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State Approves School Building Committee Make-up
The committee has 12 members, who are listed below. The superintendent announced this latest school development at last week's School Committee meeting.
Superintendent Lynne Celli announced that the state school building authority has approved the makeup of the Swampscott school building committee.
Over the next several months the building committee will formulate recommendations about whether to advocate for a new elementary school, renovate the Hadley School or consolidate other schools.
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Once a recommendation is accepted by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, then the school district would ask the Swampscott Town Meeting to approve a feasibility study that will cost between $500,000 and $1 million, Celli said.
Below is a list of the committee members that the superintendent sent to the project field coordinator for the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
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Designation Name and Title Address Voting Member? SBC member who is MCPPO certified* Garrett Baker SPS Facilities Director 200 Essex St Swampscott 01907 yes Local Chief Executive Officer Thomas Younger Town Administrator 22 Monument Ave Swampscott 01907 yes Administrator or Manager* Thomas Younger Town Administrator 22 Monument Ave Swampscott 01907 yes School Committee Member(minimum of one) Laurier Beaupre School Committee 207 Forest Ave Swampscott 01907 yes Superintendent of Schools Lynne Celli SPS Superintendent 207 Forest Ave Swampscott 01907 yes Local Official responsible for Building Maintenance Edward Cronin SPS Business Manager 207 Forest Ave Swampscott 01907 yes Representative of Office authorized by law to construct school buildings Matthew Straus Board of Selectmen Chair 22 Monument Ave Swampscott 01907 yes School Principal Sandra Rivers Principal - Hadley 24 Redington St Swampscott 01907 yes Member knowledgeable in educational mission and function of facility
Jon Flanagan Teacher Swampscott Schools 200 Essex St Swampscott 01907 yes Local budget official or member of local finance Committee Kenneth Ardon Finance Committee
22 Monument Ave Swampscott 01907 yes
Members of community with architecture, engineering and/or construction experience
Niles Tooher Electrical and energy engineer – assists in optimizing designs yes Other: Please provide brief background info/expertise Joseph Crimmins Attorney, former chair of the town master planning committee yes
Other: Please provide brief background info/expertise
Glenn Paster Communications and marketing professional
yes
