2014 Capital Projects Levy

The Columbia Heights Public Schools community passed a new 10-year Capital Projects Levy Nov. 4, 2014 allowing this District to work on much-needed capital projects. The voter-approved Capital Project Levy provides $10 million over a decade, starting with Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016). During this timeframe, this District will invest approximately $1 million annually into facilities (60 percent) and technology (40 percent).

Each year District administrators will report out to the School Board and community the status of the facilities and technology projects funded by the 2014 Capital Projects Levy. In addition to reporting out to the School Board, the District will include 2014 Capital Project Levy information in applicable district publications and provide updates with the support of the news media. Please use this page and links to learn more about how Columbia Heights Public Schools is investing in facilities and technology, all of which will help create worlds of opportunity for every learner.

Leading up to the 2014 Capital Project Levy, Columbia Heights Public Schools provided factual information to the community as to how the District would invest taxpayer's monies each fiscal year. The following charts, updated annually, reflect what the District reported it would do in terms of facilities (60 percent) and technology (40 percent). The charts below show the projects, by fiscal year, and their status.

Fiscal Year* 2016 Facilities Planned/Completed Projects	Status	Fiscal Year 2016 Technology Planned/Completed Projects	Status
Parking/Drive improvements - Highland Elementary School, District Center, Columbia Heights High School	Completed	Purchased, inventoried and initial levy funded distribution of student devices and tools - 5th and 8th grades	Completed
Brick tuck-pointing study - Columbia Academy	Completed	Network infrastructure upgrading - CA & NPES	Completed
Replacing main entry windows - Columbia Heights High School	Completed	Staff Development - Districtwide	Completed
Replacing and/or repairing roofs, windows, doors, plumbing and casework	Ongoing	Increasing Internet bandwidth	Completed
Replacing or repairing furnaces and boilers - Columbia Heights High School	Deferred	Improving parent and student portal technology systems	Completed
Resurfacing athletic track - Columbia Heights High School	Completed	Increasing technology systems for safety and security	Completed
Improving signage - Columbia Heights High School, Highland Elementary School	Completed	Installing, replacing, supporting and maintaining software	Completed
Fiscal Year* 2017 Facilities Planned/Completed Projects	Status	Fiscal Year* 2017 Technology Planned/Completed Projects	Status
Parking/Drive/entrance and exit improvements - Valley View Elementary School	Completed	Personalized Learning Initiative expansion (4th through 9th grades)	Completed
Brick tuck-pointing, Columbia Academy	Completed	Purchasing additional student devices	Completed
Cold Water Repiping - Columbia Heights High School	Completed	Network infrastructure upgrades - Columbia Heights High School and Highland Elementary School	Completed
Improving signage - Valley View Elementary School	Completed	Classroom technology upgrades - Districtwide	Completed
		Staff Development - Districtwide	Completed
Fiscal Year* 2018 facilities projects	Status	Fiscal Year* 2018 technology projects	Status
Replacing windows at Columbia Academy	Completed	Expanding networks and infrastructure capacity for wireless access - Valley View	Completed
Replacing domestic water lines (Phase 1) - Columbia Heights High School	Completed	Classroom technology upgrades - Districtwide	Ongoing
		Personalized Learning Initiative expansion (4th through 11th grades)	Completed
		Professional Development Staffing Support	Ongoing
Fiscal Year* 2018-2019 facilities projects		Fiscal Year* 2018-2019 Technology projects
Replacing boilers - Highland Elementary School	Completed	Technology integration staff person to support the expansion of technology in instruction	Continuing
Replacing domestic water lines (Phase II), Columbia Heights High School	Completed	Increase professional development programming	Continuing
		Expanding 1 to 1 Chromebooks for grades 4-12	Completed
		Increase technology hardware (supporting infrastructure equipment and classroom technology)	Continuing

* Fiscal Year: July 1 through June 30.

This District also contributed existing funds toward Capital Facility projects. The following charts shows capital projects, by Fiscal Year, not funded by the 2014 Capital Projects Levy. 

Fiscal Year 2016 Projects	Facility	Status
Secure front entry (Audio visual remote system)	North Park Elementary School	Completed
Broken steam pipe repair	Highland Elementary School	Completed
New windows	Columbia Heights High School	Completed
Remodel old kindergarten rooms	Valley View Elementary School	Completed
Update signage	District Center, Highland Elementary School, Columbia Heights High School	Completed
Fiscal Year 2017 Projects	Facility	Status
Performance studio build-out	Columbia Heights High School	Completed
Update signage	Valley View Elementary School	Completed
Repair Parking	District Center, Columbia Heights High School	Completed
Replace upper windows and doors	Highland Elementary School	Completed
Carpet classroom	Columbia Heights High School	Ongoing
Kitchen flooring	Columbia Heights High School	Completed
Fiscal Year 2018 Projects	Facility	Status
Purchase two vans	Districtwide	Completed
District Center maintenance and replacement	District Center	Completed
Playground	Valley View Elementary School	Completed
Band Instruments	Districtwide	Ongoing

Presentations
View the Sep. 29, 2014 PowerPoint presentation.
View the Feb. 10, 2015 PowerPoint presentation. 
View the April 26, 2016 School Board PowerPoint presentation.
View the Jan. 10, 2017 PowerPoint presentation.
View the April 25, 2017 School Board PowerPoint presentation.
View the April 24, 2018 School Board PowerPoint presentation.