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Facilities Conditions
Assessment Reports, January 2024
Facilities Conditions
Assessment Reports, January 2024
Read these reports to learn more about the assessments completed on our buildings.
The reports outline maintenance needs that will need to be addressed over the next 10 years, along with projected costs.
View presentations and reports
1/25/24 Memo to School Committee re FMP
1/25/24 CannonDesign Final Report (slides, video)
12/14/23 School Committee: Final Recommendations
(slides) (video)
11/2/23 Community Forum #2 (slides) (video)
10/26/23 School Committee Meeting (and slides)
10/14/23 District Planning Committee Meeting #2
9/18/23 Community Forum #1 (and video)
9/14/23 School Committee Meeting
8/9/23 District Planning Committee Meeting #1
The district completed an ambitious project to review our school buildings and develop a plan for our long-term future during 2023.
We were joined in this work by CannonDesign, a national architecture and planning firm with deep experience in PreK-12 education.
The stakeholder group that worked closely with CannonDesign was the District Planning Committee (DPC); see below for a list of members.
At the end of this process, the district had a comprehensive Facilities Master Plan, which was shared with all three of our towns in January 2024.
Our commitments
The process for developing the Facilities Master Plan was both inclusive and transparent.
The DPC developed guiding principles, used objective data, and incorporated stakeholder voice.
Students, parents/guardians, educators, School Committee members, district administrators, and town officials were all be represented in the group.
What is a Facility Master Plan?
What is a Facility Master Plan?
A Facilities Master Plan is a planning document that:
identifies and prioritizes capital improvement projects;
informs critical decisions around facilities use; and,
analyzes fundamental district operations, such as educational programs and grade configurations, and their relationship to school size, location, and facility needs.
What did the process look like?
What did the process look like?
The District Planning Committee (DPC) met five times over a four month period, from early August through early December 2023. These five gatherings included three meetings of the DPC, along with two Community Forums.
At these forums, the community at large provided input into Facilities Master Plan goals and priorities, as well as reviewed proposed plan options. The community had additional opportunities to provide feedback through online surveys. We advertised the forums widely to generate as much participation as possible.
At the conclusion of the process, CannonDesign, with close consultation of the DPC, made independent recommendations to the School Committee.
What was the role of the District Planning Committee?
DPC volunteers filled a vital role by:
reviewing baseline data related to facilities and student demographics data;
analyzing the results of two community surveys;
developing draft options for long-term operational and capital plans;
developing ideas that build from community input; and,
informing final recommendations to District and Town leadership.
District Planning Committee Members
District Planning Committee Members
School Committee
Reina Dastous, Chair, Northfield
Michele Giarusso, Leyden
District Administration
Patricia Kinsella, Superintendent, Co-Chair
Jordan Burns, Director of Finance & Operations, Co-Chair
Nancy Parlakulas, Director of Student Services
Kate Messmer, Director of Teaching & Learning
Gretchen Licata, Director of Facilities
Maren Law, Early Childhood Coordinator
Cindy Schultz, BES Principal
Krissy Schreiber, NES Principal
Matt Sullivan, PVRS Principal
Town Officials
Brian Keir, Bernardston Select Board
Andrea Llamas, Northfield Town Administrator
Educators/Staff
Danika Tyminski, PVRS
Joshua Freund, PVRS
Jordan Cummings, Env. Educator
Families
Shane Duclos, PVRS
Magan MacDougall-Goulding, NES
Students
Calla McKeon, PVRS
Lex Singh, PVRS
Restoration Ecologist
John Lepore
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