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Wayne Co. schools unveil plans for ‘going green’
10 July 2008–By Vince Williams, staff writer
Wayne County Public Schools have plans to reduce energy costs by 27 percent once Phase II of the Performance Contract is completed. The efforts will result in a savings of about $50,000 in the operations budget.
The Board of Education provided updates to the County Commissioners at their joint meeting held Tuesday morning.
Several schools will also be getting security cameras as a result of the recently approved Budget Expansion. The $250,000 will be spent to outfit four schools with camera systems that will include 32 cameras and two digital video recorders that can be remotely accessed.
The schools that are slated to receive the camera systems are Spring Creek High School, Southern Wayne High School, Rosewood High School and Dillard Middle School.
According to Chris Barnes, Security Coordinator for Wayne County Public Schools, the camera systems are active 24 hours a day, and can be accessed by Emergency Services to coordinate activities and relay information in the event of an criminal act.
Three middle schools will be receiving metal detectors as well. Dillard Middle School, Eastern Wayne Middle School and Norwayne Middle School are going to have portable detectors to be used for security at sporting events and on a random basis.
Five schools are on the priority list to receive the same camera systems for the 2009-2010 school year. They are Grantham Middle School, Mount Olive Middle School, Greenwood Middle School, Rosewood Middle School and Brogden Middle School.
The Performance Contracts entered into by the Board of Education will result in upgrades and retrofits of various HVAC systems throughout the county as well as replacement of outdated lighting fixtures. The project is financed through a contract that allows the school system to repay by using the money saved as a result of the upgrades to more energy efficient systems.
Charles B. Aycock High School will get new air handler units for the 500 wing, 1,259 lighting fixture retrofits, 123 retrofitted plumbing fixtures, new HVAC controls and a boiler for the main building.
Northeast Elementary School will get 914 retrofitted lighting fixtures and a HVAC controls upgrade.
Northwest Elementary School will get 961 retrofitted lighting fixtures and a HVAC controls upgrade.
Mount Olive Middle School is slated for extensive work, including a boiler for the main building, 12 rooftop units, a HVAC controls upgrade, 574 retrofitted lighting fixtures, 78 retrofitted plumbing fixtures and a conversion to natural gas to eliminate the need for fuel oil.
Spring Creek High School will be getting a more efficient hot water piping and pumping system.
Southern Wayne High School will be receiving the same controls upgrade to the HVAC system as the other schools, and in addition will be getting 1,642 retrofitted lighting fixtures and 148 retrofitted plumbing fixtures.
Carver Heights will see 824 retrofitted lighting fixtures and an upgrade to the HVAC controls.
Countywide, the Performance Contract stipulates the replacement of 11,257 lighting fixtures and the conversion of four schools to natural gas. In addition to Mount Olive Middle School, Rosewood Middle and High schools and School Street School.
The new HVAC controls will enable maintenance staff to remotely troubleshoot the system and implement repairs in many instances without having to travel to the school site, resulting in further fuel savings.
The Board of Education also outlined their ideas for expansion, but cautioned that planning is in the early stages as they sort out what will best suit the current school sites. Preliminary plans include the addition of a dual-purpose ‘cafetorium’ at Brogden Primary and plans to renovate the cafeteria at Mount Olive Middle School. Also included are plans to install air-conditioning in the kitchen and gym at Mount Olive Middle, as well as redesigning the front parking area to eliminate congestion.
According to the early plans, Norwayne Middle School may add a new second story that will include 24 classrooms and will also have an air-conditioning system installed in the gym.
The planned expansion projects are expected to be finalized and open for bid in the spring of 2009 and substantially complete by August 2010.
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