• Project paperwork submitted to NYSED February 2025.
• Construction phase anticipated March 2026-June 2027
• Before construction begins, a key component is ensuring the disruption to student learning is as minimal as possible
• Spaces have been finalized
• Soon estimating work will be done to identify and prioritize addition and renovations
• Before constructing the addition, O&M and Animal Science will need to move to their new buildings. The demolition project paperwork for the current locations of these departments was submitted to NYSED in late October
• The North side of the current Education Center building will be where the addition begins. The addition will be ~86,000 square feet, with two floors
• A key component to this project is relocating student programs to support student needs and traffic flow. At this time, the plans show Special Education Programs and Related Services will be in the 100, 200, 300, and 400 wings of the current building and the CTE and P-Tech programs will be in the 500 wing of the current building as well as the addition
• A dedicated entrance at the front of the existing building will be for Special Education Programs. CTE and P-Tech Programs will have a dedicated entrance in the front of the new addition
• It is likely there may be more than one project submitted to NYSED for this project to support the work being completed in phases