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Duxbury administration outlines $1.8 million in Alden school repairs over past decade
Summary
Administration presented a memo listing repairs and insurance claims at Alden school. Staff reported identified capital and maintenance expenses of just over $1.8 million since 2015 (excluding town‑handled insurance payouts), and explained the district’s selection of the MSBA core program over accelerated repair due to multiple building issues.
District administrators summarized a memo detailing repair work and insurance claims at Alden School from 2015 to the present. The administration said they compiled capital, contracted services and building‑use expenses and identified just over $1.8 million in maintenance and repair costs since 2015, with the bulk of activity in recent years.
Staff explained that insurance claims (for example, the recent library damage from the most recent blizzard) are handled through the town and were not fully captured in the $1.8 million figure; facilities work paid by the town (for example, replacement of trees and a hydrant) also appears separately from the school department’s books. The district said it reviewed available state programs and applied to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) core program rather than the accelerated repair pathway because Alden’s needs reflect multiple building and layout issues rather than a single‑system failure.
When asked how the $1.8 million breaks down over time, staff said that figure covers approximately 10 years (since 2015) and that the majority of capital spending occurred in the most recent years. They noted the district has been able to identify few capital projects prior to 2022 in the records reviewed and that insurance claim details (loss runs and premium impacts) are still being processed by town staff and adjusters.
Committee members thanked staff for assembling the record and noted that while the two‑page memo is concise, compiling the historical records required significant effort. Staff said capital costs were absorbed across district capital accounts, building use and operating accounts, and that some items listed were of no direct cost to the school department because the town paid them.
Next steps: the district will continue to track insurance claim documentation with the town’s risk management office and incorporate the compiled repair list into capital planning and MSBA communications.
