12 April, 2013
The School Committee and the Board of Selectmen recently voted to authorize the Superintendent to file two Statements of Interest (SOI) with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for consideration in Fiscal Year 2013. Prior to those votes, the SOI for Center School and another SOI for Elmwood School were reviewed and endorsed by the Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC). By planning ahead and allocating sufficient time to answer the questions posed in the SOI, compile the requested material and information, take the required votes by the School Committee and Board of Selectmen, and secure the required signatures, the SOIs were successfully submitted to the MSBA before the April 10, 2013 deadline.
Submitting an SOI is the first step in the MSBA’s grant program for school building construction, addition/renovation, and repair grants. By submitting the Center School SOI, the priority school, Hopkinton has informed the MSBA about facility deficiencies that exist and how those deficiencies inhibit the delivery of instruction. Throughout the Center School SOI, Hopkinton has communicated that the priority of any future project for the town will be to improve the learning environment for Hopkinton’s youngest students through either a replacement of or addition to an obsolete building in order to provide for a full range of programs. Creating a non-districted facility for students across the Integrated Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st grades will be the goal.
By submitting the Elmwood School SOI, Hopkinton has informed the MSBA about facility deficiencies that exits and how those deficiencies inhibit the delivery of instruction. Throughout the Elmwood School SOI, Hopkinton has communicated the need to improve the learning environment for Hopkinton’s 2nd and 3rd grade students through a non-districted replacement of or addition to an obsolete building in order to provide for a full range of programs.
The decision to submit an SOI for the Elwood School was made after consulting with the MSBA. The Elmwood School SOI was filed to maximize the number of future sites for the ESBC to consider and evaluate as potential solutions for the Center School issues.
Both submitted SOIs are accessible to the public on the school district website and will be accessible on the Elementary School Building Committee website next week.
Click Here for the submitted Center School Statement of Interest.
