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West Elementary & Shawsheen PreK School Building Committee
What's New?
Project Budget for submission to the MSBA was approved by the Building Committee on 2/17/21
Enrollment | 1,055 Students (includes Pre-K) |
Building Size | 191,028 SF |
MSBA Max Reimbursement Rate | 45.95% (form 3011) |
Effective Reimbursement Rate | 25.35% (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) @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
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. @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Module 4
Overall Steps in the Process
Module 4 Presentations (2020)
- View Document View Document View Document View Document Project Budget Update - February 17, 2021
- West Elementary Community Forum Presentation - February 10, 2021
- Cost Estimate Update Presentation - 2-3-21
- Draft Estimate and Table of Contents Presentation - 1-26-21
- West Elementary/ Shawsheen Preschool Focus Group And Educational Planning - December 15, 2020
- West Elementary/ Shawsheen Preschool Focus Group and Design updates - October 27, 2020
- West Elementary Community Forum Presentation - October 13, 2020
- Construction Deliver Options - September 22, 2020
- Design Charette and Concepts by SMMA - September 22, 2020
- Preparation for the MSBA Board Meeting - August 20, 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 | |||
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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 |
Architect: SMMA |
- What is the purpose of the West Elementary project?
- What is the MSBA?
- What process was followed to identify West Elementary for this project?
- What factors were considered in deciding whether to seek an addition/renovation or new construction?
- Why does West El need a new or renovated building?
- What is the history of the current West Elementary facility?
- Is an enrollment of 925 the right projection for West Elementary?
- What is the extent of the overcrowding at the current facility?
- What is the scope of the proposed project?
- Why is the Shawsheen preschool being considered as part of this project?
- How are Andover school buildings maintained?
- Will the current West Elementary continue to be maintained during construction of the new West Elementary/Pre-K facility?
- What is Shawsheen’s current enrollment and what is the capacity of the proposed preschool wing?
- What is West’s current enrollment and what is the capacity of the proposed elementary school?
- Will this project involve any redistricting of elementary student attendance areas?
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