Keystone School Board members unanimously approved a contract this week with the Wexford-based McClure Company for nearly $4 million worth of renovations at Keystone Elementary School.
The guaranteed energy savings plan has a life span of 20 years.
Last month, Eric Petrazio of McClure said the project focused on the elementary school because the need was more immediate there.
As part of the project, 49 unit ventilators will be installed with an average life span of between 20 to 30 years. The large common areas, the gym and cafeteria, were not included.
Petrazio said the casework was in “rough shape”, and the 1971 windows will be replaced.
Blinds in some rooms have been replaced and the project will match all the blinds to the ones in the front of the building.
Some of the wall panels are “falling off” and will be replaced, and the glass in the area will be removed, resulting in energy savings.
McCormick said the elementary school has an enrollment of 406 students, a loss of just three students from last year.
“We usually have a decrease of about 20 students,” he said. “We have had about 20 students move here from other districts.”
McNaughton said the high school population is 436, a loss of one student from last year.
McCormick called the board’s attention to a new book vending machine in the elementary school. He said the students can earn tokens that can be used in the book vendor.
“It’s caused quite a bit of feedback among the students,” he said.
The annual open house at the school district will be held in the spring.
McCormick said the teachers interact quite a bit with the parents in the fall and the change would allow the teachers more time to prepare for the event.