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Committee hears Boston’s MSBA statement of interest for Melvin H. King South End Academy
Summary
Boston Public Schools and city officials asked the council to support submitting a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for a core-program project to consolidate Melvin H. King into a single South End campus; a public commenter called the application "rushed" and asked for a long-term facilities hearing. Application deadline: April 17.
Boston Public Schools officials on Thursday asked the Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee to support a statement of interest (SOI) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for Melvin H. King South End Academy, a special-education day school that the district plans to consolidate onto its Warren Avenue site.
Dela Verne Stanislaus, chief of capital planning for Boston Public Schools, told the committee the district is submitting a 2026 MSBA core-program SOI for the Melvin H. King South End Academy. Stanislaus said the MSBA reimburses municipalities for a portion of large renovation or new-construction projects and, if the SOI is accepted, the school would be placed on a path toward a significant capital investment.
Stanislaus said enrollment at Melvin H. King has fallen from around 300 students in 2020 to about 160 in 2023 and is projected to be near 65 students…
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