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New Haven School Construction Program Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. . Dr . Reginald R. Mayo , Superintendent of Schools ~~L - -

Table of Contents

Message From the Mayor I. Program Chronology, 1994 to 1996 II . Demographic Study Ill. Comprehensive Facility Report IV. Project Participants, Process & Management - V. The Projects VI. Project Schedule VII. Communications VIII. News Clippings

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Message from - John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor As President Clinton and the federal - government begin to press for mas­ sive school construction programs s the country, the City of New - Haven has already initiated an aggres- -..ol!'"._._~-""!"'-~ sive school construction program. Today, the Citywide School Construction program stands as a national model for its massive scope, innovative financing and high degree of community involvement.

- The School Construction program was launched in 1995 as a mechanism by which the City could repair its aging school ...... infrastructure while marginalizing the expense to taxpayers . To date, as a result of this innovative program and with no federal assistance, the City has commitments of $406.5 million toward the renovation or replacement of schools. An additional $295 million is planned to renovate an additional 21 schools over the next 10 years. The program includes both new and "gut-renovation" school projects.

The General Accounting Office recently reported that one­ third of the nation's schools need extensive repair or replacement. In New Haven, a survey found that of the City's 42 city owned school buildings, 41 percent are at - least 50 years old . New Haven is moving aggressively to solve its problems while many municipalities are just com­ ing to grips with the extent of deterioration in neighborhood - schools built decades ago. -

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- Traditionally, cities fund school construction projects by issuing bonds. By using a comprehensive survey to invento­ ry the scope of repairs needed, New Haven officials quickly understood that the City could not issue enough bonds to - fix up its schools, given the city's other capital demands and its need to limit debt service.

A high number of delinquent tax accounts accruing in the early 1990s created the City's opportunity to market it's delinquent tax debts. In the fall of 1995, a company pur­ - chased the liens and the City used the proceeds to begin the School Construction Trust Fund, funded initially by the lien proceeds. Since then , state School Construction grants and surplus city funds have been committed to the Fund.

The most impressive benefit of the program is the citywide involvement of decision-makers. Each of the projects is guided by school-based planning teams of parents, teach­ - ers, staff and legislators. The process allows each commu­ nity to rally around a vision for the school - its educational program, facilities, the play spaces and recreational areas. Stakeholders learn to make difficult decisions. Their deci­ sions are translated into designs and presented to the Citywide School Building Committee and then to the Board - of Education for approval. The School Construction program is a model for the federal government, in using master plan­ ning, demographic and facilities' studies as a blueprint for comprehensive school construction efforts. -· ""

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I. Program Chronology, 1994 to 1999 -.

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The School Construction Program was launched by Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. to address the facility needs of New Haven's public schools. I. Program Chronology 1994 to 1999

October------1994: City Initiates a Facilities Condition Analysis for each school. The study quantifies, itemizes and assigns priorities to the needs of 42 public schools in the district. The study identifies approximately $82.1 million in needed building and fire code school facility improvements .

June---.. 1995:...... --=--=---= Mayor DeStefano proposes broad initiative to rebuild city schools. The Mayor and Superintendent of Schools appoint a Citywide School Building Committee to develop a comprehensive school construction program initiative.

Fall------of---~------._.-- 1995: A company purchases------$15·- million in delinquent tax liens and the city uses the proceeds to begin the school construction trust fund.

November------1995: The City establishes--- a Citywide School Construction office.

Winter------~- 1996: A two-part planning ----retreat is facilitated·-- by GoodWork Associates, a local organizational development consulting firm, with a cross-section of educators to discuss the mission of the public schools and the vision for the future.

March------1996: The City retains Jeter------, Cook & Jepson Architects Inc. to draft a comprehensive facilities plan for new school construction and major renovation projects (attached in this publication). This Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan provides a 10-year master plan and prioritization for all major facilities improvements to public schools. ------·------Spring------1996: The City lobbies for successful change in---- state law, acknowledging that siting new schools can be difficult and less cost effective than renovations. The change in the law increased projects eligible for reimbursement and increased the reimbursement rate for city schools.

May------1996: The City's Board of Aldermen approves an -----ordinance·----- creating a school construction Trust Fund as a separate City fund. The Board also established a Citywide School Building Committee that will oversee all construction projects with------the Mayor serving as Chair. (See Appendix A for ordinance) Summer------1996: H.C. Planning Associates, in conjunction------with Planimetrics, Inc. completes a report projecting student enrollments citywide for ten years and on a school by school basis for 5 years.

Spring------1997: Jeter, Cook and GoodWork Associates develop------and implement the Community Education Plan, a blueprint to------involve citizens in the planning of school construction. March------1998: The City hired Gilbane Building Company------to staff the Citywide School Construction Office and- to oversee all project planning, design and construction.

Currently:------Each year the City adds schools to its requests------for State School Construction Grants, following -- recommendations of the Master Plan...... - II . Demographic Study -

- - In 1996, the Citywide School Construction Committee commissioned a comprehensive projection of student enrollment. The study was performed jointly by H.C. Planning Consultants, Inc. of Orange and Planimetrics, LLP of Avon and provided the foundation for renovation and new construction prioritization. \

NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS 1996-2000

Prepared For The New Haven Board of Education June 1996 Overall enrollment ••• Introduction in the New Ha ven ••• ••• This report su mmarizes 1996-2005 enrollment projections for the New school system is Haven school system . The enroll ment projections were prepared jointly by H.C. projected to Planning Consu ltants, Inc . of Orange and Planimetri cs, LLP of Avon. remain fairly The projections estimate the number of students that will attend New Ha ven stable over the public sc hools during the next ten years. The estimates are based on past trends next ten years. (enrollment patterns, birth rates , housing changes) and reasonable ex pectations of future co nditions (birth rates, migration rates, and the economy). The projections are the first phase of a Facilities Planning Study being conducted for the New Haven Board of Education by Jeter, Cook & Jepson, Architects, Lnc . of Hartford. Subsequent phases of the study will evaluate the physical co nditi ons and capacities of New Haven's school buildings and recommend a master plan for renovation and new construction.

Ill Overall Enrollment Projections

••• Overall enrollment in the New Haven sc hool system (K-12 plus special programs) is projected to remain fairly stable over th e ne xt ten yea rs. In fact , considering both the high and low range. enrollments are expected to be within three Overall percent (3%) of current enroll ments. Year Enrollment History 1985 16,875 19 86 16,979 New Haven Enrollment History and Projections 1985-2005 1987 16,786 1988 17,152 1989 17,974 1990 18,169 20,000 ,.------1991 18,310 1992 18,418 16,000 +------, 1993 18,693 1994 18,848 1995 19,114 16,000

Projection 14,000 Low Hiqh 1996 19 ,136 19,229 12,000 1997 19,127 19,298 1998 18 ,97 1 19,472 1999 18,930 19,202 10,000 2000 18,912 19,188 2001 18,872 19,261 6,000 2002 18,840 19,108 2003 18,786 18,849 2004 18 ,719 18,768 6,000 2005 18,616 18,716 • Actual . High Dlow 4,000

Overall enrollment includes K-12, Pre­ 2,000 K. Head Start, Special Education, Homebound and Outplacement. 0 ~ ~ ~ 00 m 0 ~ N M ~ ~ W ~ 00 m 0 ~ N M ~ ~ oo oo oo oo oo m m m m m m m m m m o o o o o o m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m o o o o o o ~ N N N N N N Year

2 Ill Enrollment Projections By Grade Group & Program The magnet school and open enroll­ ••• While the magnet school and open enroll ment features of the New Haven school system make school-by-sc hool projections less meaningful, projections by ment f eatures of grade group provide important insig ht into projected enrollment trends. the New Haven Enroll ment in grades K-4 are projected to peak in the next year or so (d ue to school system more births from 1985 to 1989) and then decrease. Middle school enrollments are make school-by­ expected to graduall y in crease to the sc hool year 200 L-02 (as th e elementary school proj ections "bubble" moves th rough) and then decrease. High school enrollments are expected less meaningful. to be stable to the year 2001-02 before increasing.

New Haven Enrollment History and Projections By Grade Group and Program 1985-2005

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Enrollment History Projected Enrollment Veer K-4 5-8 9-12 Other Year K-4 5-8 9-12 Other 1985 7,151 4,411 3,989 1,324 1996 8,240 4,818 3,901 2,270 1986 7,321 4,2 86 3,908 1,464 1997 8,171 4,827 3,859 2,270 1987 7,374 4,346 3,635 1,431 1998 7,882 4,967 3,852 2,270 1988 7,51 9 4,624 3,484 1,525 1999 7,723 5,090 3,847 2,270 1989 7,546 4,851 3,468 2,109 2000 7,558 5,254 3,830 2,270 1990 7,684 4,904 3,310 2,271 2001 7,468 5,293 3,841 2,2 70 1991 7,623 4,955 3,384 2,348 2002 7,463 5,135 3,972 2,270 1992 7,616 4,932 3,513 2,357 2003 7,517 4,931 4,068 2,270 1993 7,774 4,913 3,630 2,376 2004 7,478 4,776 4,195 2,270 1994 7,880 4,716 3,913 2,339 2005 7,419 4,727 4,201 2,270 1995 8,156 4,842 3,846 2,270

Other enrollment includes Pre-K. Head Start, Special Education, Homebound and Outplace ment students. From Cohort Survival Method: Middle Projections (page 3-30 of the Report)

3 Major factors that Key Considerations In The Enrollment Study influence school Birth Trends - The number of births in New Haven increased from 1975 to 1989 enrollments in New due to the number of women of child bearing age and the robust economy of the 1980s. Haven include: Over the long term, the decline in the number of births is expected to continue and this will • the number of eventually contribute to enrollment decreases . births, Migration Patterns - New Haven experienced significant in-migration during the • migration 1980s. This contributed to increasing births and to the higher school enrollments patterns, experienced since 1989 and expected to continue through the next few years. • the economy, and Economic Trends- The economy influences birth rates (discussed above), • school system migration patterns (discussed above}, and private school enrollment As the economy characteristics. slowed from the late 1980s, fewer New Haven residents attended private schools and the percentage attending public schools increased from 83.7 percent to 85.9 percent. For the purpose of the enrollment study, it has been assumed that the economy will remain stable (economic conditions have been represented in the enrollment study by the unemployment rate). Since the economy will change over time, it may be necessary in the future to update the projections based upon new economic data. School EnroUment Policies - The magnet school and out-of-zone enrollment concepts are unique features of the New Haven school system. These programs, in effect, provide the City with a modified open enrollment policy. The enrollment projections assume that the current enrollment policies and school configurations will remain as they are today. Since it is likely that more magnet schools will be added in the future, projected enrollments will need to be updated. Accordingly, software has been provided that allows for the annual updating of enrollment projections to the year 2000. Housing Changes - New housing is not considered to be a significant factor relative to future system-wide school enrollments in New Haven. Available data indicates that over the past five years, the average number of new housing units added was 83 units per year. An additional consideration is the high vacancy rate for existing housing - the latest estimates are that there are 8,000 vacant housing units in New Haven. The extent to which these housing units will be occupied, and thus school enrollments affected, will be related to future economic conditions (as reflected in the projections by the unemployment rate).

