Oct. 19, 2026
Information supplied by Transylvania County Schools Communications
As summer has now turned to fall, school bond projects at Transylvania County’s nine public schools are also entering a new season and groundbreakings for the start of new projects are planned at three public schools on Thursday, Oct. 29.
The first round of major repairs and upgrades funded by the $50 million sale of bonds in 2024 remains on schedule and under budget, according to Joint School Bond Project Manager Beecher Allison, Jr.
Those projects are largely for repairs to school roofs, heating and air conditioning systems, boilers, electrical and plumbing upgrades, and security improvements. A second set of bonds to be sold in 2028 will fund an additional $18 million in renovations identified by a 2023 building assessment for all schools.
Transylvania County Schools
Construction crews began work June 8 at Brevard High, Brevard Middle and Rosman Elementary schools. At Brevard High School, crews replaced roofs and brickwork, with work continuing into mid-September. At Brevard Middle, the roofing work was mostly finished in mid-September. At Rosman Elementary, crews conducted foundation and masonry work, replaced flooring and painted in project areas, and completed interior glass and door replacements.
With all that work completed, the second phase of repairs totalling $22.5 million began at Rosman Elementary, Rosman Middle, Rosman High and the T.C. Henderson of School of Science and Technology in early September and is expected to move forward in November, starting with moving a retaining wall at Rosman High School and smaller projects at Rosman Middle School.
New roofs will be installed at Rosman High, Rosman Middle and the historic gym at that location. Crews will replace the air-cooled chiller outside the cafeteria and two boilers that service and refurbish a third unit that all service that area in addition to replacing air handling units and unit ventilators throughout both buildings. Other work includes installing a new security vestibule, structural repairs at the historic gym and auditorium, new glazing units where current ones have failed, new sealant joints on the building exteriors, and cleaning and recoating the exterior insulation finish system. Electrical panels will be upgraded, along with the building management system.
A new roof along with replacement of the split systems, air handling units and fan coil units, and an upgrade to the heating and cooling controls is scheduled at T.C. Henderson. The hot water boiler will be replaced and well system replacements will be made as needed. Exterior elements such as metal sheeting, gutters, downpipes and lintels will be repainted. The amphitheater seating will be painted and its canopy replaced when caulk around windows and doors will be renewed, and a new security vestibule will be installed.
Replacing underground storage tanks serving T.C. Henderson School, Rosman Elementary School and the historic gym at Rosman High School are part of this next phase of work scheduled as part of the school. bond improvement schedule. The tanks hold 8,000 gallons at T.C. Henderson, 20,000 gallons at Rosman Elementary and 10,000 gallons at Rosman High.
Transylvania County Schools
At Brevard High School, remaining renovation work is being scheduled to coincide with the grant-funded new career and technical education wing with work commencing in summer 2027 and expected to be completed by the end of 2028.
Updates on construction progress are shared with the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education each month and reports are available online at www.transylvaniacounty.org/transylvania-county-special-projects.
The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of extensive renovations and improvements at Rosman High/Middle, T.C. Henderson School of Science and Technology, and Rosman Elementary on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Ceremony Schedule:
1:30 p.m. – Opening remarks and groundbreaking at the Rosman High School mural
2 p.m. – Groundbreaking at the T.C. Henderson mural
2:30 p.m. – Groundbreaking and closing remarks near the Rosman Elementary School main entrance
Oct. 29 is a teacher workday and parking will be available at the schools for community members attending the ceremonies.
