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Facilities master plan presented; committee refers recommendations to full board for discussion
Summary
Consultants and district staff presented a facilities master plan on March 5 outlining repairs, potential replacement schools and consolidation options; after questions about costs, redistricting and community outreach, the committee voted to refer the plan to the full board for discussion.
District facilities staff and consultant teams (MP Planning and Studio Jade) presented the facilities master plan summary at the March 5 Facilities Committee meeting, describing 10- to 15-year options for renovating, consolidating and building schools across Bridgeport.
Staff described the master plan as a framework rather than a final proposal. George Garcia (facilities staff, Bridgeport School District) said the plan should “give us a framework to work from” and emphasized that recommendations are not set in stone; he reported that the district has received more than 1,500 interactions on an online ThoughtExchange survey and that in-person community forums will follow.
Key findings presented to the committee included: a high number of older buildings (the consultants identified multiple schools built more than 50 years ago and several that are over 90–100 years old), large deferred capital and maintenance…
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