Oneida School District
Maximizing the Learning Potential in All Students
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Message from the Superintendent
Dear parents of our elementary students,
I am sorry for the cold day at Malad Elementary School. I want to thank our teachers, staff, principal, secretary, and head custodian for dealing well with a difficult situation. There seems to be many questions surrounding this situation. In an effort to address these concerns and questions, I will share and clarify the steps that have been taken and were taken to address this issue.
As many are aware, dependable heat has been an issue for the last couple of years. Last year, there were several days were the heating system had dependability issues. Last year we spent just under $60,000. In replacing the burner system, the propane vaporizer, CFV box, TAT alert system, all valves and regulators, and a bad electronic circuit board (2 times). These efforts did address many of the challenges we had been having last year. Over the holiday Our Head Custodian, Darrell, did numerous building checks. He came in on New Year’s Day to check on the heating system. It was running well. Sometime later that evening or the next morning, our high pressure boiler motor went out. The “low burn” motor was still running. It provided some heat to the building, but not enough to keep the room temperatures at a comfortable temperature.
After Darrell had exhausted trouble shooting procedures, he notified Sarah, our principal and called a boiler specialist. At that time buses had already started picking up students and students were arriving at school. Once school starts, we cannot release them to go home, unless picked up by a parent. Heather, the Elementary Secretary, sent out an email / facebook notifying parents of the situation and let them know that they could come and pick up their children.
The boiler specialist arrived and was not able to immediately identify the problem. After he had placed some phone calls to other system specialists, they determined that it was not a circuit issue, but the high pressure burner motor had gone out. We have had issues with burnt circuits and system failures due to power surges and brown outs. A new high pressure burner motor was ordered and overnight delivery requested. We anticipate it to arrive early Thursday morning and installed. It is believed this will remedy the heat failure that we experienced.
During the day the low pressure burner was left on which provided some heat. At noon Sarah reported that rooms were between 62 and 65 degrees. We had just over 60 students checked out of the school at that time.
Again I thank the teachers, staff and others who did well in dealing with a difficult situation. I thank you for your patience and understanding.
Thank you,
Rich Moore
I am sorry for the cold day at Malad Elementary School. I want to thank our teachers, staff, principal, secretary, and head custodian for dealing well with a difficult situation. There seems to be many questions surrounding this situation. In an effort to address these concerns and questions, I will share and clarify the steps that have been taken and were taken to address this issue.
As many are aware, dependable heat has been an issue for the last couple of years. Last year, there were several days were the heating system had dependability issues. Last year we spent just under $60,000. In replacing the burner system, the propane vaporizer, CFV box, TAT alert system, all valves and regulators, and a bad electronic circuit board (2 times). These efforts did address many of the challenges we had been having last year. Over the holiday Our Head Custodian, Darrell, did numerous building checks. He came in on New Year’s Day to check on the heating system. It was running well. Sometime later that evening or the next morning, our high pressure boiler motor went out. The “low burn” motor was still running. It provided some heat to the building, but not enough to keep the room temperatures at a comfortable temperature.
After Darrell had exhausted trouble shooting procedures, he notified Sarah, our principal and called a boiler specialist. At that time buses had already started picking up students and students were arriving at school. Once school starts, we cannot release them to go home, unless picked up by a parent. Heather, the Elementary Secretary, sent out an email / facebook notifying parents of the situation and let them know that they could come and pick up their children.
The boiler specialist arrived and was not able to immediately identify the problem. After he had placed some phone calls to other system specialists, they determined that it was not a circuit issue, but the high pressure burner motor had gone out. We have had issues with burnt circuits and system failures due to power surges and brown outs. A new high pressure burner motor was ordered and overnight delivery requested. We anticipate it to arrive early Thursday morning and installed. It is believed this will remedy the heat failure that we experienced.
During the day the low pressure burner was left on which provided some heat. At noon Sarah reported that rooms were between 62 and 65 degrees. We had just over 60 students checked out of the school at that time.
Again I thank the teachers, staff and others who did well in dealing with a difficult situation. I thank you for your patience and understanding.
Thank you,
Rich Moore