Spring‑Ford administration recommends $103.5M plan to add full‑day kindergarten, shift to a 6–8 middle school

The Spring‑Ford Area School District on Wednesday presented a recommended capital plan that would add full‑day kindergarten (K–5), convert the district to a 6–8 middle‑school model and start a 10‑year renovation program estimated at $103.5 million.

Superintendent Dr. Scanlon said the administration is recommending Option 4A after two years of facilities study and updated demographic work. "Our final recommendation is adopt 4A of the facilities plan," he said, describing a program that would build slightly larger elementary additions, convert the 5‑6‑7 building to a 6–8 middle school and close the district's century‑old eighth‑grade center in fall 2030 under the proposed timeline.

The plan has three stated goals: provide full‑day kindergarten, reduce the number of grade transitions students experience, and begin a $78.6 million baseline program to renovate district buildings. Dr. Scanlon and business staff said Option 4A would add roughly $25 million beyond that baseline to implement programmatic changes and elementary additions.

Dr. Murray, who outlined the full‑day kindergarten curriculum…