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SCA presents $20.9B capital plan; parents press agency to finish MS 217 projects and replace a deteriorating mini building
Summary
The School Construction Authority told CEC 28 its November amendment to the 2025–29 capital plan totals $20.9 billion with major allocations for capacity, electrification and capital improvements; parents and UFT urged SCA to resolve long-delayed MS 217 trailer/mini-building issues and finish an unfinished STEM lab and exercise room.
Danielle Schaff, external affairs manager for the School Construction Authority’s Queens South office, briefed Community Education Council 28 on the SCA’s November amendment to the 2025–2029 capital plan at the council’s Dec. 4 meeting.
Schaff said the capital-plan amendment documents a $20.9 billion program across multiple buckets: roughly $6–7 billion for capacity/seat creation, about $7.92 billion for capital improvement projects to existing buildings, $2.3 billion for “healthy schools” initiatives (including cafeteria enhancements and electrification) and a package of other mandated and accessibility projects. Schaff cited allocations for electrification ($1.4 billion), technology ($1.25 billion), accessibility ($800 million), and a $150 million cafeteria enhancement line.
Schaff described how SCA develops projects — annual building condition BCAS…
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