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Northeast Middle–High foundation poured; board approves $1.79M capital amendment to fund small projects
Summary
Board construction report showed foundation work at the new Northeast Middle–High School and progress on a chiller and the Perryville Field House; the board approved a FY25 capital budget amendment of $1,787,727 to fund small capital projects including sidewalks, parking lots and chillers.
Superintendent Jeffrey A. Lawson and Executive Director Ted Boyer told the Board of Education of Cecil County on March 12 that construction work is progressing on multiple projects and the board approved a FY25 capital budget amendment of $1,787,727 to fund small capital projects.
The construction update: Boyer displayed photographs of the Northeast Middle–High School site and reported that the school’s foundation has been poured and that large amounts of fill dirt will be required to bring the site to grade. He described the facility footprint, noted the building’s three levels and said work is on schedule. He also reported that the School of Technology is receiving a new air-conditioning chiller expected to be operational before warm weather, and that final work is being completed on the Perryville Field House, with the goal of readiness for a large May track meet.
Why it matters: The foundation pour signals a substantive construction milestone for the consolidated Northeast Middle–High School. The capital amendment approved at the meeting adds county-funded resources for several smaller-but-urgent projects across the district that will be executed over the coming months.
Capital amendment details presented: CFO Denise Sopa told the board that Cecil County Council approved $1,787,727 to cover small capital projects. At the meeting Sopa and Dr. Lawson listed example projects moved into the capital budget: parking-lot replacement, sidewalk repairs, Perryville Field House work, a chiller at Rising Sun Middle, Cherry Hill Middle School sidewalk and auditorium repairs, office flooring, waterline overage coverage, and refrigerant monitor changes at several schools. Sopa explained that projects initially budgeted in the operating fund were moved to capital now that the county is covering the costs.
Votes and next steps: The board approved the capital amendment at the March 12 meeting. Facilities staff were instructed to move the projects into the district capital schedule and proceed with procurement and construction activities within the FY25 timeline.
What the record shows and does not: The transcript records the $1,787,727 figure and general project list. It does not provide a line-by-line execution schedule or specific contract awards; those details were not included in the meeting record.
Acknowledgements: Board members thanked county government for supplementing the capital program and discussed timing to complete work over the summer when schools are empty.
