For the second time in the last three months, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) has announced it has authorized grants for improvement projects at WW-P — this time, to the tune of $4,374,277.
According to a press release from the state Department of Education, the money will be used to partially fund a total of 42 facilities projects within the district.
Most of the projects included roofing and lighting replacement projects in many schools within the WW-P district.
The grants announcement follows a previous announcement by the SDA in May that it would be funding improvements to High School South’s corridor and vestibule ceilings and lighting, at a cost of $190,224. The total cost of that project is expected to be $475,560.
At the time of the last announcement, school officials said they had already known about the award and calculated the $190,000 into the budget. School officials also said then that they had hoped the original announcement would include news about the 44 applications they had submitted in a subsequent round in January, 2010.
Announced in July, this most recent round of funding delivers approximately $270 million in state funds towards the cost of 740 capital maintenance and construction projects at 177 school districts around the state.
According to the DOE press release, the total $4.37 million allocated to the WW-P district will have to be complemented by $6.56 million of the district’s own funding, which, according to the chart provided by the state, has already been allocated in capital improvement funding in this year’s WW-P school budget.
Grants are covered by the DOE in fixed annual allocations based on a prioritization process that considers critical needs, such as health, safety, special education, renewal of existing buildings, and overcrowding.
The projects are depicted in a chart from the state, showing the funding allocations, as well as the total amount each project will cost. Listed below are the state grants for each school:
High School South
• $550,920 and $422,552 toward a two-part project to replace the roof, estimated to cost $1.38 million and $1.06 million, respectively, for each part;
• $18,000 toward a total $45,000 to replace gym lighting;
• $50,772 of the total $126,930 cost to replace deteriorated hydronic pipe insulation;
• $67,632 of a $169,080 project to replace the existing carpeting in Commons 1H, the main office, and the little theater.
Dutch Neck
• $26,737 of the total $66,842 to replace the roof at the modular area;
• $255,520 of the total $638,800 for a boiler replacement;
• $7,008 of the total $17,520 to replace gym lighting.
Grover Middle
• $16,352 of the total $40,880 to replace gym lighting;
• $33,848 of the total $84,620 for masonry restoration at rising walls
• $24,994 of the total $62,484 needed to apply a new exterior coating system to existing steel arch entryways
• $25,640 of the $64,100 needed to replace a 1999 cupola that currently leaks.
• $187,315 of a total $468,288 for parking lot and driveway pavement renovations.
Community Middle
• $16,352 toward the $40,880 total to replace gym lighting;
• $148,700 toward the total
• $371,750 to replace two rooftop air handler units.
Town Center
• $33,192 of the total $82,980 needed to replace the lighting in the gym and cafeteria.
High School North
• $27,800 of a total $69,500 for gym lighting replacement;
• $56,240 of the total $140,600 needed to replace two separate existing building clock/PA/intercom systems;
• $33,528 of a total $83,820 to replace the stair tower doors and hardware.
• $317,624 of the total $794,060 needed to replace the existing roof at the auditorium;
• $138,114 of the total $345,286 needed to replace the roof at the main building gym area;
• $84,886 of the total $212,214 needed to replace the roof at the main building auxiliary gym area.
Village
• $10,360 of the $25,900 needed to replace the carpeting in rooms 112, 205, 215, 216, and 218;
• $10,360 of the $25,900 to replace the carpeting in rooms 104, 116, 118, 120, and 207;
• $337,916 and $258,272 for a two-part project to replace the roof at the main building area, which totals $844,790 and $645,680, respectively.
• $33,192 of the $82,980 needed to replace lighting in the school’s gym and cafeteria.
Wicoff.
• $18,648 of the total $46,620 needed to replace the cafeteria’s ceiling and lighting;
• $7,800 of the $19,500 needed to replace the gym lighting;
• $51,100 of the total $127,750 needed to replace a boiler.
• $152,300 of the $380,750 total needed to replace the roof at modular addition areas;
• $30,880 of the total $77,200 needed for driveway restoration.
Maurice Hawk
• $200,822 of the $502,055 needed to replace the roof at the library addition and modular addition’s shingle roof;
• $20,480 of the $51,200 needed for HVAC replacement;
• $45,960 of the total $114,900 needed for the restoration of existing hard surface play area;
• $10,888 of the total $27,220 needed for new gym lighting.
Millstone River
• $50,060 of the total $125,150 needed for replacement of 5,000 square feet on Pod “D” roofing;
• $193,107 of the total $482,768 needed for roof replacement.
• $108,220 of the $270,550 project to replace the clock/PA/intercom system;
• $13,970 of the total $34,925 needed for gym lighting.