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Ill. Comprehensive Facility Report

In October, 1994, a Facilities Study esti­ mated an $82.1 million cost for building and fire code repairs to city school buildings. Recognizing a need for more extensive building updates and the need for dramatically improved media, library, pre-K and other programs, the -- Mayor initiated the Citywide School Construction Program.

As a first step, Jeter, Cook & Jepson was retained to create a comprehen­ - sive master plan for all major facilities improvements. At the time of issuance of the report, 15 projects had already been authorized and 27 were identified ...... for action. To date, an additional 6 of the 27 have been approved for action, and 21 are pending approval (see full list in this section). The City expects to revise the master plan in 1999 for adoption in the year 2000. - SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS STATUS SCHOOL COST (in millions) Completed Hill Regional Career High School $ 27.8

Under Construction Edgewood Magnet School (K-8) 8.9 Clarence Rogers School (pre-K) 6.0 Wilbur Cross High School 40.2 James Hillhouse High School 37.0 Lincoln-Bassett Elementary School (K-5) 14.9 West Hills Magnet (K-8) ~ SUBTOTAL $ 122.9 Under Architectural Design Aquaculture Regional High School 17.9 Arts Middle Regional Magnet School* 24.0 Katherine Brennan Elementary School (K-5) 10.4 Prince/Welch Elementary School (K-5) 22.0 Fair Haven Elementary School (K-8) 26.9 Fair Haven Middle School (5-8) 27.0 Isadore Wexler Elementary School (K-5) 13.9 Timothy Dwight Elementary School Phase 1 __l.Q SUBTOTAL $ 144.9 Planning & Architectural Design To Come In 1999 Nathan Hale Elementary School (K-8) 22 .0 Jepson Non-Graded Elementary School (K-5) 15.4 Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School (5-8) 21.5 Swing School 5.0 Jackie Robinson Middle School (5-8) _31.Q SUBTOTAL $ 97.9 Applications Pending Truman School (K-5) $ 21.5

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,...... Comprehensive ,...... Facilities Plan - - New Haven Public Schools

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,... Executive ·summary - ,.... John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor

,..... Dr. Reginald Mayo, Superintendent of Schools - Prepared for the I - New Haven Publi;c Schools - Board of Education March 2, 1998 - Prepared by - Jet,r, Cook & Jepson - Executive Summary Comprehensive Facilities Plan - New Haven Public Schools EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

The Board of Education of the New Haven Public Schools retained Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc. (JCJ) to draft a comprehensive facilities plan for new school construction and major renovation projects. Developed using a multi-disciplinary planning process, the Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan (the "Comprehensive Plan") provides a 10 year master plan for all major facilities improvements to the City's public schools.

Methodology

The development of the Comprehensive Plan was divided into six distinct phases;

1. Demographic Analysis and Enrollment Projections 2. Facility Condition Analysis Report 3. Educational Mission Statement Report 4. Community Education Program Plan and Report 5. Financial Analysis I Implementation Schedule 6. Comprehensive Facilities Plan.

Each of the first two phases of the study provided valuable information about the current physical state of the City's public school facilities and their anticipated future conditions. The second two phases created the opportunity to review and discuss the anticipated future needs of educators and children as well as the role that school buildings need to play in the larger community. Taken together, these components provided the necessary groundwork to develop the Comprehensive Plan and the accompanying Financial Analysis I Implementation Schedule.

The Demographic and Enrollment Projections Study was conducted by H.C. Planning Associates in conjunction with Planimetrics, Inc. Completed in the summer of 1996, the report outlines the ten-year projected enrollments citywide and 5-year enrollments on a school-by-school basis. It was presented to the Board of Education in September of 1996. Subsequent to the Demographic and Enrollment projections study, JCJ conducted an evaluation of the existing capacities of the current school buildings. Each of the City's schools was visited by a member of the architect's staff and an inventory made of the number and types of rooms found. A comparison of the projected enrollments and the school capacities throughout the city allowed evaluations to be made of the need for new schools and school expansions.

In 1994 a report was prepared for the Board of Education that identified needed improvements in all school buildings to remedy code deficiencies and deferred maintenance items. Improvements were given priority rankings: Immediate, Urgent, Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc. 1-1 March 2, 1998 Executive Summary Comprehensive Facilities Plan New Haven Public-Schools

Important, and Long-Term. Since the original study, the priority rankings of these improvements has advanced. As a part of the Comprehensive Plan, JCJ along with the TPA Design Group and Diversified Technologies Corporation conducted a comprehensive re-inspection of eight of the forty-two schools owned by the City and surveyed in that report. This re-inspection formed the basis for an update to the 1994 study. General conclusions were drawn as to the extent of additional work required at the schools due to changes in codes and regulations and the further deterioration of building components. This was translated to updated budgets for all the schools in the city. Close coordination with school officials allowed work that has been accomplished since 1994 to be reflected in the study update.

GoodWork Associates of New Haven developed the Educational Mission Statement Report in conjunction with Jeter, Cook & Jepson. This report discusses the existing educational mission, goals, and objectives of the School District and outlines the impact that the mission might have on curriculum development, the instructional program, organization of grade levels, school facilities, and other related issues. The centerpiece of this phase was a two-part planning retreat held in the winter of 1996-97. Two half-day sessions were facilitated by GoodWork Associates to allow a cross-section of educators to discuss the mission of the public schools and their vision for the future.

GoodWork Associates also developed and implemented the Community Education Plan in association with JCJ. A strategy to educate and involve the citizens of New Haven in the planning process was presented to the City Wide School Building Committee and the Board of Education in early 1997. The plan was implemented during the late winter and early spring. A series of interviews, focus groups, and community workshops allowed a diverse group of parents, educators, elected officials, community leaders, and students to learn about the planning process that was underway and become a part of it by sharing their ideas for the future of the public school facilities. Interviews and focus groups were held primarily at the offices ofGoodWork Associates on Willow Street in New Haven although the student focus groups were held at Cross and Hillhouse High Schools. The Community Workshops were held at eight different schools across the city in order to provide easy access from all neighborhoods. Publicity for the workshops was provided through a variety of means. Bi-lingual flyers were sent home with all public school students, press releases and advertisements were sent to the New Haven Register as well as smaller papers serving specific cultural communities, and announcements were sent to many civic, religious, and cultural organizations. Through this process, the planning team was able to develop an appreciation and understanding of not only the diversity of needs within the city but also of the common themes and visions for the future of the public schools.

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Planning Themes

As the first four phases of the study were completed, a number of broad themes became apparent that provided guidance to the development of the recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan.

1. Overall student enrollments should rise for several years and then level off. Significant growth in student population over the next ten years is not anticipated.

2. An increased birth level from 1985-89 has resulted in an increase in current elementary school students. These students will move through the middle and high school system during the next ten years.

3. Systemwide there is a minor shortage of classroom space for the current level of student enrollment. This issue is highly localized with some schools dramatically over-enrolled while others have excess capacity. The issue of over-enrollment is most acute at the elementary school level.

4. Although significant work has been done in recent years to improve the physical condition of the school buildings, there still remains a large amount of code and repair work.

5. Many if not the majority ofthe existing schools are located in structures that are fundamentally sound and are important to their neighborhoods as community landmarks. Many have an architectural character that would be difficult or impossible to reproduce.

6. A significant number of schools do not have adequate core facilities.

7. There is much support among teachers, administrators, Board of Education members and parents for the current Mission Statement and curriculum guidelines.

8. The current practice of providing a series of options for grade level groupings (K-4, K-8, 5-8, etc.) should continue and be enhanced. Significant support was evident in both the educational staff and community members for the notion of providing parents with a choice of educational settings for their children.

9. Schools will become more heavily used in the future for community activities and should be designed to reflect that need.

10. A longer school day with increased child-care options should be considered when developing school projects. The inclusion of Pre-K, Head Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc. 1-3 March 2, 1998 Executive Summary Comprehensive Facilities Plan New Haven Public-Schools

Start, and Early Stimulation programs at elementary and K-8 schools is desirable. 11. Smaller schools are preferable in almost all cases. Elementary and K-8 schools should be no more than 500-600 students with middle and high schools limited to 600-700 students.

Planning Strategy

The existing middle school "feeder system" was utilized to provide a framework with which to organize the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan. Each middle scho<;Jl has a series of elementary schools from which it draws the majority of its students. This method provides a meaningful way to organize and study a system as complex as New Haven's. The overall capacity of each feeder system was analyzed and evaluated for expansion possibilities within the system to meet future enrollment needs. At the same time, the impact of expansion and/or existing capacity on adjacent feeder systems was determined. In addition to capacities, the physical condition of the schools in the feeder system as well as the implications of the planning themes on each feeder system were considered in developing the school-by-school recommendations.

To provide flexibility for future shifts in enrollment and demographics within the city, the locations of recommended facility expansions were evaluated to determine their ability to accept students from multiple feeder systems. Wherever possible additional school capacity was located in areas that will allow future school administrations the flexibility to modify student attendance areas without the need for extensive transportation of students.

Emphasis was placed on the re-use and renovation of school buildings rather than demolition and replacement. New schools were to be recommended only in those areas where no existing facility could supply the needed capacity or where the physical condition of a school or site precluded a cost-effective rehabilitation.

The foundation for the Comprehensive plan is a series of projects currently in various stages of design or construction. These schools were considered in the development of the plan but do not appear on either the priority list of projects or the overall budget analysis.

• The new Career High School will have a capacity of 750 (250 from outside of New Haven).

• Brennan Elementary School will be renovated and is scheduled for completion in Summer 2001.

• Strong Elementary School will have a 52-student addition that is scheduled for completion in Summer 1999.

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• Edgewood Elementary School is to be renovated and expanded. It will be re­ programmed to serve grades K-8 with a capacity of 485. It is scheduled for completion in Summer 1999.

• Welch Annex and Prince Elementary School are to be merged and housed in a new facility. The capacity will be 500 students and it is scheduled for completion in December 2001.

• The Conte School is to be renovated to house the West Hills Middle and Elementary Magnet Schools. It will have a capacity of 700 and serve grades K-8. It is scheduled for completion in Summer of2000.

• The new Aquaculture/Regional Center will encompass the Sound School and serve grades 9-12. It will have a capacity of 3 50 and is scheduled for completion in Summer 2001.

• Lincoln-Bassett Elementary School will be renovated and is scheduled for completion in Summer 2000.

• Isadore Wexler Elementary School will be renovated and is scheduled for completion in Fall 2000.

• Beecher Elementary School will have a 3-classroom addition and is scheduled for completion in Summer 2000.

• Fair Haven Middle School will be downsized to 600 students and renovated. It is scheduled for completion in Summer 2003.

• A new Fair Haven K-8 School will be constructed with a capacity of 600 students. It is scheduled for completion in Spring 2003.

• A new Arts Magnet Middle School will be constructed with a capacity of 500 students serving grades 5-8. It is scheduled for completion in Winter 2001.

• Clarence Rogers School will be renovated and re-opened as an Early Childhood Center. It is scheduled for completion at the end of 1999.

