The Beacon City School District Superintendent Matt Landahl will present the Capital Improvement Project this evening (Tuesday, October 5, 2021) during a public meeting via Zoom at 7pm, where he will describe the physical improvements slated for each of Beacon’s 6 schools (4 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school). Also at the meeting will be Deputy Superintendent Ann Marie Quartironi, BOE and Facilities Committee Chair Kristan Flynn, and Bill Wisbauer, architect.

Slides outlining the improvements for each school can be seen here. People who want to watch the meeting live can do so by clicking this link. The meeting will be published to the school’s YouTube channel later this week. The date to vote is Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from 6am - 9pm. Locations are the Beacon High School, and for those in certain addresses, Glenham Elementary.

The project is budgeted to cost $26 million, and will not result in a tax increase, Dr. Landahl has said. Building aid from New York State will reimburse 67% of the costs, while $600,000 will come from the General Fund Balance and $1 million will come from the district’s Capital Reserve.

Highlights From The Proposed Capital Project

Each school is slated to receive ventilation upgrades; outdoor learning spaces are planned; some cuts for new windows; and an upgrade to a TV studio are planned. See below for all of the plans. Many of the driveways and drop-offs are in poor condition, like at Glenham Elementary and Rombout Middle School, and are scheduled for paving. All elementary schools are getting new boilers to improve efficiency.

Glenham Elementary School

CONTINUED INSTALLATION OF CUBBIES IN CLASSROOMS
REPAVE FRONT ENTRANCE DROP-OFF AND EXPAND PARKING
REPLACEMENT OF THE AGING SEPTIC SYSTEM
ADA UPGRADES TO TOILET ROOMS
INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTING IN CORRIDORS
REPLACE OUTDATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
REPLACE BOILERS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED USEFUL LIFE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT UNITS
REPLACE CLASSROOM UNIT VENTILATORS IN 1956 AND 1987 THAT HAVE
EXCEED USEFUL LIFE TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
UPGRADE VENTILATION TO LIBRARY AND SMALL INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS
PROVIDE AN ENTRANCE VESTIBULE AT MAIN ENTRANCE TO IMPROVE SECURITY

TOTAL PROJECT COST:
$4,895,000
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMERS/FALL IN 2022 & 2023

JV Forrestal Elementary

REPLACE CORRIDOR CEILINGS
INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTING IN CORRIDORS
INSTALL WINDOWS IN LOWER FLOOR HALLWAYREPLACE EXTERIOR RAMP WITH ADA COMPLIANT DESIGN
REPLACE CONCRETE WALKS AT DROP OFF
REPLACE OUTDATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
REPLACE BOILERS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED USEFUL LIFE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT UNITS
REPLACE CLASSROOM UNIT VENTILATORS IN 1975 THAT HAVE EXCEED USEFUL LIFE TO
IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
UPGRADE VENTILATION TO NURSES AREA / SMALL INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS
INSTALL EXTERIOR PLAY STRUCTURE REPLACE ASPHALT PAVING AT FRONT ENTRANCE DROP-OFF LOOP

TOTAL PROJECT COST:
$2,733,000
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2022 & 2023

Sergeant Elementary

REPLACE CORRIDOR CEILINGS
INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTING IN CORRIDORS
REPAVE WEST ACCESS DRIVE/LOOP
REPLACE EXTERIOR RAMP WITH ADA COMPLIANT DESIGN
REPLACE CONCRETE WALKS AT NORTHWEST ENTRANCE/BUS LOOP
REPLACE OUTDATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
REPLACE BOILERS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED USEFUL LIFE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT UNITS
UPGRADE VENTILATION TO NURSES AREA
RELOCATE LIBRARY TO MAIN FLOOR

TOTAL PROJECT COST
$2,611,000
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2022 & 2023

South Avenue Elementary

INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTING IN CORRIDORS
REPAVE FRONT DRIVE/LOOP
REPLACE EXTERIOR RAMP WITH ADA COMPLIANT DESIGN
REPLACE OUTDATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
REPLACE BOILERS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED USEFUL LIFE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT UNITS
UPGRADE VENTILATION IN INTERIOR SPACES
UPGRADE EXTERIOR PLAY AREA
CREATE OUTDOOR LEARNING AREA IN FRONT

TOTAL PROJECT COST:
$1,560,000
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2023

Rombout Middles School

REPLACE ROOFS ON VARIOUS LEVELS
REPLACE CORRIDOR CEILING
INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTING IN CORRIDORS
REPAVE PARENT AND BUS DROP OFF/LOOP
REPLACE EXTERIOR RAMP WITH ADA COMPLIANT DESIGN
REPLACE PRIMARY ELECTRIC SERVICE AND SWITCH GEAR THAT HAVE REACHED END OF USEFUL LIFE
REPLACE OUTDATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
UPGRADE VENTILATION FIRST FLOOR CLASSROOMS IN A,B,C,D AND F WING
UPGRADE RENOVATION OF (2) SCIENCE LABS & WITH OUTDOOR LEARNING
UPGRADE RENOVATION OF (2) ART ROOMS & WITH OUTDOOR LEARNING

TOTAL PROJECT COST:
$8,489,000
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2022 & 2023

Beacon High School

REPLACE ROOFS ON VARIOUS LEVELS
UPGRADES TO EXTERIOR RAMP FOR ADA
REPLACE OUTDATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
REPLACE THE FINISH IN THE POOL.REPLACE HOT WATER STORAGE TANK
REPLACE KITCHEN GREASE INTERCEPTOR
UPGRADES TO THE FITNESS CENTER
UPGRADES TO THE TV STUDIO
RENOVATIONS/ UPGRADES FOR 2 ADDITIONAL SCIENCE ROOMS

TOTAL PROJECT COST
$3,961,500
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2022 & 2023

Bus Maintenance Facility

REPLACE THE BUS WASH SYSTEM WHICH HAS REACHED THE END OF USEFUL LIFE

TOTAL PROJECT COST:
$683,500
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2023

Rosenmeier Field

REPLACE DELAMINATING RUNNING TRACK SURFACE
REPLACE ALL FIELD EVENTS SURFACE
REPLACE DISCUSS AND SHOTPUT EVENT
REHABILITION OF THE NATURAL TURF FIELD

TOTAL PROJECT COST
$1,067,000
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE PHASED OVER SUMMER/FALL IN 2023

The date to vote is Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from 6am - 9pm. Locations are the Beacon High School, and for those in certain addresses, Glenham Elementary.