Investing in our SCHOOLS, Investing in our COMMUNITY 2019 Capital - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Investing in our SCHOOLS, Investing in

• ur COMMUNITY

2019 Capital bond consideration: Hastings on Hudson Union Free School District

Investment In Our Schools

Current Considered Amount: $17,367,214 Proposed Vote Timing: Early March 2019 Bond investment/cost: $48/year per $100K in home value

For the homeowner whose property is assessed at $825,000 (Hastings average), the bond will increase their tax bill by $403 per year. This is a 2.28% tax increase.

Compare the Investment in our Community

BOND INVESTMENTS 1998-2018 Irvington $65,121,932 Ardsley $56,549,353 Dobbs Ferry $52,093,683 Hastings on Hudson $18,157,801

Hastings’ Debt Service (2017)

2019 Considered Capital bond improvements would impact all of our students

Hillside Elementary School

Replace windows Replace roof Replace VAT flooring

Hillside Elementary School

Building Addition

• Provides 10,750 square feet of space, with a net gain of 5 classrooms
• Additional space is to address needs such as:
• Lack of space for music programming
• Lack of space for special education and student support services
• Lack of space for FLES program
• Future constraints anticipated in additional sections of our

special education classes, and general education classes

Hillside Elementary School

Building Addition

Multiuse cafeteria/auditorium

• Full-service cafeteria
• Capacity for two grade levels
• Air-conditioned auditorium

Centralized Learning Hub

• Relocation of our library, and reimagining its design and use as a

“21st Century” learning commons

Vision for Hillside

Vision for Hillside

Vision for Hillside

Vision for Hillside

Examples of Centralized Learning Hub

Examples of Centralized Learning Hub

Examples of Centralized Learning Hub

Local Elementary School Comparisons

Over the past decade, the five-year rolling average enrollment at Hillside has increased by approximately 50 students and it is currently at an enrollment level not seen in 20 years

Elementary School Current Square Feet Current Enrollment

• Sq. ft. per student

Irvington 83,180 513 162 Dobbs Ferry 100,530 653 154 Ardsley 120,609 787 153 Hastings on Hudson 73,000 643 114

Repoint/Repair masonry Replace roof Replace cornice

Replace clocks & PA system

Middle School/ High School

Replace Non ADA hardware

Farragut Middle School/ Hastings High School

FMS Auditorium Renovation

• Underutilized due to disrepair
• Revitalizing space and reengaging the FMS community within its own

auditorium

FMS/HHS Music Suite Renovation

• Disrepair affecting high-use space
• New flooring, lighting, and sound proofing as well as improvements to

instrument and material storage

FMS Auditorium

FMS Auditorium

Vision for FMS Auditorium

FMS/HHS Music Suite

FMS/HHS Music Suite

Process/ Timeline

Schedule: Pre-Bond Phase

November 2017 – September 2018 Bond Committee to Develop Bond scopes of Work September 2018 H2M/Bond Committee to Present Bond Proposition Project Scopes of Work and Construction Cost Opinions to BOE District to authorize H2M to proceed with SEQRA determinations January 2019 Bond Counsel prepares all necessary resolutions for the BOE BOE adopts SEQRA recommendations District Clerk to publish the Notice of Bond Referendum in School District Newspaper(s) (45 days prior to the date of the bond vote) BOE adopts a Resolution Calling for Bond Referendum to be held in early March, 2019 January - February 2019 Public Information Sessions and School District Newsletter distributed describing bond issue and its impact

Schedule: Vote & Construction

Early March 2019 Special District Meeting and Election (Bond Referendum) to vote on Bond Proposition March 2019 – November 2019 Prepare Construction Documents (6-9 months are estimated for preparation of

• documents. It is estimated that one project will be submitted after approximately 6

months and the second project at 9 months) November 2019 – January 2020 Submit documents to SED for building permit (This timeline assumes 3rd party review at SED of approximately 3 months in lieu of SED’s traditional 40-week review time) January 2020 – February 2020 Bidding and Award April 2020 Construction Starts

Why Now?

• Interest Rates are Low
• NYS Building Aid (42.4%)
• It’s been 20 or more years since Hastings has

focused on interior space enhancements and both

• ur community growth and building ages are

impacting the quality of educational programming in our schools.

Questions?

Please write to us: boe@hohschools.org Hastings on Hudson UFSD, c/o District Clerk, 27 Farragut Avenue, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706