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Recommendations

The Comprehensive Plan consists of a series of citywide objectives for school construction and renovation as well as a 10-year prioritized list of building projects in support of those objectives.

1. Provide the children of New Haven with safe, clean, attractive, and appropriate learning environments.

2. Provide all areas of the city with a variety of grade level configurations in public schools. Elementary Schools, K-8 Schools, and 5-8 Middle Schools should be developed in close geographic proximity to each other and be located in such a way as to offer reasonable attendance choices to all neighborhoods.

3. Focus school construction on the renovation and expansion of existing facilities. Limit new construction to those areas where additional capacity or grade level choice is needed or where the existing structure or site is incapable of being rehabilitated in a cost-effective manner.

4. Provide new classroom capacity in locations central to multiple middle school or K-8 systems.

5. Existing middle and high school capacities are generally sufficient to accommodate future enrollments. Work at these schools should focus on renovation and facility upgrades.

6. Provide increased opportunity for community use of school buildings when planning facility renovations or new construction.

7. Consider the addition ofPreK programs to elementary and K-8 schools when planning facility renovations or new construction. The scope of this study did not allow for a full investigation of this need or of the funding implications.

8. Review student assignment policies to allow a better match between student population and individual school capacity.

9. Reduce student population at schools that are now overcrowded and improve core facilities at those schools.

School projects were prioritized based on the physical condition of the building as determined by the facility condition analysis report, the ability of the school to accommodate future enrollments, the school's physical location within the city, and its relationship to other proposed projects. The strategies used in this prioritization process were: Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc. 1-6 March 2, 1998 Executive Summary Comprehensive Facilities Plan New Haven Public Schools

• Focus on capacity issues that impact the "elementary school bubble". Prepare the middle and high schools to accept this population.

• Focus repair and renovation efforts on schools identified as having large numbers of Priority 1 and Priority 2 items in the Facility Condition Analysis Report.

• Maximize State funding by combining renovation and code upgrade projects with school expansions wherever possible.

• Distribute projects geographically throughout the city.

The ten-year priority list is divided into two parts; current School Construction Program projects and projects recommended by the Comprehensive Plan. Current projects are those that were underway prior to the commencement of the planning study or ones that have become active during the course of the study. Projects to renovate both Hillhouse and Wilbur Cross High Schools in order to correct accreditation issues became a high priority near the conclusion of the study and are in fact underway. They have been included in the current projects list. As with any large district, New Haven will continue to have annual facilities needs that require immediate action. It is recommended that the priorities established by the Master Plan be regularly evaluated against the changing needs of the district and adjusted as appropriate.

The projects recommended for action by the Comprehensive Plan are distributed over a ten-year period beginning in 1998. It is recommended that two projects per year be undertaken in the first five years of the plan followed by three per year during the last five years. This strategy focuses initial resources on the major expansion and renovation projects necessary to accommodate the anticipated capacity issues. These projects will not only ease crowding at the schools to be expanded, but by providing capacity at key locations around the city they will also reduce the number of students at schools that appear later in the priority list.

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TEN YEAR PRIORITY LIST

Design Construction School Name Grade Levels Project Type Grant Request Start Date Completion Date

CURRENT PROJECTS

New Prince/Welch K-5 New - In Progress 2002 Brennan PK-5 Renov. - In Progress 2001 Lincoln-Bassett K-5 Renov/Add. - In Progress 2000 Isadore Wexler K-4 Renov. - In Progress 2000 Edgewood K-8 Renov/Add. - In Progress 1999 West Hills/Conte K-8 Renov. - In Progress 2000 Fair Haven K8 K-8 New - In Progress 2003 Arts Magnet MS 5-8 New - In Progress 2002 Aquaculture 9-12 New - In Progress 2001 New Career HS 9-12 New - In Progress 1998 Fair Haven MS 5-8 Renov. - In Progress 2003 Clarence Rogers Early Child. Renov. - In Progress 1999 Wilbur Cross HS 9-12 Reno/ Accred - In Progress Hillhouse HS 9-12 Reno/ A cered - In Progress Jepson PK-4 Renov. - Complete 1990 HSC 9-12 Code - Complete 1995

PROPOSED PROJECTS

Jackie Robinson MS 5-8 New 1998 1999 2004

Nathan Hale K-8 Renov/Add. 1999 2000 2004 Clemente 5-8 Code 1999 2000 2004 Truman K-8 Renov/Add. 1999 2000 2004

Celantano PK-5 Renov/Add. 2000 2001 2005 Sheridan 5-8 Code 2000 2001 2005

Troup 5-8 Code 2001 2002 2006 Beecher K-5 Renov/Add. 2001 2002 2006

Hooker K-4 Code 2002 2003 2007 West Hills ES K-5 Code 2002 2003 2007

Strong K-4 Code 2003 2004 2008 Dwight K-4 Renov/Add. 2003 2004 2008 Betsy Ross K-8 Code 2003 2004 2008

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Design Construction School Name Grade Levels Project Type Grant Request Start Date Completion Date

Hill Central K-5 Code 2004 2005 2009 Coop. HS 9-12 Code 2004 2005 2009 Davis K-5 Code 2004 2005 2009

Clinton K-4 Code 2005 2006 2010 Grant K-4 Code 2005 2006 2010 Bishop Woods PK-4 Code 2005 2006 2010

M.L. King K-4 Code 2006 2007 2011 Barnard K-4 Code 2006 2007 2011 Quinnipiac K-4 Code 2006 2007 2011

East Rock K-8 Code 2007 2008 2012 Columbus K-4 Code 2007 2008 2012 Mauro PK-4 Code 2007 2008 2012

D~CONTINUEDASSCHOOLBUftDINGS

Prince School Welch Annex Woodward (use as swing school) Jackie Robinson West Hills MS (use as swing school) W. Cross Annex (use as swing school)

FACILITIES NOT PRIORITIZED

Hyde Leadership School Head Start Zigler Center Transition Urban Youth Center McCabe VoAg

LEGEND

New =New School Construction Renov!Add. =Major Renovation ("like new'), Code Compliance, and Building Additions Reno/Accred =Major Renovation to remedy accreditation issues Renov. =Major Renovation ("like new") and Code Compliance Code = Minor Renovation and Code Compliance

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TEN YEAR COST PROJECTION SUMMARY - CODE PROJECTS TOTAL PROJECT COST IN MILLIONS PER FISCAL YEAR Escalation School Name Grades Project Type 1994 Base 1997 Update Factor 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Pen::ent Percent per Original Cost Completed Updated Cost Year Barnard K-4 Code $ 0.60 0% $ 0.89 14% $ 2.90 Beecher K-5 Renov/Add. $ 1.30 0% $ 5.69 4% $ 6.65 Bishop Woods PK-4 Code $ 1.30 50% $ 0.96 14% s 2.85 Celentano PK-5 Renov/Add. $ 2.00 0% $ 11.50 4% $ 12.90 Clemente 5-8 Code $ 3.70 55% $ 2.47 14% $ 3.20 Clinton K-4 Code $ 1.50 25% $ 1.67 14% s 4.75 Columbus K-4 Code $ 1.50 75% $ 0.56 14% s 2.20 Cooperative HS 9-12 Code $ 2.60 50% $ 1.93 14% s 4.85 Cross 9-12 Reno/ Accred n/a n/a $ 22.90 n/a $ 22.90 Davis K-5 Code $ 2.60 65% $ 1.40 14% $ 3.50 Dwight K-4 Renov/Add. $ 2.10 20% s 11.30 4% $ 15.70 East Rock K-8 Code $ 2.00 90% $ 0.30 14% s 1.10 Grant K-4 Code $ 0.85 0% $ 1.26 14% s 3.70 Hale K-8 Renov/Add. $ 1.30 30% $ 17.10 4% $ 18.50 Hill Central K-5 Code $ 2.90 75% s 1.08 14% s 2.70 Hillhouse 9-12 Reno/ Accred n/a n/a s 20.80 n/a $ 20.80 Hooker K-4 Code $ 1.80 0% $ 2.67 14% s 4.50 King K-4 Code $ 1.30 50% s 0.96 14% s 3.15 Mauro PK-4 Code $ 0.76 60% $ 0.45 14% s 1.90 Quinnipiac K-4 Code $ 0.84 25% s 0.93 14% s 3.00 Robinson 5-8 New n/a n/a $ 22.90 4% $ 24 .80 Ross K-8 Code $ 2.90 75% s 1.08 14% $ 2.40 Sheridan 5-8 Code $ 3.40 0% $ 5.04 14% $ 7.50 Strong K-4 Code $ 1.60 50% s 1.19 14% s 2.40 Troup 5-8 Code $ 3.90 0% s 5.78 14% $ 9.80 Truman K-8 Renov/Add. $ 1.20 0% $ 14.80 4% $ 16.70 West Hills ES K-5 Code $ 2.40 0% $ 3.56 14% $ 6.90

TOTAL s 43.70 s 24.80 s 38.40 s 20.40 s 16.45 s 11.40 s 20.50 s 11.05 s 11.30 s 6.15 s 5.20 s 209.35 State Share (approx.) $ 21.85 $ 19.84 s 29.76 $ 14.07 $ 10.22 $ 5.70 $ 14.96 $ 5.53 s 5.65 s 3.08 s 2.60 s 133.25 City Share (approx.) $ 21.85 s 4.96 s 8.64 $ 6.33 s 6.23 s--- 5.70 s 5.54 $ 5.53 s 5.65 s 3.08 s 2.60 s 76.10

Note 1: Projections do not include hazardous materials removal, site acquisition, or relocation costs. Note 2: Renov/Add. project costs reflect "comparable to new" requirement of renovation status grants Note 3: Code project costs include minor renovations with limited eligibility for state reimbursement Note 4: Reno/Accred projects represent major renovation to resolve accreditation issues.

