Projected Costs for Proposed Hansen Elementary School Addition

Hansen Elementary School
Construction Cost Estimate
		1/13/2015
Architect/Engineering		$250,000
Construction costs		$3,599,900
Soft Costs		$94,000
Furn. Fixtures and Equipment		$58,000
Remove/Disposal Existing Modulars		$70,000
Contingency		$275,000
Total Project Costs		$4,346,900
Less Architect/.Engineering (Prev. Funded)		-$250,000
Funding Request		$4,096,900
	Rounded to	$4,100,000

Next CPACSS Meeting- Wedneday, June 10th

The next meeting scheduled CPACSS meeting is a parent networking night and a quick business meeting.  We will also discuss any concerns, workshops, social activities and support we want to address in the upcoming school year.  

It will take place on June 10th from 7-9 PM in the CHS Library.

We hope you can attend.

The CPACSS Team

Canton 2015 ATM- Monday, May 18th

This is a reminder that the 2015 Annual Town Meeting (ATM) will continue this evening.  Listed below are articles that are brought forth by the School Committee that are still up for consideration.

We hope you can attend ATM this evening.

Article 12: “Omnibus” Capital Outlay Program- There are two parts of the Capital Outlay Program that impact the schools. The first is in “Cash Capital” section, under Motion 3 of Article 12.  The town has allocated $550,000 for the school department to use for items that fall under the following categories:  Building Repairs/Improvements, Technology, Program Improvements, Furniture & Fixtures and Extraordinary Maintenance.  The Cash Capital requests have been supported by the Capital Planning Committee and the Finance Committee.

In addition, under the Capital Outlay Program are items that fall under the category of “Long Term Debt”.  These are for larger projects, typically in access of $100,000.  The first item under this category is Article 12, Motion 5 which would provide $300,000 for the Classroom Interactive Projector Project.  We have been working on this project throughout the year and have raised close to $115,000 to offset the costs of the projector setups.  If approved, the remaining costs of the project would be covered.  This project has been supported by the Capital Planning Committee and the Finance Committee.

The School Committee will also be presenting a motion, under Long Term Debt, at Town Meeting to allow for the purchase of six (6) school buses.  The cost of this proposal is $540,000 and again, would be taken from Long Term Debt Capital (not the operating budget).  With these additional buses, the District would be able to go forward with the later start time for the High School, a matter that is of great importance to the District and one that has been evaluated over the past few years. This motion has the support of the Capital Planning Committee. 

Article 35:  Improvements To The Lt. Peter M. Hansen Elementary School- This would appropriate $4.1 million to replace the current modular classrooms by constructing and equipping eight (8) new classrooms at the Lt. Peter M. Hansen Elementary School.  In addition this would help alleviate current and future class size concerns.  If approved at Annual Town Meeting, this would go before the Town, in a Special Election, as a Debt Exclusion Referendum Question sometime later in the Spring.  The estimated impact on the average tax bill in Canton, if this project were approved, would be $26.31 per year.  This matter has the support of the Finance Committee.

Article 42: Appropriate Funds To Meet Expenses For Next Fiscal Year (FY16)- Article 42 is the Operating Budget article and would be the last one presented at Annual Town Meeting.  Currently, the town has set $36,259,994 as the budget target for the school department.  The School Committee’s last vote on the Operating Budget provided for $36,455,794.  The School Committee’s budget request allows for 12.8 additional Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees.  This additional staffing will go a long way towards addressing class size concerns that have been identified by the School Committee as a top priority in this budget cycle.  The School Committee is continuing to communicate with town officials on coming to a resolution on the final budget number.

CAPE's Honor Thy Teacher Campaign

Canton Alliance for Public Education’s Honor Thy Teacher Campaign

Say thanks to a great teacher from the past or present by making a donation in his or her name to CAPE’s Honor Thy Teacher Campaign.  Donations to CAPE are used to fund grants to teachers for such things as innovative programs in literacy, science, technology, and student enrichment, as well as curriculum materials and professional development, which are not funded in the operational budget.  Donations in any amount are acceptable and the honoree(s) will be notified of each gift without disclosing the amount.  Donor forms are available on CAPE’s website: http://www.cantonma.org/pages/CantonPublicSchools/Community/CAPE

Next School Committee Meeting- Thursday, May 21st

Please remember that the May 14th and May 28th School Committee meetings have been cancelled.  There will be a School Committee meeting on May 21st and on June 11th.

Last Day of School- Reminder

I just wanted to remind you that the official last day of school for students in grades 1-12 will be Thursday, June 25th.

For our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students, their last day will be Friday, June 19th.

CHS Students Win 4 Awards at Hock Film Festival

Here's some great news shared by Mr. Ed McDonough:

Canton did well winning Four Awards In Three Categories at the Hockomock Film Festival this weekend.


Music Video
1st Coda Sky by Mia Tess and Roni Polsgrove See Video at RoniPTV
[ http://www.fuzzimittens.com/#!videos/c21fa ]http://www.fuzzimittens.com/#!videos/c21fa


3rd Pan Mass Challenge - Roni Polsgrove
See Video at RoniPTV
[ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=guFsEOv2IIA ]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=guFsEOv2IIA


PSA
2nd Anti Smoking PSA -Production team of Connor Finn and Mike Noone led by Evan MacDonald
See video at [ http://evan205.wix.com/coffeepondproduction ]http://evan205.wix.com/coffeepondproduction


Documentary
1st Cut Loose - Mia Tess and Roni Polsgrove
See Video at RoniPTV
[ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePWVd2UshJY ]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePWVd2UshJY

Congratulations to these talented individuals.  We are so proud of your work!