Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Massachusetts School Building Authority did not approve Statements of Interest (SOI) for Stoughton High or the South Elementary School this cycle. School officials indicated the district will resubmit the SOIs in 2013.
The Stoughton School Department experienced a setback in the preliminary stages with its plans to start the potential replacement or renovation of Stoughton High School or the South Elementary School. The Stoughton Public Schools received official word Monday from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) that its Statement of Interests (SOI) filed for Stoughton High School and the South Elementary School will not be accepted this cycle. The MSBA has an upcoming January board meeting and neither SOI will be on the agenda, the school department announced in a press release Tuesday morning. Filing a SOI is just the first step in a lengthy process for replacing or renovating a school. Stoughton started this SOI application process in…
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Massachusetts School Building Authority's Board of Directors meet in October and November, at which time Stoughton will learn if its Statement of Interest for either Stoughton High or the South School has been accepted.
Statements of Interest (SOI) were filed with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for both Stoughton High School and the South Elementary School back in January of this year, which is the first step in a lengthy process for replacing or renovating a school. The SOIs detailed numerous physical issues with both buildings. But a decision on either SOI has yet to be made, so the School Department is left to wait for a verdict. "The [School] Committee has done everything possible to present the best possible candidacy," Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi said at the August 28 School Committee meeting. "[We're] holding our breath and waiting to see." The MSBA has two more Board of Directors meetings before the end of …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The School Committee approved a preliminary calendar for the 2012-2013 school year at their Tuesday meeting (plus other School Committee meeting notes).
2012-2013 School Calendar There are about five months left in the current school year, but at Tuesday’s School Committee Meeting, the board unanimously approved a preliminary calendar for the 2012-2013 school year, which has school starting after Labor Day and ending less than a week before July 4th if all snow days are used. While some key dates were not discussed and an official calendar has not been drafted, the calendar the School Committee agreed to has students in grades 1-12 returning to school on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Teachers return the day before on Sept. 4 for preparation and professional development. A start date for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten hasn't been finalized. The last day of school, including the five built in snow …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Both Stoughton boards unanimously approved the two SOIs. Stoughton High is the higher priority of the two potential projects.
In separate votes on Tuesday, both the Stoughton School Committee and the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved revised and updated Statements of Interest (SOIs) for Stoughton High School and the South Elementary School. This moves the town another step closer to submitting these SOIs to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). Submitting an SOI is the first step in a lengthy process for replacing or renovating a school—it allows a school system to enter into dialogue with the MSBA. Stoughton High is the higher priority of the two potential projects. While the physical needs are greater at the South, other factors, including sheer number of students using the building and potential of jeopardizing its NEASC accreditation if …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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TOWN OFFICIALS TOUR NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: A group of town officials, led by School Committee members Deborah Sovinee, George Dolinsky and Allan Mills, Deputy Superintendent of Schools Jonathan Ford, and Selectman Chairman John Stagnone, toured Norwood High School Friday. Norwood High is a "model school," like nearby Whitman-Hansen High School, and the town could have interest in building a new Stoughton High using this model. James Hayden, Norwood's Superintendent of Schools, greeted the group, which toured the huge gymnasium (which seats 500), the auditorium (which seats 800), a large band practice room (which is adjourning to the football field, for easy access to games), the cable access studios for the Town of Norwood, which are built …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The process to submit Statements of Interest for SHS and the South School is still not settled. The Selectmen and School Committee are expected to meet Dec. 13 to further discuss the documents.
The School Committee appeared before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday evening to discuss the updated Statements of Interest the School Department had drafted to start the process to potentially replace two of the town’s school buildings. But after a lengthy back-and-forth between members of the two boards, the statements remain unsigned. The matter, which was first discussed between the two boards on Oct. 18 will be taken up again on Dec. 13. Members of the Board of Selectmen expressed concern that the School Committee had not yet voted on these updated SOIs and cited errors in spelling and grammar, as well as concerns with the formatting and presentation of the two forms. The Statements of Interest (SOIs) are for Stoughton High School and …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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S.O.I. STILL NOT SIGNED: Members of the Stoughton School Committee expressed their dismay that the "Statements of Interests" for the South School and Stoughton High School—which were passed unanimously by the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen on Nov. 1—have still not been signed by the Town Manager or the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. These SOIs would put Stoughton into the mix for possible state funding down the road for rebuilding the High School and the South School. School Committee member Deborah Sovinee said she has spoken with Katherine Craven, Executive Director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority, and that Craven told her that it's best to get the SOI's in early, well before the January 12, 2012 …
Friday, November 18, 2011
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TOWN MANAGER AND SELECTMAN CHAIRMAN EXPECTED TO SIGN SOI'S NEXT WEEK: Stoughton School Committee member Deborah Sovinee was concerned that the municipal officials hadn't signed the Statement of Interests for building a new Stoughton High School and new South Elementary School, which were passed unanimously on November 1st, by both the School Committee and Selectmen. These SOIs would put Stoughton into the mix for possible state funding down the road for the High School and the South School. Sovinee, in part, wrote to a few media outlets on Tuesday regarding the difficulty of getting signatures from Selectman Chairman John Stagnone and Town Manager Frank Crimmins. The statements need to be signed by the chairs of both the Board of Selectmen…
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Both boards vote to allow Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi to submit statement of interests to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for SHS and the South, the first step in a lengthy process of potentially replacing the two schools.
The town inched another step closer on Tuesday to starting the process of potentially replacing two of its school buildings. In separate votes, the Board of Selectmen (4-0) and the School Committee (5-0) both unanimously authorized Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi to submit Statement of Interests (SOI) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for replacing Stoughton High School and the South Elementary School. Now, the Chairs of both boards (Joyce Husseini, School Committee and John Stagnone, Selectmen), the Superintendent of Schools and the Town Manager, Francis T. Crimmins, Jr. must sign the SOIs before they are submitted to the MSBA. While the required votes have been taken, don’t expect to see construction …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The Board of Selectmen and the School Committee both meet, and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Board of Selectmen meeting The Board of Selectmen meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall on the third floor of the Town Hall. The School Committee will appear before the Board of Selectmen again in regards to a statement of interest to start the process of potentially rebuilding Stoughton High and the South Elementary School. The Board has a full agenda in addition to voting on the statement of interest. Included on the agenda: a hearing for an alcohol license for a new restaurant called Stoughton House of Brews and a hearing for Columbia Gas about replacing gas mains on Park Ave., Park St., Sumner St…
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8:39 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Dr. Ural, your snarky reply and obvious slight towards the Superintendent does nothing to further the cause or convince me my vote for you was beneficial. I recall the SSC begging the BOS to sign off on the initial applications warning the later they were submitted the less of a chance they had of advancing. Though the article does not mention the cause, I can't help but wonder if this is the … more ›