Statements of Interest

Statements of Interest (SOI)

At its November 28, 2007 meeting, the MSBA's Board voted to move 83 schools into the Feasibility Study phase and placed the remaining 79 schools into the Hold, Planning, Regionalization Assessment and Regional Vocational Technical High School Categories.

The categorization of these schools is the culmination of months of due diligence and analysis by the MSBA to determine which school facilities across the Commonwealth are in most need of capital investment.  The MSBA received 423 SOIs from 162 different school districts. 

 To view all individual Statements of Interest submitted to the MSBA by Districts, please click here,  SOI  

Based on lessons learned from the Waiting List, the MSBA then asked each district that submitted multiple SOIs to prioritize one SOI.  For the last four months, the MSBA has been focusing on the 162 district-priorities, analyzing the SOI, visiting schools to assess overcrowding, conducting facility assessments and senior studies with teams of architects and engineers, reviewing enrollment trends and forecasts, reviewing educational programs, and meeting with local officials to help determine which school facilities are in most need of attention.  In making these determinations, the MSBA considered the following assessment criteria:

•        Building Condition – whether the building exhibits signs of moderate to severe deficiencies in multiple building systems, such as roofing system, windows and doors, heating and ventilation systems

•        Building Capacity – whether the building exhibits signs of moderate to severe overcrowding including excessive class sizes, inadequate number of classrooms, conversion of non-educational space to educational uses

•        Educational Program – whether the ability to support the required educational program is adversely affected by the building’s condition and/or capacity

•        Structural Deficiency – whether the building has clearly documented structural deficiencies that pose an immediate risk to health and safety of building occupants

To View the 162 district-prioritized SOIs, please click here, SOI Classification 

The MSBA is implementing a rolling capital pipeline for project approvals, which means that the determinations of project progress made by the MSBA Board of Directors on November 28, 2007, will not necessarily be the final time that any SOI moves forward to feasibility study during this fiscal year.  The status of projects is subject to change to reflect progress at any time during the year depending upon the MSBA’s understanding of how a school facility’s need and urgency fit within the statewide spectrum of need.