Cheshire School Modernization Committee

Cheshire School Modernization Committee The Cheshire School Modernization Committee was created by the Cheshire Town Council to study our aging school facilities and present plans to update them.

The Committee consists of members of the Town Council, the Board of Education, and the public.

02/28/2023

For all followers of the Cheshire School Modernization Committee, with the passage of the school referendum this November the town and school system have moved into its next phase, the design and building of a new Norton School and a new North End School that will take the place of Chapman and Darcey Schools. Follow our progress by liking and following the “Cheshire Next Generation Schools” page.

The School Modernization Committee wishes to thank all those people in town who have monitored our work and who have tak...
04/07/2021

The School Modernization Committee wishes to thank all those people in town who have monitored our work and who have taken the time to offer their thoughts. Now that we have completed our initial presentation of the Final Report to the Town Council our work as a Committee enters a new phase and, therefore, we will no longer be doing updates on this page. We urge everyone to monitor the Town's website and other information sources as the process continues.

The full town SMC web site including the Final Report can be accessed at:
https://www.cheshirect.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=8580940&pageId=16134662

Watch the report of the SMC to the Town Council and Board of Education:
04/06/2021

Watch the report of the SMC to the Town Council and Board of Education:

On Monday, March 29th the SMC reviewed the report to be made to the Town Council on April outlining the work completed o...
03/30/2021

On Monday, March 29th the SMC reviewed the report to be made to the Town Council on April outlining the work completed over the past year and recommendations. You may watch the March 29th meeting at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4E81J0id9Q

Public comments can be made via email at [email protected],
and by voice message at 203 271-6638

Presentation of the SMC report to the Town Council. This meeting can be viewed live atyoutube.com/c/CheshireChannel14 Pu...
03/26/2021

Presentation of the SMC report to the Town Council.
This meeting can be viewed live at
youtube.com/c/CheshireChannel14
Public comments can be made virtually via email at [email protected],
and by voice message prior to the meeting at 203 271-6638

The SMC met on Wednesday, March 17th. At that meeting:* A subcommittee of the SMC along with Cheshire officials met with...
03/22/2021

The SMC met on Wednesday, March 17th. At that meeting:
* A subcommittee of the SMC along with Cheshire officials met with the Office of School Construction Grants & Review [OSCG&R]. The subcommittee reported on the input from the State on our various plans.
* The SMC and the State had expressed concern with the potential size of the elementary school envisioned in Scenario 1A. Therefore a new Scenario 6 was developed with two new elementary schools in phase 1 that would take the place of Norton and Chapman. Size, features, and costs were reviewed.
* The Committee discussed Scenario 2A which included a new 6-8 middle school along with a replacement for Chapman school in phase 1.
* The Committee voted to endorse Scenario 6 with a backup of Scenario 2A for our report to the Town Council due in April.

The entire meeting can be viewed at:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nbgBXPEXQBA

Check out our web site at:
https://www.cheshirect.org/school-modernization-committee/

Important meeting of the School Modernization Committee today at 7:00 pm.
03/17/2021

Important meeting of the School Modernization Committee today at 7:00 pm.

The School Modernization Committee held a meeting on Monday, March 8. The following was discussed:*There was a presentat...
03/09/2021

The School Modernization Committee held a meeting on Monday, March 8. The following was discussed:

*There was a presentation by the Center for Research and Public Policy on the results of the survey that was recently completed
*SLR (previously known as Milone and MacBroom) presented an analysis on enrollment projections for scenarios 1A and 2A
*The Committee held a discussion regarding the details of the proposed scenarios

*The March 8th SMC meeting can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVMLnoYCz-Q*
*The full survey can be found at:http://www.cheshirect.org/media/194824/smc-survey-report.pdf
*Follow us on our page at: https://www.facebook.com/CheshireSchoolModernizationCommittee.
*All the detailed information may be found on our web page at: https://www.cheshirect.org/school-modernization-committee/
*Videos of all meetings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CheshireChannel14/videos

Agenda for the SMC meeting for Monday, March 8th.
03/08/2021

Agenda for the SMC meeting for Monday, March 8th.

Thursday, March 4 at 6:30Meeting of the Communications Subcommittee to review the results of the recently completed town...
03/03/2021

Thursday, March 4 at 6:30
Meeting of the Communications Subcommittee to review the results of the recently completed town survey.

The Weekly Rundown-March 2The School Modernization Committee held a meeting on Monday, March 1. The following was discus...
03/02/2021

The Weekly Rundown-March 2

The School Modernization Committee held a meeting on Monday, March 1. The following was discussed:

* It was announced that Chair Jen Bates has resigned as a member of the SMC citing time constraints. Vice Chair Chuck Neth will take over as Chair.
* Mr. Neth noted that the Town Council had not yet acted upon the SMC request to extend its mandate but he understood it would be extended until April 1. Plans to complete the work of the group by April 1 were discussed. This includes receipt of data from Colliers International and Milone and MacBroom on space standards and the needed size of facilities for the two scenarios under consideration. Once this information is reviewed the SMC will determine alterations to the two scenarios and will then have financial officials update costs for each scenario. The plans for the report to the Town Council were discussed.
* Mr. Gusenburg announced that the results of the recently completed survey are to be received this Thursday and will be reviewed at the Communication Subcommittee meeting that day. After some discussion it was determined that all SMC members should review the discussion at the Thursday meeting and then be prepared for a presentation and Q and A at the full SMC meeting on Monday, March 8th.

*The March 1st SMC meeting can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDiEsV6zlAY
*Follow us on our page at: https://www.facebook.com/CheshireSchoolModernizationCommittee.
*All the detailed information may be found on our web page at: https://www.cheshirect.org/school-modernization-committee/
*Videos of all meetings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CheshireChannel14/videos

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