A School-by-School Review of the Proposition

New York State school districts are required to work with professionals every five years to survey the infrastructure of their schools and develop facilities plans. These plans protect the taxpayers’ investments in the schools by identifying infrastructure issues early and planning for how to make long-term upgrades. KCSD's five-year Building Condition Survey was completed in 2020 and provided a roadmap for completing capital improvements across nine school buildings.

The survey was considered by a 30-member Facilities Committee – a Board of Education subcommittee that also includes teachers, maintenance staff, and administrators. The District's professional advisers, including architects from KSQ Design, helped determine which projects were priorities for a capital project that could coincide with the payoff of a past investment.

To provide equity of resources throughout the community, the Board adopted a plan to address all of those priority deficiencies. This approach also takes advantage of the financial savings associated with a large-scale effort.

All schools in the capital project proposition would gain the following improvements:

Replace ceilings and paint interiors
Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
Upgrade plumbing
Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Not included in this proposition:

Kingston High School, which just benefitted from a comprehensive renovation.

Meagher Preschool, where the building was improved in 2014 and 2017.

Proposed Capital Projects at our Middle Schools

J. Watson Bailey Middle School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Extend two parking lots to alleviate severe parking shortage (80 cars +/-)

Install new water service main from Howland Avenue to lower parking lot

Mill and repave upper parking area

Resurface deteriorated sidewalks and curbs

Repave asphalt driveway

Replace all exterior windows/window walls, with cafeteria glazing to be mirrored

Reinforce gym divider/roof beam

Refurbish the loading dock at the kitchen, which serves all schools except KHS

Restore terrazzo steps throughout the building

Replace all interior wood doors and install ADA compliant hardware

Replace approx. 17,500 sf of roofing at Grade 5 and 6 wing and rooms 300 & 300A

Renovate bathrooms and add ADA features

Fully renovate kitchen including finishes and appliances

Relocate and renovate nurse's suite to include waiting area that allows for separation of boys and girls, and a private doctor's office

At our virtual forum, Bailey Principal Debra Fitzgerald explained some of the challenges the nurse’s suite faces in a school of about 1,000 students. Watch her talk about that at the 44-minutue mark of the forum’s recording.

Fully renovate auditorium including finishes, seats (625), rigging, and sound booth

Replace guardrail and handrail at all stairs with pickets no larger than 4 inches apart

Replace public address system

Install essential electrical outlets

M. Clifford Miller Middle School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Add parking spaces

Improve exterior concrete landing to asphalt transitions (ADA)

Replace wood floor construction in Classroom 140B

Upgrade/replace elevator in Corridor C104

Replace misc. interior doors

Extend fire rated walls to underside of deck

Install ADA-compliant handrails at all stairs and exterior egress walkway

Update Science Rooms to meet ADA requirements

Add OT/PT office

Proposed Capital Projects at our Elementary Schools

Chambers Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Add parking spaces

Improve site drainage

Replace exterior doors for Kindergarten classrooms

Upgrade door hardware (ADA)

Install new interior classroom doors

Upgrade bathrooms and add ADA features

Install essential electrical outlets

Upgrade theatrical lighting

Edward R. Crosby Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Add 22 new parking spaces

Add egress sidewalks

Add ADA-compliant entry doors

Rehabilitate bathrooms (ADA)

Install portable lift for stage access (ADA)

Replace interior doors

Renovate cafeteria

Install essential electrical outlets

Harry L. Edson Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Upgrade pavement and sidewalk to meet ADA requirements

Replace windows throughout the building

Renovate bathrooms and add ADA features

Make miscellaneous ADA upgrades

Replace interior doors

Install interior stair handrails to meet ADA requirements

Replace miscellaneous VCT flooring

Install essential electrical outlets

Robert R. Graves Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Create dedicated parent pick-up and bus drop off on campus

Upgrade/widen entry canopy

Enhance various sidewalks to meet ADA requirements

Upgrade various drainage systems

Build covered ramp to portable classroom

Replace misc. windows

Renovate bathrooms and add ADA features

Install portable lift for stage (ADA)

Renovate nurse’s office to meet ADA requirements

Replace interior doors

Install essential electrical outlets

George Washington Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Build new ADA ramps from Wall St.

Improve Wash. Ave. campus play area that supports the neighborhood as a community asset

Repoint exterior masonry

Install new elevator

Install rescue windows

Make various ADA upgrades (misc. doors, door hardware, and railing upgrades)

Renovate bathrooms and add ADA features

Restore interior plaster

Fully renovate theater

Install essential electrical outlets

John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Upgrade miscellaneous door hardware to meet ADA requirements

Replace interior handrails (ADA)

Provide portable lift for stage ADA access

Renovate bathrooms and add ADA features

Replace gym wall padding

Install essential electrical outlets

Ernest C. Myer Elementary School

Replace ceilings and paint interiors

Install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

Upgrade plumbing

Improve school entrances for greeting and security

Add 14 new parking spaces

Replace campus sidewalks to meet ADA requirements

Upgrade sanitary sewer system

Renovate 1939 floor structure

Resurface exterior wood soffit with metal

Replace windows in the 1959 building

Upgrade Kindergarten bathrooms

Replace interior doors

Replace VAT floor tile

Renovate bathrooms and add ADA features

Install essential electrical outlets

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