R O S L Y N P U B L I C S C H O O L SCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM |
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In the ensuing years, the district has undertaken a large number of renovations, upgrades and repairs in every school building, beginning with the most urgent items that affected safety or security and progressing steadily through the others. These projects involved roofs, doors, windows, floors, masonry, site work and many other items, as well electrical, ventilation, plumbing and security systems. The architects' report has been perdiodically updated, and new projects are initiated each year. The links at the bottom of the page comprise a pictorial history of some of the projects that have been undertaken since the 2005-06 school year. This is not intended to be a comprehensive review of every one of the thousands of items addressed since 2005. Rather, it provides a broad overview of the extent of the work done in recent years. Links:
• Spring/Summer Projects – 2009
How the Program Has Been FinancedVoters have approved a series of measures authorizing the Board of Education to pay for capital improvements largely with funds recovered in the financial scandal, as well as portions of fund balances remaining at the end of several fiscal years, in order to undertake these projects without borrowing or further increasing taxes. For the last few years, the Board has also appropriated a sum in the regular school budget ($512,000 annually) for capital expenses. Here is a summary of the measures approved by voters since 2005: • A special proposition approved on May 17, 2005 for roof replacement at all school buildings and the maintenance building; door replacement at all schools; blacktop and asphalt repairs; playground upgrades; athletic field improvements; security system upgrades; auditorium upgrade at the high school; and masonry repairs. Total: $5,112,219. • A special proposition approved on May 16, 2006 for renovation of the Home Economics Building (now the Hilltop Academy), new high school chemistry lab, roof replacements, plumbing upgrades, high school telecommunications system, masonry repairs, security systems, door replacements, technology upgrades, blacktop and asphalt repair, playground safety upgrade, high school language lab, fire safety system upgrade, exhaust ventilation systems upgrade and field renovations. Total: $4,112,000.
• A special proposition approved on May 20, 2008 authorized the Board to expend $1.5 million from the Capital Reserve Fund for masonry repairs, sanitary system upgrades, site work including drainage, asphalt, concrete sidewalks and parking lots, resurfacing the high school track, renovating high school courtyards, restoring the middle school athletic fields, window repairs and replacements, plumbing upgrades, electrical upgrades, general construction including repair of loading docks, stairs and door replacements, renovation or replacement of floors and gymnasium bleachers, and the renovation of the middle school auditorium. • A special proposition approved on May 19, 2009 authorized the Board to expend $938,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for drainage upgrades, repair of asphalt and concrete sidewalks and parking lots, Administration Building fire alarm upgrade and basement code compliance, masonry restoration, district-wide plumbing and electrical Upgrades, and window amd door replacements and repairs.
None of these referenda entailed additional increases in taxes. All were passed by wide margins. You may note that some of the project descriptions were repeated in several different years; this is an indication of the great extent of necessary repairs and upgrades throughout the district. Projects with the highest priority (e.g., those affecting health and safety) have been given priority, while less urgent ones have been funded in subsequent years. By law, virtually all projects require approval by the State Education Department and are subject to competitive bidding, both of which are time-consuming processes. Therefore, many projects cannot be completed in the year immediately following the referendum by which it was authorized, and projects approved in one year often overlap with projects approved in a later year. Two other major capital initiatives were also undertaken in recent years. In 2007, the Bulldog Boosters Association led a fundraising effort to install an artificial turf field at Roslyn High School. In 2008, the district entered into an energy performance contract in which widespread upgrades and renovations are paid for by the resulting energy savings. Neither of these initiatives entailed additional tax increases. There are links for both of these items below. If you have questions about the capital program, please contact Thomas Mohrman, Assistant to the Superintendent for Operations, at 516-801-5450 or tmohrman@roslynschools.org.
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• Projects – Summer 2005 |
n 2005, the Roslyn School District embarked on an ambitious, multi-year program to address facilities issues throughout the district. During the 2005-06 school year, a professional firm engaged by the Board of Education, BJLJ Engineers and Architects, presented a comprehensive report which identified more than $20 million in possible capital projects. 
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