Progress shows on projects with Asheboro City Schools

ASHEBORO — Renovations have been going at a good pace for projects involving Asheboro City Schools facilities, Jody Cox told the district’s board of education.

Cox, director of maintenance and facilities for the school system, spoke at January’s board meeting with renovation updates, primarily involving South Asheboro Middle School.

Cox said construction teams have done an excellent job of maximizing work during school breaks to keep disruptions to a minimum while students are on the campus. As of a week into January, there had been 38,381 man hours dedicated to work on the project at the middle school, he said.

Construction in the auditorium was scheduled to begin the first week of February.

Renovations to the boys’ and girls’ locker rooms at the middle school involved the repurposing of unused lockers from the high school, allowing for that phase of renovation to come in under the projected costs. Those savings, Cox said, can be redirected to other project needs.

Upgrades to the middle school’s field house are also in the works. Those mostly became necessary because those areas were outdated, Cox said.

“That’s not only bad for us, but it looks bad for our visiting teams,” he said.

Painting of exterior doors on buildings throughout the district has been ongoing, Cox said. Those are among several painting projects that have been identified.

“We have a never-ending list,” he said.

Several board members praised the maintenance staff for efforts in making the district’s facilities appealing.

** More recently, Asheboro City Schools added next Monday (Feb. 16) as a regular school day. Other changes could be coming after classes were called off the past two weeks because of weather-related concerns.