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October 15, 2007
High School Building Committee Update
WAYLAND, Mass. – The Wayland High School Building
Committee (HSBC) will hold its next meeting on Thursday,
Oct. 18th at 7:30 pm in the Commons Conference Room at
Wayland High School. WHS Principal Pat Tutwiler will meet
with the committee for the first time. The public is welcome
to attend this and all HSBC meetings.
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has visited Wayland High School three times over the past four months and is planning on visiting one more time in the near future. The MSBA will tailor resources to districts based on need (defined as poor facility condition and ability to deliver the educational program) and urgency (defined as stable or growing enrollment). These criteria will be used as the basis for determining the approval process for gaining access to the “rolling capital pipeline.” MSBA hopes to have their background work (Statement of Interest analysis plus Senior Study site visits) for all 422 SOI applications (representing 161 school districts) completed by the end of this month.
Wayland is one of 18 districts chosen as a test site for the MSBA Facilities and Maintenance Assessment. Wayland High School is one of 127 projects identified by districts as priorities. The MSBA will meet with all 127 districts. This meeting with local officials will include discussion of local educational budgets, enrollment trends, district maintenance practices, general educational goals, local Master Plan, and baseline potential MSBA reimbursement percentage.
Selected schools will work with the MSBA in developing a Feasibility Study – the next step in the application for funding.
For more information, please visit the HSBC link on the Wayland School Committee website www.waylandschoolcommittee.org or visit the Wayland Public Library where all minutes, agendas, presentations, and reports are available.