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Board advances Northeast Middle‑High School project, approves therapy services contractors and roofing change order
Summary
The board received a facilities update on the new Northeast Middle‑High School (planned opening July 2027), approved adding E & E Educational Partners and AYA Healthcare to RFP 25‑11, and approved a $135,787.27 roofing change order for the Northeast Middle‑High School replacement project. A project cost figure in the transcript appears to be a transcription error and is noted as such.
Superintendent Dr. Lawson and Facilities Director Dr. Ted Boyer gave the board an update on the new Northeast Middle‑High School, described major building components and confirmed the project remains on track for a July 2027 opening. Dr. Boyer walked the board through renderings and a site orientation — noting the auditorium will seat about 1,000 with balconies, the building effectively spans four stories because of site grade changes, and the design includes separate cafeterias for middle and high school students with a shared kitchen and a "Main Street" corridor serving as the main circulation spine.
In describing the project cost, Superintendent Lawson used a figure that appears in the transcript as $185,190,000,000; board staff and presenters characterized the larger context as a major capital project and the transcript figure likely contains a transcription error. The board packet materials and presenters emphasized that state approvals remain pending for related road‑widening work (Irishtown Road) required before some site work can begin.
On contracts, Dr. Lawson recommended that the board approve contracts with E & E Educational Partners and AYA Healthcare as additional contractors under CCPS RFP 25‑11 to provide therapy, nursing and other school‑based professional services; the board moved, seconded and approved the recommendation by voice vote.
For construction procurement, Facilities staff recommended amending RFP 24‑15 for the Northeast Middle‑High School replacement project to include a roofing change order totaling $135,787.27 to reconcile final structural design with the original RFP; the board approved the change order by voice vote.
Why this matters: the Northeast project is the district's largest active capital project in the meeting packet and will reconfigure feeder patterns and capacity when it opens; contract approvals for therapy and nursing services affect service delivery in schools, while the roofing change order represents a routine procurement adjustment to reconcile design and construction details.
Next steps: the facilities master plan was presented and will be held for one month for board review before a vote next meeting; state approvals for road work and final contract execution remain outstanding.