Jeter, Cook Jepson Architects, Inc. January 5, 1998 Executive Summary Comprehensive f acilities Plan New Haven Public Schools

TEN YEAR COST PROJECTION SUMMARY-RENOVATION STATUS PROJECTS

TOTAL PROJECT COST IN MILLIONS PER FISCAL YEAR Eacalation School Name Grades Project Type Building Area 1997 Cost Factor 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 ercentpcr Total Square Feet Million• Year Barnard K-4 Renov. 31,820 $ 4.71 4% $ 6.97 Beecher K-5 Renov/Add. 36,000 $ 5.99 4% $ 7.28 Bishop Woods PK-4 Renov. 32,500 $ 4.81 4% $ 6.85 Celentano PK-5 Renov/Add. 73,800 $ 11.96 4% $ 13.99 Clemente 5-8 Renov. 139,475 $ 17.20 4% $ 19.35 Clinton K-4 Renov. 53,500 $ 7.92 4% $ 11.27 Columbus K-4 Renov. 35,700 $ 5.28 4% $ 8.13 Cooperative HS 9-12 Renov. 67,100 $ 9.93 4% $ 13.59 Cross 9-12 Reno/Accred 231,000 $ 22.90 n/a $ 22.90 Davis K-5 Renov. 48,880 $ 7.23 4% $ 9.90 Dwight K-4 Renov/Add. 66,000 $ 11.48 4% $ 15.11 East Rock K-8 Renov. 166,688 $ 20.56 4% $ 31.65 Grant K-4 Renov. 30,000 $ 4.44 4% $ 6.32 Hale K-8 Renov/Add. 91,850 $ 17.08 4% $ 18.47 Hill Central K-5 Renov. 7I,380 $ 10.56 4% $ 14.46 Hillhouse 9-12 Reno/ Accred 224,000 $ 20.80 n/a $ 20.80 Hooker K-4 Renov. 24,000 $ 3.55 4% $ 4.49 King K-4 Renov. 20,000 $ 2.96 4% $ 4.38 Mauro PK-4 Renov. 49,600 $ 7.34 4% $ 11.30 Quinnipiac K-4 Renov. 31,400 $ 4.65 4% $ 6.88 Robinson 5-8 New 98,400 $ 22.87 4% $ 24.73 Ross K-8 Renov. 106,000 $ 15.69 4% $ 20.65 Sheridan 5-8 Renov. 87,150 $ 12.90 4% $ 12.90 Strong K-4 Renov. 49,400 $ 7.31 4% $ 9.62 Troup 5-8 Renov. 150,260 $ 18.53 4% $ 22.55 ·- Truman K-8 Renov/Add. 88,500 $ 15.17 4% $ 17.06 -- WestHillsES K-5 Renov. 36,500 $ 5.40 4% $ 6.84

TOTAL s 43.70 s 24.73 s 54.89 s 26.89 s 29.83 s 11.33 s 45.37 s 37.95 s 24.44 s 11.26 s 51.08 s 361.48 State Share (approx.) $ 21.85 $ 19.79 $ 43.91 $ 21.51 $ 23.86 $ 9.06 $ 36.30 $ 30.36 $ 19.55 $ 9.01 s 40.87 s 276.07 City Share (approx.) $ 21.85 $ 4.95 $ 10.98 $ 5.38 $ 5.97 $ 2.27 $ 9.07 s 7.59 $ 4.89 $ 2.25 $ 10.22 s 85.41

Note 1: Projections do not include hazardous materials removal, site acquisition, or relocation costs. Note 2: Renov/Add. project costs reflect "comparable to new" requirement of renovation status grants Note 3: Renov. project costs reflect "comparable to new" requirement of renovation status grants Note 4: Reno/Accred projects represent major renovation to resolve accreditation issues.

Jeter. Cook Jepson Architects, Inc. January 5. 1998 Executive Summary .Comprehensive "1cilities Plan New H1ven Public Schools

TEN YEAR COST PROJECTION SUMMARY- LEAST CITY COST

TOTAL PROJECT COST IN MILLIONS PER FISCAL - YEAR--- Escalation School Name Grades Project Type Building Area 1997 Cost Fador 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 crcent per Towl SquareFoc:t Mllllono y.., Barnard K-4 Renov. 31,820 s 4.71 4% $ 6.97 Beecher K-5 Renov/Add. 36,000 $ 5.99 4% s 7.28 Bishop Woods PK-4 Renov. 32,500 $ 4.81 4% $ 6.85 Celentano PK-5 Renov/Add. 73,800 s 11.96 4% $ 13.99 Clemente 5-8 Code 139,475 $ 2.47 14% $ 3.65 Clinton K-4 Renov. 53,500 s 7.92 4% $ 11.27 Columbus K-4 Code 35,700 $ 0.56 14% $ 2.35 Cooperative HS 9-12 Renov. 67,100 $ 9.93 4% $ 13.59 Cross 9-12 Reno/ Accred 231 ,000 $ 22 .90 n/a $ 22.90 Davis K-5 Code 48,880 s 1.35 14% $ 3.85 Dwight K-4 Renov/Add. 66,000 s 11.48 4% s 15.11 East Rock K-8 Code 166,688 s 0.30 14% s 1.25 Grant K-4 Renov. 30,000 s 4.44 4% $ 6.32 Hale K-8 Renov/Add. 91 ,850 s 17.08 4% $ 18.47 Hill Central K-5 Code 71,380 s 1.07 14% s 3.06 Hillhouse 9-12 Reno/Accred 224,000 s 20.80 n/a s 20.80 Hooker K-4 Renov. 24,000 $ 3.55 4% $ 4.49 King K-4 Renov. 20,000 $ 2.96 4% $ 4.38 Mauro PK-4 Code 49,600 s 0.45 14% s 1.90 Quinnipiac K-4 Renov. 31,400 s 4.65 4% s 6.88 Robinson 5-8 New 98,400 s 22.87 4% $ 24 .73 Ross K-8 Code 106,000 $ 1.07 14% $ 2.69 Sheridan 5-8 Renov. 87,150 s 12.90 4% $ 12.90 Strong K-4 Code 49,400 s 1.19 14% $ 2.97 Troup 5-8 Renov. 150,260 s 18.53 4% $ 22.55 Truman K-8 Renov/Add. 88,500 s 15.17 4% s 17.06 WestHillsES K-5 Renov. 36,500 s 5.40 4% s 6.84

TOTAL s 43.70 s 24.73 s 39.19 s 26.89 s 29.83 s 11.33 s 20.76 s 20.50 s 24.44 s 11.26 s 5.50 s 258.14 State Share (approx.) s 21.85 $ 19.79 s 30.26 $ 21.51 s 23.86 $ 9.06 $ 14.91 $ 14.33 s 19.55 s 9.01 $ 2.75 s 186.89 City Share (approx.) s 21.85 s 4.95 s 8.94 $ 5.38 s 5.97 $ 2.27 s 5.85 $ 6.17 s 4.89 s 2.25 $ 2.75 s 71.25

Note I: Projections do not include hazardous materials removal, site acquisition, or relocation costs. Note 2: Renov/Add. project costs reflect "comparable to new" requirement of renovation status grants Note 3: Renov. project costs reflect "comparable to new" requirement of renovation status grants Note 4: Code project costs include minor renovations with limited eligibility for state reimbursement Note 5: Reno/Accred projects represent major renovation to resolve accreditation issues.

Jeter, Cook Jepson Architects, Inc. March 2, 1998 NewHaven Public Schools

Compreh ensive Facilities Plan PROPOSED FEEDER SCHOOL MAP

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~ New Fair Haven K-8

~ New Arts Middle Magnet

~ New Jackie Robinson Middle School

~ New Prince/Welch Combined School - IV. Project Participants, Process & Management -

The Citywide School Construction Program ...... depends on coordination, good factual information,constituent involvement and sound and aggressive management for its success. The program has resulted in the largest public school construction program in the City's history and crosses into all neighborhoods. The following is an outline of the participants, process and manage­ ment structure of the program.

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CITYWIDE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM INDEX OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS Name Members Description Key Board of Aldermen 30 City's elected .-. legislative body BOA

Board of Education 8 School system's governing body, appointed by Mayor BOE

Administration & Finance Board of Education Committee, BOE 3 Finance Committee A&F appointed by BOE Pres.

Citywide School Building Directs School ~ •committee 15 Construction cscc program

School-Based Proj~ct ba~ed com- SBBAC Building Advisory mun1ty adv1sory Committee 8+ board, appointed by BOE - City Plan City's zoning advi- CPC Commission 5 sory board , appointed by Mayor

State School State's School Facilities Unit N/A Construction Staff SSFU appointed by Education Comm.

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SAMPLING OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

T SCHOOL BASED BUILDING - ADVISORY COMMITTEES (SBBACs) Serves as the com­ munity advisory com­ mittee, works with architects to develop building program, schematic and final design .

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION STAFF & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Staffs and administers - the citywide school construction CITYWIDE SCHOOL BUILD­ ING COMMITTEE (CSBC) Chaired by the Mayor and com­ posed of representa­ tives from the Board of Education, Board of Aldermen, the City Administration , parents and others, the esse manages all projects.

BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE) Chaired by the Mayor, the Board of Education submits - grant applications to the Board of Aldermen for - approval, hires staff, architects, consult­ ants and contractors and approces schematic and final design. New Haven Public Schools School Construction Program

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The School Construction program charts renovations and new construction through the year 2009. HILL REGIONAL CAREER HIGH SCHOOL 140 Legion Ave . Description: Hill Regional Career High is the first school to open under the program, dedi­ cated in 1998. It houses the largest magnet program in the City. Budget: $28 million Architects: Architects Environmental Collaborative International, P.C. Construction Manager: O&G Industries Construction Timetable: Opened and dedicated, fall 1998

CLARENCE ROGERS SCHOOL (Pre-K) 199 Wilmot Road Description: The long vacant _ . Rogers School will be renovated ~.~, •--:W• ~~:;~~~~ ;~.il~~~~~gc!~~~ffer ,...... ·- - . ~-.~. early childhood , pre-K, Head Start Rendering of new Clarence Rog ~~~ and Kindergarten programs for school 235 children . The school will be open to the community as part of the Family Campus Initiative in the West Rock neighborhood. Budget: $6 million Architects: Roberta Washington Architects Construction Manager: Gilbane/C&R Development Construction Timetable: Spring 2000 completion ~ .-- - - ·· LINCOLN-BASSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-5} 130 Bassett St. Description: The original four story 50 ,000 s.f. building, con­ structed in 1927, was increased to 82 ,000 s.f. through two major classroom additions in 1957 and 1968. Key improvements planned for this 500 student K-5 renova­ tion project include ground floor classrooms for Head Start and lower grade students and code updates.

Budget: $14.1 million Architects: Roth & Moore Construction Manager: Fusco Corp. Construction Timetable: Summer 2000 completion

WEST HILLS MAGNET SCHOOL (K-8} 21 Wooster Place

Description: Built in 1962 as model community school , renovation and expan­ this 110,000 s.f. building will house the K-8 West Hills "Follow-Through" citywide magnet school now at two separate locations in the City. Budget: $15.9 million Architects: Herbert S. Newman Construction Manager: RAC Construction Corp. Construction Timetable: Summer 2000 completion JAMES HILLHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL 480 Sherman Parkway

Description: This comprehen­ sive high school was built in 1959 and houses 1, 200 students. Phase I code improvement work total­ ing $7.7 million is being completed . Phase 2 improvements at this 219,436 s.f. building will include roof repairs, code updates, replacing the building's exterior "skin", updating the science labs, site reconfigura­ tion , and a new cafeteria. Budget: $37 million Architects: SLAM Collaborative Construction Manager: Giordano Construction Construction Timetable: Summer 2001 completion

~·I ~:lli·l~ "i;'J=c;jiii nm WILBUR CROSS HIGH '-· . ..t.-1 ~ SCHOOL 181 Mitchell Drive

Description: This high ..;: . .;z: 'i~ school was built in the same · · year as Hillhouse High School (1959). Phase I code improvement work totaling $7 .7 million is being completed. Phase 2 improvements at this 227,103 s.f. building will include roof repairs, code updates, replacing the building's exterior "skin ," updating science labs, and site work.

