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
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: 

Grimshaw Elementary School: 

• 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

Junior/Senior High School: 

• 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: 

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

Click here to view past capital project information.