The Charlotte (Mich.) district is preparing to start construction on the first phase of a three-phase, $36 million bond project.
Crews will start work at Charlotte High School this summer on a new agricultural learning center, a concession stand between the district's softball and baseball fields and a new walking path, reports FOX 47 News. They will also upgrade playground equipment at several campuses.
The agricultural learning center will provide upgraded teaching space and a home for the school's Future Farmers of America (FFA) animals. The center will enable the school to bring in more animals and give more students an opportunity to have supervised agricultural experience projects.
Other projects at the high school:
- Classroom/Instructional technology upgrades
- New band instruments
- Replacement of classroom furniture to improve adaptability
- New flexible media center furniture
- Smoke detector, stage curtain, and stage flooring replacement
- HVAC improvements
- Fire alarm replacement
- Asphalt and concrete upgrades
- Additional interior and exterior cameras
- Site lighting to improve safety
- Roof replacement
- Dome window replacement with insulated panels
- Elevator replacement
- Operable press box windows
- Tennis/pickle ball courts, including parking, site lighting, and bleachers
- New restrooms and concessions building near baseball/softball fields
- New auxiliary gym, including 1 full size court and activity room
