New Woodhull School Classrooms Nearly Complete
A project to construct two new classrooms at Woodhull Intermediate School is nearly complete. District officials are confident the work will be finished by the January 31st deadline.
“The project is progressing well,” said David H. Grackin, assistant superintendent for finance and management services. Work to install windows, exterior doors and univents is expected to be complete by later this week.
Interior space work is also moving right along. “They have been painted, the drop ceiling has been installed and most of the electrical work has been completed,” Mr. Grackin said. Cabinetry and chalkboards should be installed soon. Concrete sidewalks along the building addition have also been poured.
School officials have kept close tabs on the project’s progress and have held weekly meetings with KEM Construction representatives and architect David Bouzuhoski of Burton Behrendt Smith.
“Both the contractor and the architect feel confident that the space will be completed by January 31st as required,” Mr. Grackin said. Woodhull’s growing enrollment necessitated the two classroom addition. The school is currently projected to have an enrollment of 532 students in the 2009/10 school year.
In May 2008, district voters approved spending up to $850,000 to build the new rooms. The State Education Department took 20 weeks to approve the architectural plans. The district then put the project out to bid. The state will reimburse the district for a portion of the construction costs.
The project will be paid for out of the district’s Building Improvement Fund. In June 2003, voters established the fund, also commonly referred to as the Capital Reserve Fund, to finance renovation and reconstruction projects. The monies in the fund represent dollars already provided by taxpayers to the district, which because of tight fiscal management and economizing, weren’t needed to pay for regular school operation.
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