Timeline to a possible building referendum at the
Scotia-Glenville Central Schools

October 6, 2008

The Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20 at the Middle School to continue discussion of the buidling project.

Board members expect to have updated financial and architectural information by that time. The board may also adopt resolutions to move the project foward.

The updated information would be from Fiscal Advisors, the district's financial planning firm, and the district's architect firm, Mosaic Associates.

A public vote is tentatively set for Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Here is some of the information presented at the Sept. 29 meeting on the building project.

Here's more about the building project

September 30, 2008

The Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6 at Glendaal Elementary School.

Board members heard on Sept. 29 from Fiscal Advisors, the district's financial planning firm, and the district's architect firm, Mosaic Associates, about the costs associated with the proposed building project, tax impacts of the project and other details.
A public vote is tentatively set for Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Here is some of the information presented at the Sept. 29 meeting on the building project.

Here is the Daily Gazette story about the Sept. 29 meeting.

Here is the Spotlight News story about the Sept. 29 meeting.

September 29, 2008

The Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29 in the Middle School library.
Board members will hear from Fiscal Advisors, the district's financial planning firm, and the district's architect firm, Dodge, Luzine, Chamberlin about the costs associated with the proposed building project, tax impacts of the project and other details.
A public vote is tentatively set for Tuesday, Dec. 9.

September 11, 2008

This brochure (in PDF) was handed out during Meet the Teacher Nights at the four elemenary schools, middle school and high school.

September 8, 2008

Article in the Daily Gazette about the building project plans.

September 2, 2008

Article in the Spotlight News about last Monday's BOE meeting and the use of artificial turf.

August 26, 2008

Here's the Daily Gazette story about Monday's decision by the Board of Education to proceed with a building project.

The Board of Education has asked Superintendent Susan Swartz to gather cost estimates, meet with bond counsels, contact the state Education Department and prepare for a building project to be considered by the community tentatively on Dec. 9 that would:

• Construct a new high school library and renovate the existing library space into an art gallery and art classrooms;
• Replace the running track, install a multi-purposse artificial/synthetic field to replace the current football field and add bleachers to seat 500 at the high school (see guidelines below released Aug. 22 from the state Education Department and a fact sheet from the state Health Department);
• Renovate science, technology and family and consumer science classrooms at the middle school and technology classrooms at the high school;
• Enclose the middle school library;
• Replace elementary roofs and make a host of other maintenance improvements at all six schools;
• Install a demonstration solar project at one of the schools.

The district expects to receive about $925,000 in state EXCEL grant funding and, by combining that with state budling aid, will allow about $4.2 million of the project to have no local cost.

August 25, 2008

Board of Education to discuss synthetic or artificial turf at its meeting today.

The prospective date for the vote has changed to Dec. 9. The vote has to be held at leat 30 days after the general election because the lever-style machines will be impounded for that period of time.

August 22, 2008

State Education Department outlines guidelines for installing artificial or synthetic athletic fields. The guidelines say that the turf must be free of lead and lead chromate and must come with a 15-year warranty in order to receive state education aid reimbursement.

State Health Department issues a fact sheet about artificial or synthetic turf.

July 29, 2008

The Board of Education continues its discussion of the options to be included in a prospective December referendum.

Here's the Daily Gazette story about that meeting.

July 9, 2008

Tartan Report newsletter story about the building project.

June 26, 2008

Here is a summary of the comments made at both community forums.

June 20, 2008

Article in the Daily Gazette about the first community forum held on June 19.

June 19, 2008

Powerpoint presentation made by Superintendent Susan Swartz at a community forum about the ideas being considered for a building project.

June 11, 2008

Daily Gazette article about June 9 Board of Education meeting and upcoming building project forums.

June 9, 2008

The information below was posted on the web site and flyers were sent home with students about the two upcoming forums.

April 29, 2008

The Board of Education discussed ways to receive public input about the future facilities project.

Here's the article in the Daily Gazette about that discussion.

Here is the Spotlight News story about that discussion.

March 10, 2007

Board of Education President Margaret Smith said at the board's meeting that a vote will likely be held in the fall on a building referendum. She said board members and the administration are still researching information that would be necessary before a decision could be made about a project. She said there will be presentation about the use of artificial turf at the board's March 24 meeting, 7 p.m., at the Middle School.

Feb. 27, 2008

The options from the architectural firm, Dodge Chamberlin Luzine Weber, are discussed in this Daily Gazette article.

Feb. 25, 2008

Architects focus on three potential building options.

Here is the PDF of the three options proposed by the district's architects.

February 11, 2008

Here is the Powerpoint that Superintendent Susan Swartz presented to the Board of Education regarding some of the decisions they made on Jan. 28. The Powerpoint shows four options for a future building project.

February 6, 2008

Here is the story in the Spotlight News about the Board of Education meeting on Jan. 28.

February 1, 2008

Here is a story in the Daily Gazette about the Board of Education's most recent plans.

January 29, 2008

Board of Education studying plan to bring building project before voters this year.

January 15, 2008

Here is a story in the Daily Gazette about the Board of Education's continuing deliberations.

December 18, 2007

Here is a story in the Daily Gazette about possible athletic field work.

December 12, 2007

Here is the Spotlight News story from the Dec. 3 building project discussion.

November 19, 2007

Superintendent Susan Swartz outlined options for a building project using the state's EXCEL aid building incentive and standard building aid. The Board of Education reviewed the proposals, asked for additional information and will continue discussing these issues at its Dec. 3 and 17 meetings.

Read the Powerpoint presentation regarding options for a building project

Here is the Daily Gazette article from the meeting.

A bit of background...

Here's the Facilities Committee Report from 2005