Frank
Hartley, an engineer with Dynamix Energy Services, kneels to take notes during
an inspection of the boilers at Spanish Immersion School on Tuesday. Joining in
the inspection are, from left, Dynamix engineer David Schoen, Dynamix
consultant Scott McKenzie and Stan Jefferson, representing Mansfield City
Schools. An infrastructure
inspection of all 10 Mansfield City Schools buildings has reached the halfway
point and the company managing the project hopes to have a facilities assessment
report ready for the board of education in September.
Dynamix
Energy Services Ltd. of Columbus was hired by the board in June to evaluate a
dozen areas in each building, including heating and electrical systems,
plumbing and fixtures, lighting, ventilation/air conditioning, sewage system
and water supply.
Stan
Jefferson, a former Mansfield Senior High principal and head football coach, is
representing the community in the inspections.
Dynamix
consultant Scott McKenzie, who also is a member of the Upper Arlington City
Schools Board of Education, will work with Jefferson and Dynamix engineers to
compile the completed report.
“We are beginning the second half of our building walk-throughs,” McKenzie said Tuesday after meeting with district operations manager Bob Booth. “All has gone well. We are taking detailed notes of all that we see.
“When we finish with the on-site inspections our engineers, Stan and I will review all of the data to compile a report to the board. Our plan is to have it completed by September.”
hat report eventually will be a key factor in the board of education’s decisions about renovation of existing facilities or recommending new construction.
Jefferson, who worked with the Ohio State University football program from 2004 to just recently, said earlier he welcomed the opportunity to be involved in the facilities study. He said the goal is “transparent and complete information.”
“As a member of the community, I have been asked to be part of this,” he said. “The district is looking at how we can be more efficient. How can we reduce costs and offer the latest technology? And safety is a new component confronting all school districts.
“Our community – as we do as individuals in our homes – can’t make a choice until it knows the facts and costs,” Jefferson said. “When the facts are known, we can make an economic choice about the best way to save taxpayers’ money while providing the best education for our children.”
Buildings
involved in the assessment and evaluation study, and the year each was built,
according to district records, include:
Malabar
Intermediate, 1962
Sherman
Elementary, 1961
Spanish
Immersion (formerly Brinkerhoff), 1950, addition in 1956
Hedges,
1872, additions in 1899, 1911, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1950, 1956
Prospect
Elementary, 1950, addition in 1961
Springmill
STEM Elementary, 1961
West Fifth
building, 1950
Woodland
Elementary, 1936, addition in 1950
Mansfield
Senior High, 2004
Raemelton
administration building, 1961