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Medford Public Schools reviews $2.5M FY27 capital priorities after FCA and MSBA approvals
Summary
District staff reviewed a facilities condition assessment showing $60–$70 million in needs, reported MSBA approval of three roof and HVAC projects, and recommended a FY27 capital package of about $2.5 million focused on ARP feasibility studies and high-priority safety work. Theresa DuPont of the city’s CPC said a playground feasibility study could be eligible for CPA funding but likely at a lower cost than initially estimated.
Medford Public Schools staff and school committee members met remotely on Nov. 20 to refine the district’s capital priorities after a new facilities condition assessment (FCA) identified roughly $60–$70 million in repair and upgrade needs over the next five years. The meeting focused on prioritizing Accelerated Repair Program (ARP) items, sequencing studies that unlock larger projects, and aligning the district’s FY27 ask with municipal funding processes.
District staff reported that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has accepted three statements of interest for roof and HVAC projects at three elementary schools (referred to in the meeting as Mississauga, Roberts and Brooks), advancing those projects into the MSBA pipeline. Staff said those MSBA approvals will affect the district’s local sequencing and which projects are best to advance with town-held ARP or local capital funds.
Ken (first referenced as Ken at the start of the spreadsheet walkthrough) led a detailed tour of a capital-planning spreadsheet that imports the FCA data into school-specific tabs and categorizes items by funding source and urgency. He told committee members he had separated work into ARP projects (which require feasibility and schematic design before…
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