Budget: $40 million Architects: POZZI Associates, L.L.C. Construction Manager: O&G Industries Construction Timetable: Summer 2001 completion AQUACULTURE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 60 South Water St.

ription: The Aquaculture School is a regional vocation­ al agriculture school, concentrating in aquaculture, located on Long Island Sound . The program is now housed at New Haven's existing Sound School. Renovation and reconstruction will serve 360 students. Budget: $17.8 million Architects: Goodkind & O'Dea, Pizzo Architects Construction Manager: Fusco Corp. Construction Timetable: December 2001 completion

NEW PRINCE/WELCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-5) 49 Prince St.

Description: This project pro­ vides for the replacement of the 1930 Prince Street School Current Prince Street school and the 1936 Welch Annex School with a new $22,000,000 K-5 neighborhood school in the Hill neighborhood. The 77,000 s.f., 600-student school will include a cafeteria and gym. Budget: $22 million Architects: Architects Environmental Collaborative International, P.C. Construction Manager: TBA Construction Timetable: Summer 2002 completion ARTS MIDDLE REGIONAL MAGNET SCHOOL (5-8) Kimberly Avenue & Second Street Description: A new 92 ,000 s.f. school serving 500 students will be the permanent home for this citywide arts-focused 5-8 magnet school. The new facility will include classrooms, performance studios, art and music rooms, a cafeteria , gym and theater. Budget: $24 million Architects: The Kagan Co. Construction Manager: Fusco Corp. Construction Timetable: Summer 2001 completion

KATHERINE BRENNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-5) 200 Wilmot Road "t .... ,.rintinn: This 53 ,203 s.f. was constructed in 1954, with a 1970 classroom ition. The $10,400,000 ren­ n plan to this K-5, 450 t facility includes new heating and ventilation, electri­ Brennan elementary school cal system, expansion of library/media center and computer technology. Budget: $10.4 million Architects: Roberta Washington Architects Construction Manager: TBA Construction Timetable: Summer 2001 completion FAIR HAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (5-8)- 164 Grand Ave.

Description: This 179,000 uare foot school will undergo renovation to include building repairs, and replacement of the building's roof, mechanical, I and plumbing sys- Current Fair Haven Middle school

Budget: $26.9 million Architects: Roth & Moore Construction Manager: TBA Construction Timetable: Summer 2002 completion

FAIR HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (K-8) Description: This K-8 school ill be built in Fair Haven to relieve overcrowding in the area's elementary and middle schools. The facility will house Fair Haven building committee 600 students and will include a bilingual program, computer lab, library/media center, cafeteria, gym and pool. Budget: $26.9 million Architects: Svigals Associates Construction Manager: TBA Construction Timetable: Summer 2002 completion JACKIE ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL {5-8} 150 Fournier St.

Description: The exist­ ing Jackie Robinson Middle School , built in 1977, has significant mechanical problems Current Jackie Robinson school and its open space design does not adapt well for the needs of the next century. The 600-student 5-8 replace­ ment school may involve site acquisition and demolition of the existing building. Budget: $34 million Architects: Davis Brody Bond , LLP Construction Manager: TBA Construction Timetable: Summer 2003 completion

ISADORE WEXLER SCHOOL {K-5} 209 Dixwell Ave. Description: The 75,500 s.f. Wexler School was built in 1952 as one of the

en and renovate the Current Wexler school building original building , including code updates. Budget: $13.9 million Architects: Fletcher Thompson/Ed Cherry Construction Manager: TBA Construction Timetable: Summer 2002 completion EDGEWOOD MAGNET SCHOOL (K-8) 737 Edgewood Ave. Description: This "neighborhood" magnet school is undergoing reno­ vation and expansion to provide a K-8 program serving 485 students. The 46,000 s.f.renovation and expansion project includes a new classroom wing, separate gym and cafeteria, library media center, and art and music rooms. Budget: $8.9 million Architects: Svigals Associates Construction Manager: RAC Construction Corp. Construction Timetable: Summer 1999 completion

For further information, contact the New Haven School Construction Program, New Haven Public Schools, 54 Meadow Street, New Haven, CT 06519 • (203) 946-6811 (phone) • (203) 946-8920 (fax) VI. Project Schedule

The Citywide School Building Committee (CSBC) directs the program. It coordi­ nates the planning, selection, funding and timing of projects and makes recommen­ dations to the Board of Education on architects and other professional services. CY 2004 CY 1998 CY 1999 CY 2000 ltm CY 2001 ~ CY 2002 10!01 CY 2003 Ill FY 1998-199• 9 I FY 1999-2000• I FY 2000-2001 I FY 2001-2002 I FY 2002-2003 I FY 2003-2004 I

CHANGES PROJECTS A S 0 N 0 J F M A M J. J I A s 0 N 0 J F M A M J. J I A s 0 N 0 J F M A M J. J I A s 0 N 0 J F M A M J. J I A s 0 N 0 J F M A M J. J I A s 0 N 0 J F M A M J. J I A EDGEWOOD · RENOVATION/ADOinON (K·B) i i I i Construdion ' ! i I i i i :~ f-+-- CLARENCE ROGERS · RENOVATION (PRE·K, K) ' i i i i i OesigniApprove/Bid!Conslrucl i i i i LINCOLN BASSETT· RENOVATIOWAOOITION (PRE·K·S) f--+- ! ' . I ' i I OesigniApproveiBid!Construct " ! * i i I i 1- 1-1- WEST HILLS/CONTE · RENOVATlON/ADDmO N (K-8) '!! ' i i i i OesionJApprova!Bid/Construct i i i i JAMES HILLHOUSE HIGH· RENOVAT10NIAOOITION {9·12) ·v-.• i i Phase 1 • Construction ! l ! i I Phase 2 • OesigrYApprovoiBid/Construct i ,,, i I I WILBUR CROSS HIGH· RENOVATION/ADDITION (9·12) .. "' Phase 1 • Construcuon -, = ! i ! i Phase 2 • Oes•gniApprovoiBid/Construct ,. i I i j .-· ··, i i ISADORE WEXLER · RENOVATION/ADDITION (PRE·K-5) I ·• I I . I '-! ! II ~ II. II j : Oeslgn/Approvol8id1Construct li:tl .' · .•• i i AQUACULTURE · AENOVATlON/AODITION (9·1 2) '" I i i i Site SeledJACQuireiA&IocateiOemolitioniCJeanup " i i i i Design/Approve/Bid/Construct i i i ARTS MtOOLE MAGNET· NEW SITE/SCHOOL (5·8) 'j~ 1-1- • .' i i Site Sel&ctiAcquiroJAolocate/OemolilionfCioanup . IIIli. ! ! DesignJApprovoiSidiConstruct i I i KATHERINE BRENNAN · RENOVATION (K-5) --I I i i I OesignJApprovoiSidiConstruct ., i I i FAIR HAYEN MIDDLE · RENOVATION (5·8) I' ' 1 i fl i I i Oesign/Approve/Bki/Construct ' i i i· 1- 1-1- PRINCE/WELCH· NEVI SITE/SCHOOL (K-5) I i i : l i i * Site Sel&ctiAcqwe/Aelocate/Oomolition/Cieanup i I i i OesignfApprove/Bid/Construct j, I I > . - - i FAIR HAYEN· NEW SfTEISCHOOL (K-8) • ,, ' Site Solect/AcquireJAelocateJDemotitioniCieanup ! 1 ! I I Oesir;TI/Approve/Bid/Construc1 - ·~ i i ... ,_, JACKIE ROBINSON · NEVI SITE/SCHOOL (5 -8) i Site SelecVAcquireJAelocate/OemolitioniCieanup ' ! ! :...,. I Design/ApproveiBkVConstruct : ,. ~ l i ,, j TRUMAN · (K-8} NEW SCHOOL OR RENOVATE 1- ·' • I r · I' ·~ ! ! Site S~ecVAcquire/Relocate/Oemotilion/Cieanup \ ~-· I I i· j, i I Des1gnl Approvol8id/Construct i l ~ . I ' I v I i * NATHAN HALE ·ADOITIONIRENOYATION (K-8) Oesign1Approve1Bid/Construc1 l ·,~..,. i i I ' I' I . j JEPSON ADDinONIRENOVATION (K·8) •• ! ;~.; • i - i j , \ * Site SelecVAcquire/Retocate/OemotitiontCieanup y.• ! ! i ! . O&Sign/ApproveiBiGIConstruct • • •' ! .. i I * BETSY ROSS · (K-8) RENOVATION i i I I I I i i i ) '- - * Oeslgn/Approve/Bid/Construct i I i -,---,---,-

Site Select/Acquire/Relocate D Approvals • ' 2nd Shill Construction EJ Site Cleanup & Demo . Bid!Awarti/Shop Dwg. • Occupancy ml Design . Conslruclion • Planning/Inactive GEl VII. Communications

The City issues a quarterly newsletter, School Construction News, mailed to city households and businesses; spe­ cial editions for various individual proj- ects, coordinates press conferences and press releases regarding individ­ ual projects and handles citywide par- ticipation in groundbreakings and other ceremonies. Fall, 1998 Hon. John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor School Construction News

A Publication of the Citywide School Building Committee

Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. City of New Haven ------

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New Haven Public Schools 54 Meadow Street Dr. Reginald R. Mayo, The new Career High School on Route 34 opened in August. Superintendent of Schools New Career High School on Route 34: Dr. Carlos A. Torre, President, New Haven Board of Education educating students for the 21st century Some 600 Career High Students began the first day of school in a brand new, 165,000 square foot high school that is as high tech as their fields of study. The new Hill Regional Allied Health & Business High School is a fitting new home for the largest interdistrict magnet high school in the New Haven Public Schools, said Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. "It's fitting that Career has 'graduated' to such a terrific and expansive new home," the Mayor said during a student-led New Haven tour along the high school's gleaming corridors. kxOx1l "Its location, literally in the midst of the City's medical All-America City research and hospital community, is a tribute to the work this community has done to link our young people with bright ,I I II , futures in biotech, medicine and science," he added. Continued on page 2. 1998 2 School Construction News

