Superintendent Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy on Aug. 26 said 20 projects were completed over the summer months at the four Gasconade County R-2 buildings.

Hardy read from a list that began with Gerald Elementary School (GES):

• Concrete at GES;

• Replacing the basketball court;

• Installing key fobs at the bus barn and preschool entrance;

• Replacement of rock roof;

• Concrete at the pavilion;

• Pavilion construction;

• Replacing kitchen equipment;

• Double entry doors; and,

• ADA ramp on music hall.

Projects completed at Owensville High School (OHS) include:

• Brick sealing and tuckpointing;

• Fencing for trash receptacles and home bleachers — still in progress;

• Asphalt seal;

• GMAX testing;

• Security cameras;

• Vape detectors; and,

• Entryway cameras and fobs.

Projects completed at Owensville Middle School (OMS) include:

• Brick sealing and tuckpointing;

• Walk-in freezer and cooler roof replacement;

• Security cameras;

• Vape detectors, entryway cameras and fobs; and;

• Concrete around dumpsters.

Projects completed at Owensville Middle School (OES) include:

• Brick sealing and tuckpointing;

• Security cameras, entryway cameras and fobs; and,

• Sidewalk expansion at parent pickup.

Hardy invited Nicole Grannemann, the district’s technology director, to show the board the new Verkada camera system.

“The secretaries have the new system on their desktops,” Grannemann said. “ The new cameras are amazing.”

She added that the camera system also allows for Bluetooth entry for district employees.

“It’s a work-in-progress,” she said. “They ran 600 feet of cable when installing the cameras.”

The district is working with Verkada to adjust the thresholds on some of the security devices. One of the security measures includes testing the oxygen in the building for other substances.

“The cleaning supplies are setting off the alarm,” Grannemann said. “When the alarm goes off it sends a message to all of the admin in the building.”