The School Building Committee will be coming to the next PTO Board meeting in December to update the Bancroft community on the building project and to answer questions parents may have for the Committee. All are welcome to come to the School Building Committee presentation. All are also welcome and encouraged to stay for the PTO Board Meeting after the presentation but it is not expected.

 

Please save the date:

Tuesday, December 6th 2011

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Bancroft Media Center

 

 

Quick Links:

School Building Committee webpage with meeting dates, information and minutes:

http://www.aps1.net/index.aspx?nid=426

 

SMMA community PowerPoint presentations:

http://www.aps1.net/Archive.aspx?AMID=47

 

PROJECT FACTS AT-A-GLANCE

·        680 students in grades K-5

·        Constructed on the Bancroft site, immediately north (in front) of the current school

·        New access road will connect to South Main Street via West Knoll Road

·        Designed to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification

·        The total cost-- including site work, construction and all contingency allocations—is approximately $44M

·        44% of the eligible project costs will be reimbursed by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), reducing the Town portion of the cost to $27.8 million

·        Has the unanimous support of the Board of Selectman, Finance Committee, School Committee and the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

·        Received the required two-thirds approval at the Special town Meeting on December 6, 2010

·        Received majority approval at the Special Election (ballot box vote) on January 25, 2011

 

Contact information:

Francine Goldstein, Bancroft Principal, at f2goldstein@aps1.net

Building committee at sbc@aps1.net