By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

The O’Loughlin Elementary School PTO is donating more than $62,000 for new playground equipment at the school.

The Hays USD 489 school board will hear a report on the donation and the new equipment at its meeting at 6:30 Monday at the Rockwell Administration Center.

The board will also hear a report on capital improvement projects that are ongoing throughout the district, including progress on the Oak Park Complex.

The complex is to be the new home of the Early Childhood Connections program. The renovated space is set to open this fall.

The board will take up whether to purchase a new metal building for Hays High School at a cost of $57,250.

It will also vote on whether to enter into an agreement with Russell USD 407 to provide gifted services to its students.

Washington school

The district also has on its agenda the continue discussion of the sale of Washington school.

The board at its last meeting opted to reopen bids for the building, which is being vacated by ECC. Developer Overland Park Group offered to buy the building, but notified the school board it will not be able to meet its contract obligations because it did not receive the tax credits needed this year to support the project.

Overland Park offered an addendum to the contract that would extend its option to buy the property until it could reapply for tax credits to turn the school into low-income apartments next year.

The school district has not acted on that addendum yet, preferring to rebid the property first.

The board will also consider board appointments tonight.