the schools’ annual electricity use.

For the hospital property, the district reported that a public bid for remaining furniture received no offers, and the items were disposed of; some furniture was transferred to the Upper Darby Historical Society. Asbestos removal was in progress, and the district was working with an architect and engineer on plans for demolition. A company offered $20,000 for the CT scanner. Committee members discussed the need for a future strategy to schedule improvements in heavily used or rented school spaces. No procurement awards or spending motions were taken; the only vote was approval of the posted agenda, and the capital projects presentation was informational.