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SMART SCHOOLS As Presented to the Board of Education May 28th 2019 Smart Bond Initiative Passed by New York Voters in November of 2014. Awarded $2 Billion to all Schools based on enrollment and state aid formula. Greenburgh Centrals Award

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SMART SCHOOLS

As Presented to the Board of Education May 28th 2019

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Smart Bond Initiative

Passed by New York Voters in November of 2014. Awarded $2 Billion to all Schools based on enrollment and state aid formula. Greenburgh Central’s Award is $451,876

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Rules for these use of these funds

6 Categories:

§ Classroom Connectivity § Classroom Technology § Community Connection § Pre-K Classroom Improvements § Elimination of Temporary/Trailer Classrooms § School Security and Safety

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What you can’t do…..

§ You can’t pay salaries. § You can’t pay for software. § You can’t pay for professional development. § You are expected to provide these, but you can’t pay for them from this bond.

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Step 1

§ Administration works with the district’s architects to establish priorities in the approved categories. § Consideration to:

§Greenburgh Central Strategic Plan §Greenburgh Central Technology Plan §Building Condition Survey

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Step 2

§ Establish a Smart Bond Planning Committee to review these proposals. § Membership must include:

§ Students § Staff § Administrators § Board of Education § Parents § Community

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Greenburgh Central School’s Phase 1 Goal

Upgrade the entrance vestibule to provide additional Safety and Security for Woodlands Middle/High School.

COST: $451,876

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Q: What happens to the rest of the money? A: Any remaining Smart Schools Funds will continue to be available. The Smart Planning Committee must recommend their expenditure, but they are “evergreen.”

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Next Steps

§ Board of Education can designate this plan as a Preliminary Smart Schools Investment Plan. § The Plan is then published on the school district web site with an email address for public comments for 30 days.

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Final Steps

§ At a public hearing attached to the Board of Ed Meeting July 2, 2019, any comments on the Smart Schools Investment Plan are reviewed and the plan can be approved by the Board of Education. § Approved plan submitted to NYSED. § The Plan then churns through NYSED for about 12 to 15 months.

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THANK YOU!

Any Public Questions on the plan can be addressed to: mfalcone@greenburghcsd.org