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Brookside addition to add classrooms; district updates bond work, awaits Army Corps review
Summary
District administration reported that favorable bids let Brookside’s approved addition expand to two floors with nine classrooms and related services spaces, and that construction will begin immediately with a September 2026 occupancy target.
District administration gave a construction and capital-project update at the June 25 Board of Education meeting, reporting progress on the Brookside addition, summer maintenance work across campuses, and an outstanding federal review affecting an AMD driveway and AC project.
Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter and facilities staff described schematic design work and detailed planning that guided decisions about lockers, plumbing, janitorial spaces and other building systems. Jared (facilities lead) and consultants from Arris helped shape designs and bid packages, the superintendent said.
Administrators said Brookside’s bids came in favorably, allowing the district to build two floors that will add nine classrooms, two related-services spaces, new bathrooms and a faculty room; a lower-level option would add three classrooms, an elevator and storage. Work was described as starting after school the day following the meeting, with construction fencing, trailers and equipment arriving next week. The district set September 2026 as the occupancy target for the addition.
Other capital and maintenance items listed for summer work included flue-pipe and boiler repairs at Claremont and Park, concrete repairs, loading-dock and driveway fixes, painting in Brookside hallways, line striping at Ossining High School, blacktop repairs at Roosevelt, replacement of a nonworking freezer in the Park kitchen, plumbing fixes, and asbestos-tile abatement and replacement at the AMD stage.
On the bond projects the superintendent said New York State Education Department and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had approved paperwork for the AMD driveway and AC project, but the district was still awaiting a review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mary Fox-Alter said she and staff had left multiple voicemails and sent documentation, and that she planned to contact Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s office for help securing a response.
The superintendent also said the district tested two buried oil tanks at the adjacent rectory/Anakin church site; the county health inspection and soil sampling found no evidence of leaks, the tanks were removed, and the contractor recycled them. That result removes a major environmental unknown connected to the church acquisition, district leaders said.
Board members asked about the construction timeline and constraints from wildlife protections; the superintendent and staff said a long-eared bat breeding season limits when certain tree and site work can be done, narrowing the available construction window and increasing the importance of completing the Army Corps review promptly.
Board members thanked facilities staff and consultants for the amount of planning and coordination involved and asked to be kept updated on the Army Corps review and schedule windows tied to environmental and wildlife restrictions.
