Committee backs framework for 10-year capital roadmap, seeks board OK next week for RFP process

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District officials presented a proposed 10-year capital roadmap and asked the committee to forward an expression of support to the full board next week to adopt a framework and begin a procurement process for professional services.

Phil, an ICS leader who helped develop the plan with district staff, told the committee the roadmap groups projects around three core goals: “warm, safe, dry,” rightsizing to match building capacity to enrollment and addressing educational program needs. He said the presentation synthesizes work done with the district over the past nine months and several earlier reports.

The plan uses enrollment projections prepared by the Pennsylvania Economy League and shows about a 2% districtwide enrollment increase over five years to roughly 3,820 students; the presenters recommended regular updates of those projections as individual projects enter design. The consultants reported a districtwide view of needs and offered…