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Wispower described two schematic approaches — a two-story plan and an optional three-story massing — and recommended demolition of a poor-condition front portion of the existing structure while renovating a more serviceable building at the rear. He said classrooms in the proposed plans would be roughly 800 to 1,000 square feet and could include flexible partitions for combined or subdivided instructional spaces.

“The size of the classroom is going to be somewhere in the neighborhood between about 800 to a thousand square feet,” Wispower said.

Program options and constraints

District leaders and board members discussed several potential uses: a career and technical education (CTE) center to expand graduation-plus pathways, a satellite facility for specialized or alternative programs, expanded cosmetology or vocational suites, space for online or blended programming, or administrative offices. Staff also discussed keeping some UPK (universal prekindergarten) services where they currently partner with community-based organizations because limited play and site space may make moving UPK impractical.

Wispower cautioned the board that the site is “below standard for SED” (the New York State Education Department) and that “you would have to get a variance” if the district pursued a layout that required more site area or different parking. He said the site could stage about four buses at a time in a planned layout but that a three-story option would strain parking and create neighborhood traffic concerns.

Funding, timeline and approvals

Board member Miss Perrotta told the meeting the district purchased the building and has renovation funds set aside, saying, “The funding's already set aside. We purchased the building, you know, with funds that we had set aside, and we have money set aside as well with no increase to the tax rate to renovate the building.” Wispower and other administrators said final program, scope and budget will determine whether the district can obtain building aid for parts of the work; he explained how SED assigns building-aid units (BAUs) and the differences between elementary and high-school BAU counts.

Wispower said any program-driven approvals and building-aid discussions will take time: the district must select a program, submit preliminary plans to SED, and pursue variances or other approvals when necessary. He estimated the SED review and approval process could take “several months up to a year” depending on scope. Board members noted the overall timeline would be multi-year and that any program that includes full-day students raises additional concerns about play space, parking and neighborhood impact.

Community process and next steps

Board members and staff emphasized the presentation was preliminary and asked for community feedback before advancing a defined plan. Staff said they would post information on the district website and invite suggestions; administrators requested that community members contact Stacy O'Connor or Wanda Ortiz Rivera with potential sites or ideas. No formal vote or final program selection was taken at the workshop.

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The policy sets a measurable standard for excessive heat and a set of stepped responses intended to protect student health and preserve instructional time. “The goal is to protect the health and the safety of students, make it a conducive environment to learning,” O'Connor said.

Under the policy, excessive heat is defined as indoor air temperature of 82°F or above, measured “three feet above the ground near the center of the room in the shade,” O'Connor said. District guidance lists immediate classroom-level steps staff can take when that threshold is reached: turn off lights, lower shades, use fans where available, open doors and windows when safe, limit electronics that generate heat and provide water breaks. The policy adds enhanced actions if temperatures reach 88°F, including relocating students to cooler parts of a building — gymnasiums, libraries, auditoriums or cafeterias — when available.

Short-term measures and budget status

O'Connor told the board the district has purchased roughly 150 window air-conditioning units for classrooms that currently lack air conditioning and is installing bottle fillers to encourage hydration. She said the district’s longer-term AC plan was included in the budget the board previously approved. The workshop did not include a formal vote on Policy 81-13 during the session.

Phased capital work

Bill Wispower of Tetra Tech Architects and Engineers, who the district introduced as its longtime architect for capital improvements, described a three-phase capital plan to add or upgrade ventilation and air-conditioning in large spaces over three summers, beginning in summer 2026. “We came up with a three-year, three-phase plan,” Wispower said; he outlined a program in which Project A (summer/fall 2026) would address gyms, cafeterias and library spaces at a subset of elementary and middle schools, Project B (summer 2027) would continue that work at additional schools, and Project C (summer 2028) would complete the program at the remaining sites.

Wispower described examples of scope in Project A — gym and cafeteria AC and ventilation upgrades at West Middle School along with a full auditorium renovation there, and similar gym, cafeteria and auditorium ventilation or AC work at multiple elementary and middle schools. He said some auditoriums already have AC but need replacements or upgrades.

Instructional-day constraints and operational responses

Board members and staff noted limits on closing school early to avoid excessive-heat days; O'Connor reminded the board the district must meet its 180-day instructional requirement and that closing late in the school year may not be a feasible remedy. She said staff will try to prevent classrooms from reaching trigger temperatures on forecast hot days by using the classroom steps described above.

Where the guidance allows, the district will relocate students to cooler areas and may use staged early releases only after considering make-up time and state requirements.

What happens next

No formal board action on Policy 81-13 or the three-year capital schedule occurred at the workshop; O'Connor and Wispower fielded board questions and described next steps for installations and phased construction. The district will proceed with short-term installations of purchased window units and follow the phased capital schedule beginning in summer 2026, pending routine project planning and contracting.

The district’s presentation emphasized staff and student safety, measurement standards for indoor temperature, and a combination of operational responses and capital work to reduce classroom heat. Further updates, project schedules and notices related to installations were described as forthcoming from district staff.

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