West Elementary & Shawsheen PreK School Building Committee

What's New?

Areial WESPProject Budget for submission to the MSBA was approved by the Building Committee on 2/17/21

Enrollment1,055 Students (includes Pre-K)
Building Size191,028 SF
MSBA Max Reimbursement Rate45.95% (form 3011)
Effective Reimbursement Rate25.35% (form 3011)
Total Project Budget (SD Estimate)$151,661,968
Anticipated MSBA Grant$38,447,427
Anticipated District Share$113,214,541


What's Next for Andover Residents?

Get your project questions answered by emailing the Committee Chair: Paula Colby-Clements or School Committee Vice Chair, Susan McCready to be prepared for:
  • Saturday, June 5th - Annual Town Meeting Vote: Town Meeting votes on project (2/3rd's approval vote needed)
  • Tuesday, June 15th - Ballot Vote: Town votes by ballot on a debt exclusion to fund the project outside of Proposition 2 1/2 (simple majority needed)

Important Events in 2021

  • February 24th- Schematic Design submission due to the Massachusetts School Building Authority
  • April 14th- MSBA Board Meeting to approve the project and enter into a Project Scope and Budget Agreement that defines the project scope, budget, schedule, and potential MSBA participation in the project, subject to the community’s authorization and financial support (#4 and #5)
  • June 5th- Annual Town Meeting: Town meeting will need to approve the project by a 2/3rd vote in order to move to the ballot initiative.
  • June 15th- Ballot Vote: Town votes on a debt exclusion to fund the project outside of Proposition 2 1/2. A simple majority is required to finalize the proposition 2 ½ override.

Module 4

West El Module 4

Overall Steps in the Process

MSBA Modules

Module 4 Presentations (2020)

Archived  previous presentations (Module 1 - Module 3)

Meetings are live-streamed on Andover TV and may be watched on Comcast 99 and Verizon 43.

To view a previous West El & Shawsheen PreK School Building Committee meeting, click here for archives. 


Committee Members


Paula Colby Clements
Chairperson		Andrew Flanagan
Town Manager		Susan McCready
School Committee		Tracey Spruce
School Committee
Claudia Bach
Interim Superintendent		Janet Nicosia
Director of Facilities		Steve Nembirkow
Chief Operations Officer		Elizabeth Roos
Member
Jennifer Hunt
Member		Heather Eigen
Member		Donna Walsh
Finance Director		Paul Rollins
Member
Siggy Pfendler
Member		Armata Kirpalani
Member		Rick Almeida
Member		Mark Johnson
Member
Carol Green
Member




Owner’s Project Manager: PMA Consultants
Architect: SMMA