Rock Island Schools Benefit From Sales Tax, Spend More Than $64 Mil On Upgrades
Thanks to the 1% Sales Tax RIMSD#41 has been able to spend more than $64 million in facility upgrades in the last seven years! At last night’s Regular Board of Education meeting, the district’s CFO gave an update on all the projects that have been completed so far with School Facility Tax and ESSER (federal stimulus relief funds) Funds.
Since 2017, the district has spent $64,767,596.90 on school facility upgrades. $45,262,455.95 was used from the 1% sales tax funds. The district has spent $19,505,140.95 in ESSER funds for HVAC upgrades.
In the last seven years, the district has:
Completed Seven (7) Secure Entryways
Replaced Complete or Partial Roofs at Eleven (11) Buildings
Completed an Addition, Renovation, and Cafeteria Expansion at RIHS
Completed Two (2) Elevator Replacements and One (1) Vertical Platform Lift Replacement
Completed Tuckpointing at Four (4) Buildings
Replaced Bleachers at Three (3) Buildings
RIHS Stadium Renovations, New Track, and New Field Turf
EJHS STEM Lab Renovation
Completed Structural Repairs at RIHS
Completed Tennis Court Replacement
Completed Main Plumbing Replacement at RIHS
Added ADA Restroom in Small Gym at RIHS
Upgraded HVAC Systems at Ten (10) Buildings
Upgraded RIHS Chillers
Upgraded Auditorium, Small Gym, and Fieldhouse HVAC
Thank you Rock Island County Taxpayers!
You can see the full list of projects on our Capital Projects Page – https://www.rimsd41.org/apps/pages/capitalprojects
