Thomas Ficarra, Interim Superintendent of the Hamilton Public Schools, recently announced and presented plans to the school board to spend about $54m on repairs to schools in the district, many of which are needed to maintain the safety of the staff and the students.
His proposal still needs approval from the Department of Education in New Jersey.
Scott Downie is the architect for the proposal and has worked with the schools and the superintendent to lay out the plan in several parts.
About $9.4m is allocated for increasing security at the schools, including adding cameras and other systems for identification and window lockdown. Another $19.9 million will go towards replacing windows at seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.
An additional $9m is for critical repairs to the systems in the school buildings or the buildings themselves. These include steam piping at Nottingham High School, structural repairs at Klockner Elementary, and masonry repairs and kitchen drainage systems at Hamilton West High School.
New roofs, at a cost of $6.4m, will be installed at seven schools, and several will also have their ceilings replaced at a cost of $2.8m.
The district might benefit from the assistance of a local printing company to create informative Flyers and mailers about these repairs so that residents will understand their small upcoming tax increase.
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