Lynbrook school summer capital projects near completion before September

Most of the Lynbrook School District’s major summer capital projects are expected to be completed before students return Sept. 2, district officials said at the Aug. 12 Board of Education meeting. 

Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Operations and Information Systems Joel Press gave trustees an update on work underway throughout the district, including renovations at West End Elementary School, a new science classroom at North Middle School, track work at South Middle School and a roof replacement at Lynbrook High School. 

West End has seen some of the most extensive work. Three student bathrooms are being upgraded, additional staff bathroom space is being created and hallway floor tiles have been removed and replaced. Two classrooms associated with the district’s special education continuum have also been renovated.  

A new public address system is also being installed at West End, with 32 of 53 classroom speakers installed as of the meeting. Press said delays in receiving telephones and other equipment mean the PA project will not be finished by the beginning of the school year, although the district hopes to complete it shortly afterward.  

“All of the major work is on track to be completed by the start of school with the exception of the PA system,” Press said. 

Work on the North Middle School science classroom is ahead of schedule, Press said, with new plumbing, gas lines, electrical work and floor tiles installed. At South Middle School, crews removed the previous track surface and underlying asphalt and installed new asphalt, which must cure for about 20 days before the new running surface can be installed.  

The high school roof replacement is also largely complete, with some masonry and brick work remaining. 

“Schedule-wise, we’re doing well with capital projects,” Press said.  

Superintendent Dr. Paul Lynch, who recently visited West End, praised the improvements to the century-old building.

“The new floors look absolutely stunning,” Lynch said. “The building’s over 100 years old, so when you see the love that it’s being given to it, it changes the entire feel of the place.”