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• 4 Intermediate/High school buildings, which will range in grades 6 – 12.
• An additional 2,500 seats will be funded for design in this plan and construction in the next
plan.
This new capacity coupled with strategies to align current facilities with enrollment needs will
assist the DOE in:
• Reducing localized overcrowding within districts
• Strategically reducing our reliance on temporary instructional spaces as new capacity opens
• Supporting efforts to reduce class size experienced by students in instructional classrooms
Continuing the practice initiated under the FY2005 – 2009 Plan, the grade structure for the larger
PS/IS facilities to be built will provide the flexibility to program spaces for grades PreK through 8
instruction. The actual grades to be served can be configured given the specific needs of the
community. In order to meet the growing demand, PS and PS/IS facilities to be constructed will
include PreK classrooms and special education facilities designed to serve both the local district
and District 75 special education students.
The Capacity Category also includes the Charter/Partnership Program ($210 million), which was
grouped under Restructuring Current School Space in the FY2005 – 2009 Capital Plan. This
program will extend the reach of our capacity budget by providing additional resources through
which expanded educational opportunities can be made available to our children.
The final element of our Capacity Category, the Facility Replacement Program ($690 million)
continues the initiative begun under the FY2005 – 2009 Plan to provide replacement sites for those
schools or administrative facilities that must vacate their current locations. It is anticipated that
approximately 5,000 seats may have to be replaced under this Plan. The savings of approximately
$60 million dollars from favorable market and construction conditions is being shifted to
supplement capacity funding.
Capital Investment
The Capital Investment Category ($7.37 billion) includes the Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) ($3.16 billion), which provides for critical infrastructure work in our existing buildings. Our
current inventory of facilities is mainly comprised of older assets and includes over 150 buildings
that are at least 100 years old. The needs identified under this Plan are based on several factors,
including the annual Building Condition Assessment Survey which provides an evaluation of the
condition of our building systems. We use this evaluation in conjunction with recommendations
from facility personnel, school administration and the community in developing the projects to be
included in this Capital Plan. We will continue to maintain our focus on ensuring that buildings
are watertight and safe and have included additional funding from the City.
Under the 2011 Adopted Amendment, the City added $141 million to the Department’s budget to
begin addressing the condition of the lighting systems in our school buildings. In addition, $30
million was transferred from the technology budget to assist in addressing this issue. The funding
will allow the Department to begin converting older lighting systems to energy efficient systems
that include occupancy sensors in compliance with Local Law 87. A portion of the additional
$290 million provided by the City will be used to increase the number of buildings that can be
addressed under this Capital Plan.
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