Facility Committee studying potential needs at York High School

We're inviting anyone interested to join our YHS Facility Committee. The purpose of this group is to tour our building, listen to information from school administration, analyze potential proposals from architects, and then decide whether or not this group recommends that the Board should look into addressing facility needs.

We had our first meeting on February 2nd and 24 community members attended. We're hoping for more attendees at our next meeting on February 21st.

Schedule of Meetings:
Meeting #2 Monday, February 21st @ 7:00 PM
Meeting #3 Tuesday, March 29th @ 7:00 PM
Meeting #4 Wednesday, April 13th @ 7:00 PM
Findings/Recommendations Presented to Board on April 25th @ 7:00 PM

Meeting #2:
- Overview of preliminary findings from DLR Architecture Firm
- Presentation of potential solutions/options from DLR
- Committee to provide feedback on things they’d like to see DLR pursue
- More time to tour the facility and conduct a question/answer session

Meeting #3:
- DLR to present POTENTIAL ideas on scope of project and potential costs
- DLR to present POTENTIAL ideas on potential timeline of renovation work
- More time tour the facility and conduct a question/answer session
- Committee discussion on what action (if any) they want to take
to Prepare for meeting #4 by providing DLR with direction and input

Meeting #4:
- Iron out details of POTENTIAL scope and costs to recommend to board (if any)
- If necessary, organize a committee from within this group that will present
at the April 25th Board of Education meeting


District Financial Overview
o 2010-11 district valuation = $701,347,622
This means each penny on our levy = $70,134
Over the past 15 years our valuation has averaged a 4.7% annual increase

o 2010-11 Tax Levy and Bonded Indebtedness Update
Overall Tax Levy of $1.264150
General Fund @ $1.06+ (statutory limit of $1.05 + exclusions)

 Bond Fund @ $0.15+
YES will be paid off on May 15th
YMS bonds of $9,600,000 began in May 2006 and expire in December 2026
This past fall the Board of Education took advantage of low interest rates and re-financed these bonds to save $1,197,607 of real dollars that won’t have to be levied for

 Qualified Capital Purpose Fund @ $0.04
Indoor air quality/HVAC improvements
$1,630,000 paid off between December 2004-December 2014
$715,000 paid off between October 2007-October 2017

 Building Fund @ $0.007 (70% of one penny = $49,093)
Need to get this up to $.03 but with impending cuts in state aid over the next two years, it’s not going to happen anytime soon


• York High School Information
 Turning 36 years old this spring (dedicated in 1975)
 Currently has 440 students
 Changes in programming between 1975-2011
• Increased emphasis on technology integration
• Increased emphasis on school safety
* SPED programming and accessibility
• More extracurricular programs and offerings
o Especially with female programs and sports

 No major renovations have ever been done
• In 1978, the “pottery area” was added to the art room
• In February 1988, the “Senior Hallway” added the guidance offices and three classrooms
• In 2005, HVAC replacements and repairs took place as well as the addition of a sprinkler system for fire safety
• In June 2010, energy efficient lighting was installed in the gym through an incentive program with NPPD
• Over the years a few exterior doors have been replaced and windows have been worked on as needed but not in the recent past

• Involvement of DLR
 Architecture firm out of Omaha that handled our new YMS building and the renovations we made to YES this past summer
 Were selected by our building and grounds committee after interviews and visits this past December