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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]COVID paid for upgraded HVAC??[/quote]

This is my question too. Weren't there funds allocated to schools for this? I could be wrong.

Regardless, it is ridiculous for this issue to go on into Day 2 and possibly Day 3. What major malfunction happened?
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There was a vocal group of parents in the APE group who advocated against HVAC improvements. [/quote]

You think parents in APE advocated to redirect Covid recovery funds from HVAC to the VLP? Umm, that seems unlikely. [/quote]

Not exactly, this was long before the VLP began. Back in height of the pandemic when APS was considering HVAC improvements, APE told APS they were not needed. APE was in a huge hurry to open schools and they apparently worried that any type of improvements might hold that up. Their position was schools were fine as is. [/quote]

I think APS would strongly dispute that. They did do the HVAC improvements.  They had consultants review every school and spent quite a bit of money getting up to the ASHRAE standards. They just weren't good enough for Smart Restart.[/quote]

I don't know about Smart Restart, but if APS really did all of the needed HVAC improvements and all is just fine and dandy now, then why is Taylor closed?

Rhetorical question because I know they didn't do all the needed improvements. My kid is in a school that's sorely in need of a new system. [/quote]

They didn't claim to update all their HVAC, that would take a lot of time and a ton of money and is of course important.  What they said was they met the air exchange rates that are recommended by both Harvard Safe Schools and ASHRAE.  That's why I'm saying the PP is confusing the two with blaming APE's advocacy on reopening schools.  APE said data showed schools were safe to reopen (I don't think anyone can dispute that at this point).  APS said they met the recommended \ 4-6 exchanges per hour (which even Smart Restart admits on their website that they have a minimum of four which is considered GOOD but SR wanted at least six - hence the dispute).  But Taylor's electrical or HVAC issue is not the same thing as saying APS didn't install enough HEPA filters to reopen to have "virus free air", which is the basis of Smart Restart's request.  See their website here: https://smartrestartaps.org/vital-issues/ventilation-and-classroom-air-cleaners/

Stuff breaks, things need to be maintained.

The number of exchanges per hour or level of MERV filters or number of HEPA filters wouldn't have changed this.  APS will continue to need to budget money for standard maintenance and budget funds for maintenance staff and unfortunately I fear a lot of the funds necessary will now be tied up in the shiny new thing. [/quote]

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