Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget Processes The City of Newton Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is typically presented to the City Council in September along with the City’s financial forecast, which includes the debt service to support capital improvement projects. The School Department works closely with the city to update the CIP each year and the CIP will continue to be refined between October and April when a final CIP five-year funding schedule is approved with the city budget. The CIP document is dynamic and is typically updated semi-annually, in September-October and then again with a Supplemental CIP update in April of each year. After each update, the five-year CIP and financial forecast documents are posted on the Capital Improvement Plan webpage of the City website. Finally, approved projects for the upcoming fiscal year are then docketed so that funding can be appropriated on a timeline that aligns with project schedules. The complete City CIP document is available at FY26-30 CIP. facility improvements across the district. The City’s leadership in upgrading facilities is unprecedented and appreciated by the district. The renovation and addition project for the Lincoln-Eliot School at 150 Jackson Road began construction in fall 2023, was completed this past summer 2025, in time for students to start the new school year in their new home. Lincoln-Eliot’s former home at 191 Pearl Street is being used as swing space for Horace Mann during the 2025-2026 school year. Horace Mann will move back to the newly renovated and expanded building at 225 Nevada Street this coming summer. Critically, 191 Pearl Street will remain a swing space building for our future needs, which Newton is fortunate to have. The passage of the March 14, 2023 Special Election ballot questions #2 and #3 allowed Newton to also proceed with the Countryside and Franklin Elementary School building projects. Design of the Countryside School project was completed in the fall, and the project was put out to bid in December 2024. Bids were received in February 2025, and the construction contract is in the process of being awarded. Construction commenced in the spring of 2025 on the site adjacent to the existing school. The new building is anticipated to be completed in December 2026, with students moving into the new school in January 2027. Demolition of the old school and sitework NPS Building Projects This continues to be a period of significant progress on major school building projects and other will be completed in summer 2027. This project is being built in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which will provide more that $20 Million (approximately 30%) in state funding reimbursement for all eligible project costs. The Franklin School project is currently being constructed, with students anticipated to move into the new building early in 2027 and demolition of the existing building and all sitework completed by September 2027. In addition to the four major school building projects, the city previously allocated, and the City Council approved, an additional $5.3 Million for a number of smaller, but significant, capital improvement projects across the district. These projects include roof replacements, mechanical system improvements, and restroom and other upgrades. Additional information about these projects is provided in the Facilities section. These projects help the school system tremendously, but the lack of a more robust operating budget allocation means that the older
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