Continued from Page 1 installed. A fiber optic • a full gymnasium network will, by year's Principal Charles complete with a end, link the school's Williams agreed. "You second floor running computers into one couldn't ask for a more track; "Intranet" and the fertile environment," Internet. • a weight training and a Williams said. "The Yale wrestling room; and shuttle stops in front of Look even deeper and the school. Our students you find a curriculum • a dance as well as an have easy transportation designed to prepare aerobics room. to the medical complex. students for success in The school's new library Yale has agreed to let us the economy of the next media center is computer use their athletic fields. century. Career's new ready and will house a full Our students who work home supports this complement of books and and study at Yale-New curriculum. It is a classic periodicals. The school Haven Hospital as example of function nurse will work from a volunteers just need to serving form. spacious health suite. A walk down the street." The new school will also school based health clinic provides supplemental When you look below serve the Hill Neighborhood. services from a nearby the surface you find a Facilities to be shared by space. school designed to use students and the neighborhood include: computers in every An electron microscope, classroom and lab. As • a swimming pool along donated by the Yale School the school opens, some the Legion A venue side of Medicine will be installed $.5 million in computers, of the gleaming white in one of these prep rooms. printers and related building; equipment is being I Continued on page 7. THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM Dr. Reginald R. Mayo, Superintendent of Schools The School Construction Program is the major initiative being undertaken by Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. to address the facility needs of New Haven's public schools. Begun in 1995, this initiative funds and coordinates new school construction and renovation. The School Construction Program is a joint project of the City of New Haven and the New Haven Public Schools. It is implemented in cooperation with Dr. Reginald Mayo, Superintendent of Schools, and the New Haven Board of Education. Under this initiative, the City has established a School Construction Trust Fund, which holds $15.8 million in City tax lien sale proceeds. These proceeds are dedicated to provide matching funds for school construction and substantial renovation projects funded under the State of Connecticut Department of Education School Construction Grant Program. With 79% in state matching funds, this initiative provides over $75 million for construction and renovation of New Haven's public schools. Funding beyond this limit is provided by additional local funding provided by the city and by state matching funds. The Citywide School Building Committee (CSBC) directs the program. It coordinates the planning, selection, funding and timing of projects and makes recommendations on architects and other professional services. 3 School Construction News created, and has grown to While the school system is support a program budget of working hard to advance $278 million for 15 public academically, the City sees school projects, benefiting one of its most central roles about 40 percent of the school as providing the best physical system's enrollment. The educational facilities it can program is the first major provide. I believe this school rebuilding effort in New investment in our schools will Haven in more than two be a catalyst for neighborhood decades. We'll be completing development, family one to two schools a year. enrichment and further strides in the academic arena. It will I'm proud of the work we are help not only provide premium doing, as outlined in this fall learning environments at a edition of School Construction time when we are demanding News. I'm also pleased to educational excellence from note that the program has our children, but it also is Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. won nationwide recognition for sending a message to the its innovative financing and Rebuilding our community, that we are high degree of community serious about improving the involvement through the U.S. Schools: an public schools in our Conference of Mayors' City community. investment for Livability Awards. The . our children program has many benefits: a This newsletter will keep you tangible increase in school informed throughout the year In 1995, I convened a and community pride and about all of the projects. committee together with vastly improved learning Should you have additional Superintendent of Schools Dr. environments. questions, please do not Reginald Mayo to address the hesitate to contact the And I'm pleased to note that renovation and school program. the program has a wide replacement needs of New degree of citizen involvement. Best wishes for a great Haven's 42 public schools. Each of the 15 projects is schoolyearl We did so because our own being shepherded by school­ surveys found that 41 percent based planning teams of of the schools were at least parents, teachers, staff, 50 years old, and in need of community members and local more than $82 million in legislators. The Citywide To contact deferred maintenance and School Building Committee The New Haven School code compliance costs. While oversees the entire program Construction Program: that magnitude of expense and liaisons with the school­ Write to: School based building advisory could not be borne through Construction Program, New normal city financing, the City committees for each project. Haven Public Schools, 54 saw an opportunity to sell its The Citywide committee's Meadow Street, New Haven, delinquent tax debts to membership includes the Connecticut 06519 outside collection companies Mayor, the Superintendent of and use the proceeds to fund Schools, Board of Education Or call: a major reconstruction of its members, local legislators, (203) 946-6811 public schools. city department heads, school parents and community Or fax: Hence, the School representatives. (203) 946-7436 (fax) Construction Trust Fund was 4 School Construction News

Rehab starts at Cross & Hillhouse High Schools

Mayor John DeStefano Jr.'s new handicapped accessible bathrooms; site and landscaping; drive to rebuild New Haven's renovated science labs, new equipment and fixtures; new public schools is investing gymnasium; new outside skin for the buildings; new heating and $52 million in complete air conditioning systems; and renovated auditoriums renovations to the City's two largest comprehensive high schools, Hillhouse and Cross. The Mayor worked with the state delegation to secure state funds and get the work started during the 1998-99 school year. The renovations will be completed in two phases, with the first round of work focused on asbestos removal and improvements to the A & B wings of both schools. The first phase of Students and staff returning to Cross (above) and Hillhouse renovations also will (below) will see improvements made by this program. improve fire safety systems and building ventilation. The second phase of rebuilding these landmark schools is expected to begin next summer and last for up to three years. When completed, renovations will include: fully renovated and accessible foyer; new hall lockers; new lighting, ceilings and doors; new emergency generators;

Program to rebuild New Haven's Public Schools wins national recognition NEW HAVEN - Mayor John DeStefano Jr.'s School Construction program has been nationally cited for its ability to galvanize parents, teachers, administrators and students of New Haven's schools while using innovative financing to repair the City's aging public school buildings. The Mayor received an Honorable Mention Citation in the 1998 City Livability Awards program June 22 at the 66th Annual Conference of Mayors in Reno. The competition is sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Waste Management. New Haven is the only Connecticut city to receive an award. 5 School Construction News Progress report on rebuilding of New Haven's Schools PI ~

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Regional Aquaculture Arts Magnet Middle School High School moves Type of project: New ahead Grades: 5-8 A new aquaculture high Cost: $24 million school to serve the region is Completion date: July, 2001 on the drawing board for completion in summer 2001 . Current status: The Citywide School Building Committee and the Board of Education have approved a Kimberly A venue site Budgeted at $17.85 million, for this new home for the arts magnet program now at Betsy the project's schematic Ross School. design is being developed. The new building will include classrooms, performance studios, This regional vocational arts studios and theater. aquaculture school is planned for the shores of The next step will be consideration of the proposed site by the Long Island Sound in the Board of Alderman and development of schematic design. City Point neighborhood. Clarence Rogers School This program is now housed in New Haven's Sound Type of project: renovation, 1973 building School. Grades: Head Start, Pre K and K When completed this Cost: $5 million regional magnet school will Completion date: Fall, 1999 serve 360 high school students. It will include a Current status: The long vacant Clarence Rogers School is hydroponics greenhouse, being converted into an Early Childhood Center. It will house plant and animal science early childhood, pre-K, Head Start and Kindergarten programs labs as well as a boat for 235 children. restoration workshop. Designs are underway for review by the state in late September. This school will be open to the community as part of the Family Campus Initiative in the West Rock Neighborhood. Construction is expected to start early in 1999. 6 School Construction News

Fair Haven Elementary School Type of project: new Grades: K-8 Cost: $26.90 million Completion date: Summer, 2001 Current status: Site selection process underway for a new 600-student elementary school that is scheduled to open in 2001

Representatives from the Fair Haven K-8 SBBAC include: Orlando Hernandez, Isadore Wexler School Madelyn Polanco, Susan Weisselberg, Donna Aiello, architect Jay Brotman, Principal Joseph Montagna and Architect Peggy Robens-Duhl. Type of project: renovation, expansion of 1952 building Fair Haven Middle School Type of project: renovation of 1929-1930s building Grades: pre-K-5 Grades: 5-8 Cost: $27 million Cost: $13.9 million Completion date: Summer, 2001 Completion date: Summer, 2001 Current status: Selecting architect to renovate this landmark school. Built in 1929, it stands on Grand Avenue next to the Fair Current status: Built in Haven Branch Library. 1952, this was one of the first "community schools" to open in America. The City is working on the overall design of this K-5 school with construction to start in the summer of 2000. The renovations will completely rehabilitate the school and build a new cafeteria (on the Admiral Street Side). The site will be Lincoln-Bassett drawing by Roth & Moore modified to improve traffic flow for bus loading area Lincoln-Bassett School and parking lot. Type of project: Renovation, 192711957/1968, expansion within building's current footprint Grades: pre-K-5 Cost: $13.2 million Completion date: Summer, 2000 Current status: Plans call for adding ground floor classrooms for lower grade students and full renovation. Design to be done in fall. Construction starts next summer with completion by summer of 2000. 7 School Construction News Katherine Brennan Prince/Welch School School Type of project: New Type of project: renovation, Grades: pre-K-5 1954 building Cost: $22 million Grades: 1-5 Completion date: July, 2001 Cost: $10.4 million The Prince Street and Welch Annex Schools will be replaced Completion date: Summer, with a new neighborhood elementary school. The committee has 2001 identified a site and is preparing for acquisition of this land. Current status: Schematic About 40 parcels of land are needed to provide a 5 acre site. design phase currently Construction scheduled to start next summer. underway for renovating this 1954 school. The work will update the heating and ventilation system, electrical system and the Library Media Center.

New Jackie Robinson School Type of project: new Grades: 5-8 Cost: $34 million Completion date: Summer, 2002 Current status: Approvals expected June, 1999. Meeting on site selection set for spring. New Career School Architectural rendering courtesy of Svigals Architects & Continued from page 2 Planners The microscope and office suite reflects a shift in what Edgewood School the school teaches. While Type of project: renovation, 1911 building expansion (new the $28.5 million building wings) moved from final plans Grades: K-8 through construction, Career Principal Charles Williams Cost: $8.94 million and the faculty moved their Completion date: Summer, 1999 curriculum into the 21st century. Current status: Originally built in 1911 , this "neighborhood" magnet school is being renovated and enlarged to provide a K-8 program serving 485 students. Now under construction, the steel frame is almost complete. Next steps include masonry and installation of windows. 8 • School Construction News

[ New home of the West Hills School Drawing by Herbert S. Newman and Partners Harry Conte Community (West Hills) Current status: Built in 1962 as a model School ··· community school, after renovation and expansion this 110,000 s.f. building will house Type of project: renovation, 1962 building the K-8 West Hills "Follow-Through" citywide expansion magnet school now at two separate locations Grades: K-8 in the City. Design development is underway Cost: $15.85 million for renovation of and addition of new administrative space to this 1962 school. Next Completion date: Summer, 2000 step is construction documents.

New Haven Public Schools Non- Profit 54 Meadow Street Organization U.S. Postage New Haven, CT 06519 PAID Permit No. 1178 New Haven. CT Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. Superintendent Reginald Mayo Special Edition: School Construction News

Dear Friend:

On behalf of the City of New Haven, welcome to the new school year. I am delighted to note that for the first time since Wilbur Cross opened in 1958, the City is undertaking a complete renovation costing at least $27 million that is designed to bring the school into the 21st century.

The renovations will result in a vastly improved, safer and more modem high school environment and I am pleased to join with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Reginald R. Mayo in providing this report to keep you informed of our progress.

The work commenced during this past summer. As you enter the school this fall, you will note areas of finished work and others where the work is ongoing. The City retained general contractor Acmat of New Britain. The first phase of construction was focused on the A & B wings of the school, and included asbestos removal and improvements designed to bring the school up to code. Four separate asbestos removal and tile firms labored over the summer to remove asbestos tiles and install new flooring at Cross. This fall, work will continue on the second and third floors, but will take place after school lets out each day .. In addition, renovation to the Cross athletic fields has begun and in its first phase will be completed this fall. The renovations will take until the summer of 2001 to complete, but the end result will be terrific.

Here's what you will enjoy as result of the first phase: + Fully renovated and accessible front entrance and foyer + New lighting and ceilings on the first floor of the high school; with the remaining floors to receive new lighting and ceilings commencing in the fall + New handicapped bathrooms + A new gym floor In the second phase, improvements will include: + Complete renovation of all·classrooms + New locker rooms + A new outside "skin" for the building + Renovated science labs, new equipment and fixtures + New heating and air conditioning + A renovated gymnasium and auditorium All work is overseen by the Citywide School Building Committee, together with a school-based building advisory committee representative of the Cross community. Here's wishing you a productive school year.

