Minuteman High School Building Project Giving Students a Competitive Advantage in Today’s Global Economy May 2, 2016 Presented by: Ford Spalding of Dover Chair, Minuteman School Building Committee
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Current Minuteman High School [3]
A Vision for Our Future [4]
Supporting Innovation and Learning [5]
Modern Technical Labs [6]
Meeting All Industry Standards [7]
Professional Services Provided [8]
Contemporary State of the Art [9]
Natural Light in All Classrooms [10]
Collaborative & Project-Based [11]
Student-Managed Restaurant and Public Meeting Spaces [12]
Giving Students Their Space [13]
Project Costs are in Line with Other New Vocational Technical Schools DATE COMPLETE OR TO BE COMPLETEDTOTAL COST$/SQ FT* Worcester Vocational Technical High School$90,000,000$ February 2006 Putnam (Springfield) Voc-Tech High School $124,000,000$ July 2012 Essex Agricultural and Technical High School $134,501,368$ June 2014 Minuteman Regional Voc-Tech High School $144,922,480$ Spring 2020 * Today’s Dollars [14]
New School: Costs and Tax Impacts 10 Member Towns in the District 30-Year Bond Issue Enrollment Projection in FY 20: 458 In-District and 170 Out-of-District Out-of-District Capital Fee of $8,400 Per Student in Addition to Annual Tuition Fee Dover’s 2 Student Average Attendance [15]
Cost Impact FY20 – Dover [16] Projected Annual Debt Assessment$ 76,324 Projected Annual Operating Assessment$ 34,233 Total Assessment$110,557 Cost Per Student$ 55,279 Estimated Capital Debt Assessment Tax Impact to the Median Home$ 30.48
17 [17] New Construction 30.46% MSBA net reimbursement $100M Net Cost offset by Capital Fee 2.5 years of new construction No displacement of students A not-to-exceed cost Right-sized new building Controlled operating costs resulting from a smaller, more efficient building Attract NEW member towns New programs in modern building Certainty for students, parents and member towns One vote now by Town Meeting Non MSBA Renovation 100% cost to District $106M Gross Cost with NO Capital Fee Up to 10 years of construction Continual disruption and displacement Unknown costs and uncertain timeline Building too large and not adaptable Uncertain (higher?) operating costs in a 1970s renovated building Less attractive to potential new members Building not designed for Academies Uncertainty Ongoing need for District bonding votes and additional Town Meeting approvals
A Vision for Our Future [18]