Building Maintenance & Safety

Building Maintenance & Safety project details

• Every Haddonfield school is due for a fire alarm system upgrade to replace out-of-date equipment that is so old that maintenance service and repair parts will soon not be offered. Upgrading these critical systems amounts to $2 million in the referendum plan.

• Replacement of all mercury-containing floors districtwide. This is not a safety risk, but it is a financial burden: HVAC must run constantly to ensure air quality and any repair or replacement would only garner state aid if completed as part of a bond referendum.

• Replacement of windows in HMHS A- and C-Wings

• A-Wing cupola replacement to prevent water infiltration

• Roof replacement at Central and Haddon and roof ladders districtwide

• Necessary electrical service upgrades

• Parking repairs at Haddon

• Partial corridor upgrades districtwide 

• Stairwell face restoration at Central/Middle

• Renovations would enlarge and separate the Middle School and Central nursing suite. The Guidance Office would be relocated to the first floor adjacent to the nurse’s suite. 

Other proposed safety-related projects at HMHS: 

• The current vestibule, which controls visitor access to the school, would be enlarged and altered to include a “transaction/pass-through window” into the main office. 

• Expanding the current entrance vestibule would allow the installation of a door directly to the office that tracks attendance. This measure would extend the vestibule’s controlled-access function, allowing a student to go into the attendance office before entering the school.