• Charter Maintenance (Building Maintenance) - Overall, the Facilities maintenance budget increased by $205,467 ( 5.69% ) to $3,817,000. $1.293 million of the facilities maintenance budget will be covered by one-time funding from the City, leaving behind $2.524 million in the NPS operating budget for facilities maintenance. The one-time funding will need to be restored to the NPS operating budget in FY27. The district has been making incremental progress, year over year, towards addressing the underfunding in this department. Additionally, we worked closely with the Executive Office to secure an additional $1.425 Million dollars of capital projects in FY26.
The following projects are included in the $1,425,000 of City funding which are not included in the Charter Maintenance budget - but are nonetheless critical projects:
o $200,000 for the replacement of Curtain and Stage Rigging at Secondary Schools
o $150,000 for the replacement of gym equipment at schools
o $125,000 to replace a portion of the Williams School roof
o $500,000 for Accessibility and programmatic upgrades at Newton South High School
o $250,000 to replace Unit-Ventilators at Mason Rice Elementary School
$200,000 to replace arts equipment
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The following projects are included in the $1,293,000 of City funding to directly offset the Charter Maintenance budget:
$635,414 of Summer Projects
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o $300,000 to fund upgrades to Newton South High School --reconfiguration of spaces and accessibility and repair items o $164,586 to fund repair for items identified during preventative maintenance inspections for elevator, HVAC, and air handlers.
o An additional $193,000 in Charter Maintenance
• Additional Capital Projects - The following City funding for curriculum and additional capital projects were funded by the City in FY25 and are either completed or in process. Completed Projects include:
o $325,000 - William’s auditorium ceiling, restroom, and playground improvements
o $350,000 - Newton South H Building chiller replacement
o $1,100,000 - Mason Rice roof replacement
o $300,000 - Bigelow and Brown PA system upgrades – completed
o $375,000 - Restroom upgrade at Mason Rice, Bowen, Memorial Spaulding, and Peirce
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