(Boston Orange昆士市報導) 麻州學校樓宇管理局(Massachusetts School Building Authority Board,簡稱MSBA)投票通過了,昆士市將可建造一所新的史昆頓(Squantum)小學。
這將是昆士市的第4個大型建校計畫,之前有昆士高中,中央中學,以及最近的西南中學(South-West Middle School)。
昆士市還將和MSBA合作一系列的翻修全市學校門窗計畫,並藉由麻州政府的60%到80%施工費用補助,為昆士市納稅人節省數以百萬元,千萬元計的費用。
昆士市第6區市議員William Harris表示,學校士史昆頓社區的基石,他為昆士市年輕人將有一座現代化的教育場所,感到很激動。
昆士市長柯奇(Tom Koch)也感謝麻州財政廳廳長高柏珂(Deb Goldberg),代表昆士市的麻州參議員約翰基南(John Keenan),麻州眾議員Bruce Ayers,昆士市公校總監Kevin Mulvey,昆士學校委員會等人促成此事,直言新學校將容許昆士市更好的推廣藝術,數理,科技等科目。
Plans For New Squantum Elementary
School Qualifies for State’s Building Program
QUINCY, MA
April 14, 2021 – Plans for a new Squantum Elementary School today officially
qualified for
the state’s
school building program following a critical vote by the board that oversees
school
construction
across Massachusetts.
The
Massachusetts School Building Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously at
its regular
meeting on
Wednesday to accept the City’s request, proposed by Mayor Thomas Koch and
supported
by both the
City Council and School Committee, to enroll in the program that provides
millions of
dollars in
state reimbursement for new school construction and major renovation projects.
The
Squantum School is Quincy’s fourth major school project to qualify for the
program, including most
recently
the new South-West Middle School. That project followed the new Quincy High
School and
Central
Middle School projects. In addition, the City has partnered with MSBA on a
series of door and
window
projects at schools citywide. State reimbursements for those projects have
ranged from 60 to
80 percent,
saving local taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
“This
project is vital to the future of Squantum and our City. We have an incredibly
well-proven track
record in
delivering transformational school projects together with the MSBA, and I think
that gives the
Board of
Directors a good deal of confidence in welcoming us once again into the
program,” said
Mayor Koch.
“I’m grateful for the ongoing partnership with Treasurer Goldberg, all of our
colleagues at
the MSBA,
and the tremendous efforts by Superintendent Mulvey and his team, the state
delegation,
our City
Councilors and the School Committee for getting us to this point. We have
plenty of work
ahead, and
I’m looking forward to it.”
Added Ward
6 City Councilor William Harris:
“This
school is the cornerstone of the Squantum community, and I am thrilled we are
now on our way
to
providing the state-of-the-art educational facility that our young people very
much deserve. I can
think of few
higher priorities for myself as Ward Councilor than seeing this project
through, and I look
forward to
working directly with so many of our neighbors in Squantum as this process
moves
forward.”
In its
proposal, the City and the Quincy Public Schools team noted that while the
school has served the
community
remarkably well since it opened in 1919 but a building of that age is extremely
limited in
providing a
21st Century learning environment. Officials cited the need for
technology-driven
curriculum,
science laboratories, computer labs, and a library media center as components
to be
included in
any new building.
“I’m
looking forward to working with the MSBA on the Eligibility Phase of the
Squantum Elementary
School
project,” said Superintendent Kevin Mulvey. “Thanks to the support of Quincy’s
state legislative
delegation,
Mayor Koch, the City Council, and School Committee, we have an opportunity to
build a
state-of-the
art facility to benefit all of the students who attend the school, both from
the
neighborhood
and the citywide Special Education program students. A new building will
enhance the
outstanding
educational opportunities provided by the dedicated staff and administrators at
Squantum
Elementary
School and will also be an important resource for the local community.”
The project
now enters an elaborate process guided by the MSBA, which starts with meeting
eligibility
requirements
showing the City can finance and manage a project of this magnitude. Officials
expressed
a high
degree of confidence on moving through that phase based on the City’s history
of successful
school
projects. From there, the project moves onto a feasibility study that
determines the full scope of
needs
before a final project agreement, reimbursement rate, and schedule is voted on
the MSBA
Board.
Said State
Senator John Keenan:
"I
wish to thank the School Building Authority, its Board and team, and Treasurer
Goldberg for
advancing
the Squantum School project through the process, and congratulate my colleagues
in
government
- Representative Ayers, Mayor Koch, the City Council, Superintendent Mulvey and
his
team, and
the School Committee - for their hard work in laying the groundwork for what
will be a
modern
school in another of Quincy’s great neighborhoods. Generations of students will
benefit,
proving
that government works best when it works together.”
Added State
Representative Bruce Ayers
“The city
designated rebuilding the Squantum School as a priority a few years ago, and
this morning
our
advocacy paid off,” said State Representative Bruce Ayers. “I was proud to
testify in support of the
city's
proposal at the MSBA's board meeting. With this partnership, we can finally
begin to replace a
facility
that is over 100 years old and hasn’t been renovated in decades. A new building
will help the
great
educators at Squantum School bring their programs into the 21st century of
education. This
project
will allow for technology integration, greater investment in the arts, and more
emphasis on
STEM
learning, all thanks to a facility equipped with the tools necessary for
students to reach their
maximum
potential. The residents of Squantum take a lot of pride in their community,
and now they
are one big
step closer to having an elementary school facility they can be proud of as
well.”
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