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Capital Projects

2024-25 Capital Project Information

The LaFayette Central School District is excited to announce it's proposed Capital Project for 2024-25. The project goals are to improve air quality and air conditioning, to upgrade the kindergarten classroom bathrooms, to expand Big Picture project-based learning, to improve the Junior/Senior high school athletics spaces, and to upgrade building and site infrastructure to ensure accessibility, health and security.

Some dates to remember: 

October 9: Public Information Meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Big Picture School Commons
October 30: Capital Project vote, 1 - 9 p.m. at the junior/senior high school.  

The projected cost for the project totals $17.2 million, but is projected to have no local tax impact. Here is a breakdown of the projected costs: 

  • Capital Project Total: $17,200,000
  • NYS Building Aid Reimbursement: 87.0%
  • Capital Reserve Fund: $2,623,202
  • Estimated Native American Building Aid: $2,678,464
  • Capital Project Overall Local Share: $272,000
  • Estimated Tax Increase: $0 impact

Below, you can see the scope of what is planned for the respective schools:

    • Kindergarten Classroom Upgrades: Toilet Rooms and Select Finishes
    • First Floor Corridor Improvements
    • Air Quality Improvements/Air Condition: 1st Floor Classrooms
    • Second Floor Locker Replacements
    • BOCES Room Toilet Renovation
    • Grades 2-6 Playground ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Improvements
    • Masonry & Concrete Sill Restoration/Repair
    • Fire Alarm Replacement
    • Boiler Replacement
    • Big Picture School: Additional Classroom Space, Corridor Addition, and Culinary Renovation
    • Air Quality Improvements/Air Conditioning: 1st Floor Classrooms and Auxiliary Gym
    • Stadium Upgrades: Field and Site Lighting, Bleachers, Press Box, Access Road with ADA
    • Parking, and Track Infill with Grass
    • Locker Room Minor Renovations
    • Auxiliary Gym Wrestling Mat Storage
    • Entry Canopy Plaster Repair
    • Select Sidewalk Replacement
    • Wastewater Treatment Upgrades
    • Replace Door Monitoring Systems Replacements
    • Digital Controls Upgrades
    • Fire Alarm Upgrades
    • Select Roof Replacement
    • Transportation Restroom Renovation
    • Door Replacement
    • Masonry Restoration
    • Guardrail Replacement
    • Repair Fuel Island Curbing
    • Existing HVAC Roof-Top Unit Replacement
    • Block Heater Receptacles for Buses
    • Replace Heaters in Bus Bays

Please click on the image below for more information on the proposed Capital Project, which includes maps and images:

BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTING INFORMATION

For any questions regarding the capital project, please contact the school at (315) 677-9728. 

Click here to view past capital project information.