Sincerely, JJ..ci:ICf/- John DeStefano, Jr. Mayor

Non-Profit School Construction News is Organization published by the Communications U.S. Postage Office of the New Haven Public PAID Schools. Permit No. 1178 54 Meadow Street New Haven, CT New Haven, Cf 06511 (203) 946-8450

Members of the Board of Education: Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. Dr. Carlos A. Torre, Pres. Patricia McCann-Vissep6 Arthur J. Bosley, Jr. John A. Prokop, Jr. Richard Abbatielo Dr. Valerie Maholmes :Highlights Inside

• Messages From The Project Team • The Project Team • Special Features of the New School • Project Outline, Scope and History • Project Photographs • Project Milestones Edgewood Avenue Public School Project Newsletter Published by RAC Construction Corp. First Edition April 1997 A Community Public School for the 21~ Century Additions and R enovations will provide state-ofthe-art educational environment

The Project Team • Structurai/Civii/MEP Engineer: DeCarlo & Doll - A brief introduction to the Project Team, a diverse and 1952 Whitney A venue experienced group ofeducation, design and construction Hamden, CT 06517 professionals with a common commitment to excellence. • Building Code Consultant: • Project Developer: Bruce J. Spiewak, AlA City of New Haven 375 Morgan Lane, Unit #405 Board of Education West Haven, CT 06516 54 Meadow Street, New Haven Dr. Reginald Mayo, Superintendent ofSchools • Waterproofing Consultant: Patricia McCann VtsSepO, President, New Haven Board ofEducation H. B. Fishman 300 Pleasant Valley Road • Construction Manager: South Windsor, CT 06074 RAC Construction Corp. 1534 Whalley A venue • Interior Designer: New Haven, CT06515 Kuryla -Holt 312 South Britain Road • Project Architect: Southbury, Ct 06488 Svigals Associates 5 Science Park North • Landscape Architects: New Haven, CT Rolland!Towers 85 Willow Street • Design Consultant: New Haven, CT 06511 Calka Consultants 1 Bis Rue Raffet • Project Specifications: 75016 Paris 42247536 Donald Baerman, AlA 42 Wayland Street New Haven, CT 06473 2 EDGEWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL PROJECT NEWSLETTER APRIL 1997 Site Information 19 classrooms with adjoining bathrooms will curve around the original building in a two-story addition, • Project Address: centered on a double-height gymnasium and cafeteria. 737 Edgewood A venue, A single-story wing will house art and music rooms. New Haven The original building will be renovated to include a ground-floor library and health suite, first floor Currently in use as a K-5 Public School by the City classrooms, special education and guidance suites, and of New Haven, Edgewood Avenue School occupies second floor classrooms and offices. The site will 28,300 square feet on a 1.482-acre site in an RS-2 Zone include a bus drop-off area along Yale Avenue, a new bounded by Edgewood A venue, Yale Avenue and playground, and off-street parking for 17 cars. West Rock Avenue. An additional .31 acre is proposed to be acquired via the purchase of property located at 290 Yale Avenue, for a total of 1.792 acres. • Estimated Cost: - With the completion of this project, the school will The approximately $8 million cost of the project occupy 46,315 square feet. includes design and acquisition fees, building construction and sitework, equipment and furnishings. The Project At A Glance

• Existing Conditions: Project History The existing Edgewood Avenue School houses children in Kindergarten through grade 5. It has a The original Edgewood School building was total enrollment of 335 students and 21 full-time opened for grades 1 through 8 in September, 1911. teachers. There are 15 classrooms and a combined Kindergarten was added a few years later, due to a gymnasium/ cafeteria, in an original building with a building boom in Westville from 1914 into the 1920's basement and two upper stories, and in a more recent A single-story addition was built in the 1950's, to addition slated for demolition as part of this project. accommodate the many new families in the area. The Currently there is no area for buses to drop off school went from K-8 to K-6, then to K-5 in 1977, students, and no off-street parking area. after the 6th grade's move to Sheriden Middle School. The current project was conceived about 5 years ago, when parents became interested in a return to the K-6 format. Later discussions broadened their scope to K-8, the project's new configuration. Their goal was long-term stability of the student population, with a resulting increase in school pride. On a practical level, the existing school had no working library, no music or art rooms, and a small "all-purpose room." When school district lines changed, Edgewood had to absorb the student • Proposed Conditions: population of Roger Sherman School. The school had The new Edgewood Avenue School will house simply become too small. children in Kindergarten through grade 8, for a total A group of concerned parents approached the enrollment of 485 students and 25 full-time teachers. Superintendent, became a planning comminee, J EDGEWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL PROJECT NEWSLETTER APRIL 1997 approached the Mayor, and evolved into a Building third year, Edgewood has also been designated as a Committee. In the process, Edgewood became the HOT (High Order of Thinking) School by the State of first of New Haven's public schools to undergo the Connecticut. In selecting the features to be included city's planned renovation in the project, the Building process. Committee visited other HOT A school-based Building Schools in Stamford, Easton and committee comprised of West Hartford, in a hands-on search voting and non-voting for the best options that would work members formulated a "wish­ at Edgewood. list" to present to the The resulting plan will be an Superintendent, then a exciting addition to the community consultant was hired to and an asset to the neighborhood. continue the process. Edgewood A venue School is Special thanks to former Edgewood teacher Richard Cavallaro, lifelong resident of the Edgewood community in its second year as an Arts Infused Magnet School, and a "member of the Building committee since its inception, for his which means that music and the arts are infused, or enthusiastic input into this article and this project. incorporated, throughout the curriculum. For the

Greetings and Messages From the Project Team

New Haven Mayor School Based John DeStefano Building Committee As Mayor and as a parent in the New Haven school Facilitator system, I am excited about the School Construction Susan Weisselberg Consultant, 381·1799 program we have launched in the City of New HOE-Designated Voting Members Haven. Under our program, nearly a quarter of the Gerald Baldino Principal City's 42 public schools will be renovated over the Rebecca Squire Teacher next five years. Edgewood School is the first project Mary Stewart-Barger Teacher to be funded from the School Construction Trust Bonnie Pachesa Teacher Fund and I'm proud of the school based building Jennifer Rawlings Parent advisory committee that has been working hard for Harry Welfare Parent more than two years on the Edgewood project. Dr. Tom Brown Parent Edgewood School exemplifies the kind of parental and Nancy Ahern Alderwoman, 25th Ward Richard Cavallaro Neighborhood Representative student involvement we hope to replicate across the Brenda Miller Neighborhood Representative system. This project will deliver a premium learning Non-Voting Members environment and bolster the good work already being Gladys Deutsch Community Representative done at Edgewood School to create academic Liz McCormack Alderwoman, 24th Ward excellence. Jim Owen Parent Tom Hannon Parent 4 EDGEWOOD AVIE!NUIE! SCHOOL PROJI!CT NEWSLETTER APRIL 1997

Project Milestones Long-Range Overview

• August 1997 • Bid Construction • October 1997 • Groundbreaking • Start Construction • June 1999 • Construction Completed • September 1999 • Occupancy

Questions • Regarding this newsletter or this project may be directed to The School Construction Office, Susan Whetstone, Coordinator, at 946-8455.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reginald Mayo, Ph.D Thursday, June 3, 1999 Superintendent Contact: Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo, (203) 946-8450 Mike Kuczkowski, Mayor's Office, (203) 946-7660

,._ MAYOR, SUPERINTENDENT CHRISTEN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROJECTS

NEW HAVEN - Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and dignitaries today broke ground on a $6 million Early Childhood Center in the long vacant Clarence Rogers school as part of the Citywide School Construction program.

Clarence Rogers' 35,000 square foot renovation will breathe new life into a dilapidated former school that has sat vacant for years, across from Administrative Offices Katherine Brennan elementary school. The new center will house early Gateway Center childhood, pre-K, Head Start and kindergarten programs for 235 children. 54 Meadow Street New Haven, CT 06519 The work is expected to be completed by the spring of2000. Tel. (203) 946-8888 Fax . (203) 946-7300 "Bringing this school back to use as a center for children from birth to age 5 reflects what we need to do in the educational system," DeStefano said. "We need to create more opportunities for early learning. This project is part of a larger revitalization for the West Rock neighborhood and will become part ofthe fabric of the community."

Joining the Mayor in the groundbreaking was Superintendent of - Schools Dr. Reginald Mayo, State Rep. Howard Scipio and Alderman Willie J. Moore, D-30.

Then at 2 p.m., the Mayor, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Reginald Mayo, Alderman Philip Voigt, D-27 and State Commissioner of Education Theodore Sergi cut the ribbon on an early childhood center at 495 Blake - Street that is one of two in the state to serve as a model for early childhood training.

The two events come at a busy and festive time for the School Construction program, with projects valued at $104 million breaking ground or completing work. The School Construction program is a $651 million, 10- year plan to rebuild New Haven Public Schools.

The City ofNew Haven is a statewide leader in providing programming for children from birth. "All the research that has been done New Haven shows us that children need quality experiences from birth," Dr. Mayo said. "Both these centers will provide that, and more." qrrphft;~ 1998 The Blake Street facility is one of two in the State of Connecticut to -. serve as a laboratory school for best practices in early childhood. The New Haven Public Schools is partnering with Yale University, Southern Connecticut State University and Gateway Community Technical College to pilot a training mode! for early childhood teachers. The center also will provide a spectrum of family services.

With the help of $5 million in state grants, the School Readiness Council, co-chaired by Barbara Fussiner and Muriel Hamilton, has placed more than 780 children in day care programs across the City, and has helped make 11 day care centers accessible to 130 low income families.

Gilbane Building Co. provided program management services for this and other school construction projects, including planning design and construction. Gil bane is a major provider of program management services throughout New England.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997 Contact: Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo, (203) 946-7660; 481-3769 (h) Superintendent's Office, (203) 946-8888

EDGEWOOD SCHOOL FIRST TO BREAK GROUND IN $180M PROGRAM

NEW HAVEN - One of the largest school construction programs in the state turned its first earth today as Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and Superintendent of Schools Reginald Mayo officially broke ground on the renovation of Edgewood School.

Edgewood School will receive an $8 million makeover and will be the first of 11 schools to be renovated or rebuilt under the Mayor's new $180 million school construction program, which will rebuild fully a quarter of the school district's aging structures in five years.

Students, who are splitting their time now between the former Saint Stanislaus School on Eld Street and Saint Peter's building at 10 Saint Peter Street, returned to their home school for the groundbreaking with teachers, administrators and invited guests. They marked three years of work and planning by burying acorn seeds underneath a historic maple tree at the school following the remarks in keeping with the school's motto, "Mighty Oaks from Tiny Acorns Grow."

DeStefano started the School Construction program in 1995 to fund and coordinate new school construction and renovation for the district. The program is the only one of its kind in the state to draw its funding from sources other than the City's general fund. The budget is funded by the proceeds of the securitization of delinquent tax liens and state School Construction grants.

