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Board details summer facilities work and announces $200,000 grant for Washington Primary playground
Summary
Board members described ongoing summer capital improvements — auditorium and bathroom renovations, roof work, and corridor upgrades — and said Assemblyman Steve Stern is providing a $200,000 Sam's grant to install a new playground at Washington Primary School; scholarship totals for the senior class were also reported.
Board members reported on summer facilities and capital projects and announced external grant support for a new playground at Washington Primary School.
Administrators described ongoing projects: electrical infrastructure and corridor smoke-door upgrades across multiple buildings, final-phase roof replacement at Jack Abrams, and extensive high-school auditorium improvements (speaker installation, cabling, LED screen, rigging and acoustic panels) alongside bathroom gutting and HVAC work. An administrator said the auditorium upgrades will create a space the district can use for decades.
The board also reported student-related metrics: "I do wanna commend our senior class on receiving $22,027,838.58 in scholarships," an administrator said. In addition, the board noted a community-funded playground project: "I would also like to thank Assemblyman Steve Stern... he is providing us with some grant funds in the amount of $200,000 to install a new playground at Washington Primary School through a Sam's grant," an administrator said, noting the project will take time and is unlikely to be ready by Sept. 1.
No formal capital appropriations were voted on at the meeting; administrators emphasized the projects are community-approved capital work and that more detailed timelines and updates will be provided as grant paperwork and contracting proceed.
