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Architects, builder present elementary expansion plan and construction staging ahead of March bond vote

Oyster River Cooperative School District School Board · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Novo Studio Architects and ECMAN Construction briefed the board on a recommended elementary addition and renovations at Moharimet and Mast Way, including classroom and cafeteria expansions, right-sized OT/PT/ESOL spaces, acoustical improvements, a proposed back-of-school staging drive, and a plan to minimize disruption during the school year; a bond vote is anticipated in March.

District staff and consultants delivered a detailed update on an elementary-expansion project the board placed before voters in March and that the administration plans to bring back as a construction package to a planned March bond vote.

Dave Toddy and representatives from Novo Studio Architects reviewed the project history—existing-conditions study, space-needs analysis and schematic-to-construction-document phases—and said the team has developed construction documents and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for review. Ann (Novo) walked the board through proposed changes at Moharimet and Mast Way: a six-classroom addition at Moharimet, new commons spaces and flexible student resource areas, relocated and right-sized OT/PT…

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