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Board hears estimate to add modular classrooms at John Jay to ease space shortages
Summary
District staff recommended buying a modular (mobile) classroom for John Jay; estimated unit cost is roughly $240,000 plus installation and ADA ramps, with total project costs up to about $350,000 paid from the district's 60 fund. Staff said units at other schools have been used for art and music and to relieve classroom shortages.
District staff presented a recommendation to purchase an additional modular classroom for John Jay to address classroom shortages and distributed programming needs.
Staff said the district previously placed modulars at Claremont and Frost and described them as a positive temporary solution while the district completes a long-range facilities plan. A district speaker said the preferred option is to buy a new modular from the same vendor and with the same layout as the two existing units; the modular itself is estimated at about $239,844, and required site work including ADA ramps, awnings, utilities and connections could raise the project cost to roughly $350,000. The speaker said the project would be funded from the district 60 fund and that, historically, the district could recover a portion of the cost if it later sold the units to other districts.
Board members asked how the unit would be used and whether it would require new pavement or parking; staff said existing adjacent blacktop space is available and that use would be driven by the building's needs (art and music have been common uses at other sites, but exact assignments vary by school). The board discussed drivers of capacity strain: newcomers to the district, dual-language program enrollment and past boundary changes. Staff said John Jay is officially out of classroom space and that the modular would be a temporary relief while long-range planning proceeds.
Nut graf: The board did not vote on a contract at this meeting but received an estimate of $239,844 for a new modular and up to $350,000 including installation and ADA access; staff recommended the district proceed with a solution similar to existing mobile units while long-range facilities planning continues.
Ending: Staff indicated the mobile units have been well-maintained and said they expect to recoup value if the district later sells the units; staff and the board agreed to continue the facilities discussion in committee and to include the mobile-unit proposal in next steps for the long-range plan.
