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$26.9 Million Bond
On August 9, 2006, the Eastchester Board of Education approved a revised “scope of workâ
€� for new construction and infrastructure repairs at the high school and middle school.
CARE did not support it and pushed a bond within the realistic financial means of this community
that :
1. provided immediate repairs to neglected, substandard HS/MS
infrastructure.
2. provided economical modifications to District spaces for Fall 2006
and beyond.
DO IMMEDIATE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS
- Repair dilapidated roofs and related damage at HS/MS, Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale.
- Wasteful, unhealthy overheating in HS/MS must be corrected to be energy-efficient.
- Repair and upgrade unacceptable HS/MS bathrooms.
- Replace antiquated HS/MS lockers.
- Increase necessary parking spaces for parents at HS/MS.
---- Update - This was done with the follow-on bond ----
IMPLEMENT ECONOMICAL SPACE MODIFICATIONS
Create and execute an educationally-sound, space plan for the pressing needs of 2006-07,
2007-08 by :
- Evaluating course offerings, class sizes and scheduling to maximize space.
- Moving all/some District offices.
- Increasing class sizes
- Moving the 6th grade back to Anne Hutchinson leveraging available space and use cost
effective modulars as was done at Greenvale.
---- This was not done ----
€� for new construction and infrastructure repairs at the high school and middle school.
CARE did not support it and pushed a bond within the realistic financial means of this community
that :
1. provided immediate repairs to neglected, substandard HS/MS
infrastructure.
2. provided economical modifications to District spaces for Fall 2006
and beyond.
DO IMMEDIATE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS
- Repair dilapidated roofs and related damage at HS/MS, Anne Hutchinson and Greenvale.
- Wasteful, unhealthy overheating in HS/MS must be corrected to be energy-efficient.
- Repair and upgrade unacceptable HS/MS bathrooms.
- Replace antiquated HS/MS lockers.
- Increase necessary parking spaces for parents at HS/MS.
---- Update - This was done with the follow-on bond ----
IMPLEMENT ECONOMICAL SPACE MODIFICATIONS
Create and execute an educationally-sound, space plan for the pressing needs of 2006-07,
2007-08 by :
- Evaluating course offerings, class sizes and scheduling to maximize space.
- Moving all/some District offices.
- Increasing class sizes
- Moving the 6th grade back to Anne Hutchinson leveraging available space and use cost
effective modulars as was done at Greenvale.
---- This was not done ----