MSBA Invites 25 Schools into Accelerated Repair Program

18 Districts will benefit from targeted school repairs

BOSTON - State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), and John K. McCarthy, MSBA Executive Director/Deputy CEO, announced that the MSBA Board of Directors invited 25 schools into the Authority’s Accelerated Repair Program. The main goals of the Accelerated Repair Program are to improve learning environments for children and teachers, reduce energy use and generate cost savings for districts. The program for 2020 will provide funding for the repair or replacement of roofs, windows and boilers in schools that are otherwise structurally, functionally and educationally sound.

“The Accelerated Repair Program allows us to partner with school districts on much-needed repairs that can greatly extend a school’s lifespan,” said Treasurer Goldberg. “Besides making the learning environment more comfortable for our schoolchildren, these repairs also make our schools more energy efficient and generate substantial cost savings. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.”

“The Accelerated Repair Program directly benefits thousands of children in these communities by sustaining their infrastructure in a cost effective manner,” said Executive Director/Deputy CEO McCarthy.

Below is a list of districts/schools that received accelerated repair invitations at the Board meeting today:

District School
Boston Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School
Samuel Adams Elementary School
Braintree Highlands Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School
Cambridge Cambridgeport School
Falmouth Teaticket Elementary School

Florida

Abbott Memorial School

Haverhill Haverhill High School
Hingham Plymouth River Elementary School

Holyoke

E.N. White Elementary School

Lt. Clayre P. Sullivan School
Maurice A. Donahue School
Lowell John J. Shaughnessy Elementary School
Lynn Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
New Bedford Elwyn G. Campbell Elementary School
Peabody West Memorial Elementary School
Plymouth Federal Furnace Elementary School
Indian Brook Elementary School
West Elementary School
Revere Abraham Lincoln School
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School
Springfield Springfield High School of
Science and Technology
Taunton Harold H. Galligan School
Weston Weston High School
Worcester Worcester Arts Magnet School

he MSBA partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable and cost-effective public school facilities. Since its 2004 inception, the Authority has made over 1,750 site visits to more than 250 school districts as part of its due diligence process and has made over $14.8 billion in reimbursements for school construction projects.