While only a fraction of all the work that is scheduled to take place for Monticello schools is complete, the planned addition and renovations of the main campus are moving right along as scheduled.

Superintendent Dr. Vic Zimmerman indicates the work is a lot of earth moving with very little structural work started yet. He notes, it won't be long and the community will start to see the framework taking shape.

One of the top priorities for teachers and students will be air-conditioned classrooms. Dr. Zimmreman believes they will be one of the last districts in central Illinois to get air conditioning in their classrooms.

To get the whole project completed in time for the 2020-21 school year, the district will be condensing the school calendar. According to Dr. Zimmerman, they are going to shorten breaks in the 2020-21 school year, which will allow construction crews an entire three months of work next summer.

Students have some of the latest in technology already so there weren't be a huge change or update in technology but Dr. Zimmerman indicates they will update technology like phones, pagers, and projectors in classrooms during the classroom renovation phase of the project.