Board approves Minerva lease with Monroe BOCES to host E Start program
Summary
The Fairport Central School District board voted unanimously to lease Minerva space to Monroe BOCES for an E Start program serving about 45–55 students, with rooms prepared in July and BOCES moving in the first week of August.
The Fairport Central School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a lease agreement with Monroe BOCES to host the E Start program at Minerva, adopting terms to prepare and turn over designated rooms this summer.
Board chair (speaker 1) moved the approval; the board recorded a unanimous voice vote (tally announced as 6-0). District staff said the program will occupy several rooms configured to BOCES' specifications and that crews will begin cleaning, waxing and configuring rooms in July ahead of a first-week-of-August move-in.
Superintendent and facilities staff told the board the arrangement is expected to generate revenue for the district and support student access to BOCES programming. The board and administrators emphasized the partnership's potential to broaden opportunities, such as maker space and robotics, and to ensure rooms meet technology and furniture requirements before the fall.
The motion authorized the district to finalize the lease as attached; staff noted that moving logistics will include technology setup, furniture staging, and temporary storage for displaced items. The board said future budget reports will reflect revenue from the partnership as they proceed through the upcoming budget season.
Next steps: staff will execute the physical turn-over and report back during budget sessions in March and related consolidation updates.
