During the July 12, 2023 State Board of Education meeting, the School Construction Committee brought forth their recommendation for how to address the emergency construction request for both Dr. Levesque Elementary and the Dike Newell School. The following was the recommendation:
The School Construction Committee recommends that the State Board of Education work with the Department of Education in moving forward the timeline for establishing a new rating cycle for the Major Capital School Construction Program; that the Dike Newell School and Dr. Levesque Elementary School which were partially and completely, respectively, destroyed by fires apply for school construction under the new rating cycle; that the State Board follow the protocol in place in honoring the existing priority list; and that revisions to Chapter 61 be initiated for the new rating cycle.
MOTION by Kristin Bishop, seconded by Ed Morin, that the State Board of Education work with the Department of Education in moving forward the timeline for establishing a new rating cycle for the Major Capital School Construction Program; that the Dike Newell School and Dr. Levesque Elementary School which were partially and completely, respectively, destroyed by fires apply for school construction under the new rating cycle; that the State Board follow the protocol in place in honoring the existing priority list; and that revisions to Chapter 61 be initiated for the new rating cycle.
Denham Ward moved to amend this motion by inserting the words “by at least six months” before “for establishing a new rating cycle.” The amendment was seconded by Tom Keller and adopted by a unanimous vote of those present.
The motion was then adopted with a unanimous vote as follows: “that the State Board of Education work with the Department of Education in moving forward the timeline, by at least six months, for establishing a new rating cycle for the Major Capital School Construction Program; that the Dike Newell School and Dr. Levesque Elementary School which were partially and completely, respectively, destroyed by fires apply for school construction under the new rating cycle; that the State Board follow the protocol in place in honoring the existing priority list; and that revisions to Chapter 61 be initiated for the new rating cycle.”
It appears that MSAD33 will have to wait until the next rating cycle comes out, which is currently scheduled for the spring of 2026, but may be released at least 6 months earlier based on the amended motion.
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