SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock Elementary School will see at least two projects completed this summer, if not more.

At Monday's meeting school board members approved asbestos abatement work on the school's cafeteria floor tiles and the replacement of the roof.

The board contracted with Hunt Valley Environmental at a cost of $24,700 for replacement of the existing floor tiles, which contain non-friable asbestos.

Superintendent Alfonso Angelucci said the district is still acting proactively, despite no worsening in the floor's condition.

Angelucci said the work is scheduled to begin on June 4 and will be completed in 10 days.

The roof project will take longer and cost more.

The board contracted with SRI Roofing and Sheet Metal at a cost of $617,500.

“The work must be completed by Aug. 10, 2018,” Angelucci said.

Paul Cessar, the district's business manager, said the entire roof is being replaced.

“(The new) roof will be very similar to what is being replaced,” Cessar said.

Another project that could be added to this summer's to-do list for the elementary school is a more mobile computer lab.

The item was discussed as one of the district's five technology projects for next year, which account for $130,000 of next year's budget.

Board member Sara Whitman said she sees a computer lab project, estimated to cost less than $10,000, as a waste of time and money.

Whitman said there was a lab that was taken out last year in the same location due to concerns about space. She said it doesn't make sense to put another lab in its place.

Brett Harper, a district staff member, submitted the budget on behalf of the technology department.

Harper said the lab that was removed contained built-in features, such as wires and desks, that limited the use of the room for other functions. The new lab would feature mobile components that would make the room more mobile and flexible.

Angelucci said he understood Whitman's concern. He said the project could be further examined and discussed later.

“We're working with the space we have right now,” Angelucci said.