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District urges state-funded rebuild of aging New Philadelphia school buildings
Summary
A public speaker told the school meeting the district's seven main school buildings average 80 years old and the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission approved a master plan that could bring $80 million in state funds covering roughly 55% of new construction costs.
A public speaker told a New Philadelphia City School District meeting that the district's seven main school buildings are old enough that rebuilding, not renovation, is the more cost-effective option and that the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission has approved the district's master plan. "The condition of our school buildings impacts every student, teacher, and family in our community," the speaker said.
The speaker said the district's buildings'Central, East, West and South elementary schools, York Elementary, Weldy Middle School and New Philadelphia High School'have an average age of about 80 years and are largely not designed for modern education needs. The speaker said York Elementary was built in 1941 for 144 students but now operates…
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