Board approves submitting Certificates of Necessity for full renovations and major projects at Mount Pleasant and Concord

The Brandywine School District Board voted Aug. 18 to submit Certificates of Necessity (CNs) to the Delaware Department of Education requesting state consideration for a slate of major capital projects, including full renovations at Mount Pleasant Elementary and Mount Pleasant High School, inclusive playgrounds at most elementary schools, a dedicated site program facility, athletic‑field upgrades across the district and an initial request to get in line for a future Concord High School project.

Mister Reed, who presented the capital needs assessment and the CN packet to the board, said the Department of Education asked districts to provide CNs as a state inventory of needs even though the state has warned districts it may not have funds to support projects this year. "They told us the Certificates of Necessity are a way for them to determine what the needs are throughout the state," Reed said.

Key project estimates shown to the board: Mount Pleasant Elementary full renovation,…