The program provides the mechanism for the first major school rebuilding effort in New Haven in more than two decades and follows a survey that found of the City's 42 city owned school buildings, 73 percent are 25 years or older, and 41 percent are at least 50 years old. The survey identified millions of dollars in total repairs needed for the schools.

phom 203.946.8200Jax 203.946.7683 •Jh•s crrat1vr imprmion is thr work of johanna Kinsuy, a studmt at Wm Hills Middu Magnrt. The construction work will be broad in scope, encompassing everything from a new Betsy R>Oss Arts Magnet middle school to the renovation of the Isadore Wexler elementary school on Dixwell A venue.

''New Raven's school district has made excellent strides academically, including across-the-board improvements in mastery test scores, reductions in truancy and a district-wide improvement that showed dramatic improvements in the way our kids feel about school," DeStefano said. ''The City's role is to provide the best physical­ educational facilities we can provide. I believe this investment in our schools will be a catalyst for neighborhood development, family enrichment and further strides in the academic arena."

Dr. Mayo said residents, parents and faculty at Edgewood drove the process and along the way, helped create a model for other school construction projects pending in the City. ''The members of the Board of Education and I are pleased to break ground on this first project," Mayo said. ''When this work is completed, Edgewood Avenue school youngsters will enjoy a vibrant, revitalized school environment."

Edgewood School opened for grades one through eight in September, 1911. Kindergarten was added a few years later, due to a building boom in the Westville area from 1914 into the 1920's. A single-story addition was built in the 1950's to accommodate new families moving into the area. Eventually, the school settled into a K-5 format. The school's current enrollment is 335 students.

Parents and staffbegan rallying to expand the school's physical facilities and to convert it to a K-8 format in 1994. The school lacked a working library, music and art rooms and an all-purpose room. Yet Edgewood School was flourishing academically, including being designated an arts infused magnet school, meaning that music and the arts are infused throughout the curriculum. In addition, Edgewood School is also designated as a HOT (High Order ofThinking) School by the State of Connecticut.

The movement blossomed after the City surveyed parents in 1995 and received a groundswell of response favoring expanding the school to accommodate kindergarten through the eighth grades.

The 1911 structure will receive $8.04 million in renovations and will be expanded to a K-8 program serving 485 students. Nineteen classrooms with adjoining bathrooms will adjoin the original building in a two-story addition centered on a double-height gymnasium and cafeteria. A single-story wing will house art and music rooms. The original building will be renovated to include a ground-floor library and health suite, first floor classrooms, special education and guidance suites, and second floor classrooms and offices. The site will include a bus drop-off area along Yale Avenue, a new playground and off-street parking for 17 cars. The project architect is Svigals Associates ofNew Haven; the construction manager is RAC Construction Corp. ofNew Haven; the civil engineer is DeCarlo & Doll Engineers. The 46,000 square foot renovation project is breaking ground this month and is expected to be completed in September, 1999.

All of the school construction projects are being shepherded by a 15-member Citywide School Building Committee charged with overseeing and implementing the Mayor's multi-year plan. The group includes parents, city department heads, aldermen, the president of the Board ofEducation and teachers.

The other schools set for renovation are:

The Aquaculture School, a regional vocational agriculture school located on Long Island Sound, currently housed at New Haven's existing Sound School, will receive a new 50,000 square foot facility. The $12.8 million project will include a hydroponics greenhouse, plant and animal science labs, and a boat restoration workshop.

The Clarence Rogers School in West Rock will be renovated and offer early childhood, pre-~ Head Start and kindergarten programs for 200 students. It will be housed in the long vacant Clarence Rogers School. The $5 million renovation will include individual classrooms, a new cafeteria and multi-purpose room.

The 1930 Prince Street School and 1936 Welch Annex School will be replaced with a new $18.6 million, K-5 neighborhood school on a new site in the Hill neighborhood. The new 77,000 square foot school will serve 550 students in 22 classrooms and will include a separate cafeteria, gymnasium and multi-purpose room.

A $20.4 million construction project will create a new arts magnet middle school serving 500 students. The new facility will include classrooms, performance studios, art and music rooms, photography darkrooms, cafeteria, gymnasium and theater.

Isadore Wexler School, built in 1952 as one of the nation's first "community school" models will receive an $8.2 million makeover. The 8,000 square foot expansion will house a new and enlarged cafeteria and kitchen, and will provide complete code updates for handicapped accessibility and a substantial renovation of the original building.

The Lincoln-Bassett elementary school will receive a $6.8 million makeover expansive enough to compare with new construction. Renovation work will include building expansion to add ground floor classrooms, roof replacement, upgrades to 27 existing classrooms and renovations to the gym, cafeteria and auditorium. The building and library media center will also be wired to accommodate information technology systems. The Harry Conte Community School, built in 1962, will be the new home of the K-8 "follow-through" citywide magnet school. The $9.3 million renovation will consolidate programs now housed at two separate locations in the City.

A new $26.9 million K-8 school will be sited and constructed in the Fair Haven neighborhood to relieve severe overcrowding in the district's elementary and middle schools.

The Katherine Brennan School will receive a $10.4 million renovation, including new heating and ventilation systems, expansion of the library/media center and state of the art computer technology.

Fair Haven Middle School will receive a $27 million renovation, including renovations to the gyms, school auditorium, and development of a library/media center.

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JOINT EDUCATION AND FINANCE. FAVORABLE. FROM THE MAYOR. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND PRESIDENT OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF EDUCATION, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENPMENT ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND AND A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITYWIDE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE.

ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND

ORDAINED by the New Haven Board of Aldermen that the Code of General Ordinances of the City of New Haven, Connecticut be and hereby are amended, effective immediately, as follows:

1 . Add the following new section to the Code:

"Sec. 2-213. School construction trust fund established; deposits to fund; uses of fund. There is hereby established a school construction trust fund (the "fund") into which shall be deposited from time to time during each fiscal year: ( 1) the proceeds of the tax lien sale of October 1995; (2) any appropriations made to the fund in the general fund budget for such fiscal year; (3) any portion of general fund cash surplus transferred to the fund pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 2-189 of the ordinances; (4) any portion of cash surplus from completed capital projects transferred in accordance with the procedure set forth in subparagraph (b) of Section 2-202 of the ordinances; (5) any state or federal grants-in-aid of such school construction projects and any gifts or contributions provided for such projects; and (6) any investment earnings allocable to the fund for such fiscal year. Monies in the fund shall be used from time to time, subject to approval by the board of aldermen, for the following purposes: (1) to meet appropriations in the city's capital budget and in any amendments thereto under Section 2-212 of the ordinances for major school construction projects such as new school buildings, additions and renovations to existing buildings, including the costs of administration and planning expenses in support therefor, and costs related thereto; or (2) transferred to the general fund to meet appropriations for the payment of debt service on bonded indebtedness of the city issued for school construction projects. The fund shall continue in existence until terminated and any monies kept on deposit therein shall be non­ lapsing and held separate and apart from monies in the general fund."

2. Amend the language in subparagraph (b) of Section 2-202 by replacement to read as follows: "Such surplus funds shall be (1) used for retirement of existing debt or payment of debt service thereon, (2) reappropriated to finance capital projects in the same manner as an original appropriation, or (3) transferred to the school construction trust fund established under Section 2-213 of the ordinances."

Except as amended hereinbefore, the Code of General Ordinances of the City of New Haven, Connecticut shall remain in full force and effect.

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.·!:'I .Lil1 ~ -:1 .... 1 .!. l 1. Wit,! !:1 :: ~~ RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITYWIDE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

WHEREAS: the New Haven Public School District commissioned a facility study in October 1994 which identified in excess of $82,000,000 in needed school facility improvements to address deferred-maintenance and code-compliance needs within forty of the district's forty-two buildings; and

WHEREAS: this amount was exclusive of the amount necessary to undertake new construction to address the district's needs to replace schools which cannot be renovated because of age, cost, or design; and

WHEREAS: the Mayor and the Superintendent of Schools convened a citywide school construction program planning committee (the "Planning Committee") to recommend a major initiative to systematically address the major renovation and school-replacement needs of the New Haven Public Schools; and

WHEREAS: the Planning Committee has recommended the establishment of a citywide school building committee to oversee new school construction and major renovations and the establishment of a school cnstruction trust fund to provide funding for this initiative; and

WHEREAS: the New Haven Board of Education has adopted a resolution approving the recommendations of the Planning Committee and the submission of an Ordinance Establishing a School Construction Trust Fund and a Resolution Establishing the Citywide School Building Committee.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the New Haven Board of Aldermen that:

1. The Board of Education shall establish a Citywide School Building Committee (the "CSBC"), which shall be the locally authorized school building committee under the State Department of Education's School Construction Grant Program, for the following projects: (a) Aquaculture School; (b) Clarence Rogers School; and (c) all projects designated by the Board of Education or funded in whole or in part from the School Construction Trust Fund (the "SCTF").

2. The CSBC shall be responsible to undertake the following: (a) oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive multi-year prioritized plan for new school construction and substantial renovation projects to be funded from the SCTF; (b) oversee the selection of planning, engineering, architectural, educational, financial, or other consultant or contract services necessary to the development and implementation of the plan; (c) designate the amount of SCTF financing and funding commitments to be allocated to each selected project; (d) authorize all expenditures from the SCTF; (e) oversee design and construction of individual projects includi"g selection of qualified architects and engineers; and (f) evaluate feasibility of implementing a citywide construction trades internship/apprenticeship program for in-school and out-of-school youths. 3. The Board of Education shall approve the designation and selection of a school-based Building Advisory Committee for each project. Each advisory committee shall consist of: (a) two members recommeded by the School Planning and Management Team; (b) the Principal or his/her designee; (c) two members of the school staff recommended by the Principal; (d) two members recommended by the Superintendent of Schools; (e) such additional members as the Board of Education in its sole judgment shall deem appropriate; and (f) the Alderperson(s) in whose ward(s) the physical construction will occur.

4. The CSBC shall consist of fifteen voting members. All voting members shall be resident electors of the City of New Haven as follows: (1) Mayor; (2) Superintendent of Schools; (3) City Controller; ( 4) City Engineer; (5) City Planning Director; (6) Member of the Board of Aldermen - appointed by the President of the Board of Aldermen; (7) Chairperson of the Board of Aldermen Education Committee; (8) Chairperson of the Board of Aldermen Finance Committee; (9) Member of the Capital Projects Committee - appointed by the Mayor; (10) Member of the Family Campus Initiative Steering Committee- appointed by the Mayor; (11) President of the Board of Education; (12) Chairperson of the Board of Education's Administration and Finance Committee; (13) Parent of a New Haven Public Schools student- appointed by the President of the Board of Education; (14) Teacher or Administrator of the New Haven Public Schools- appointed by the President of the Board of Education; and (1 5) Member who has expertise in construction, finance, planning, or other areas pertaining to the work of the CSBC - appointed jointly by the Mayor and the President of the Board of Education.

5. The Chairperson of the CSBC shall be elected by the Committee from among its voting . members.

6. The CSBC shall, at is sole discretion, designate such other non-voting members as it deems necessary and appropriate.