Milford Board of Education has requested a Certificate of Necessity for renovations needed at Milford High School
In 2023, Milford School District submitted a Certificate of Necessity to the Department of Education for major renovations and expansion at Milford Senior High School. The request was denied, and, at a recent meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve a second submission.
“As many of you are aware, last year, we submitted a certificate of necessity for a major renovation and expansion to Milford High School. We were not successful in receiving that certificate of necessity from the Department of Education, and therefore we are requesting permission from the board to resubmit that request,” Dr. Sara Hale, Chief Financial Officer, said. “This year, I’ve presented to you this evening, a board resolution requesting that the Board approve the submission of our Certificate of Necessity for major renovation and additions to Milford High School as well as anything needed for our elementary school reconfiguration. Total cost, or estimated cost, of this project is just under 77. 6 million, of which the local proposed share would be about 17.8 million.”
When the previous request was submitted, Dr. Hale reported that the high school capacity was 1,149 students but that the enrollment in 2023 was 1,348. The plan was to remove a modular classroom and do some restructuring in the back wing for career and technical education courses. This would add opportunities for new pathways but would require major demolition on the front side of the building and restructuring the main entrance.
“When I perk up, you know, I got a question right? Not tonight, so only because I read this proposal so often and so much while we have been working together, and I know that in the past five years, we are increasing our student population by 91.2 students a year,” Matt Bucher, Vice-President of the Milford School Board, said. “And the only reason it’s not over 100 or 110 is because one year, the 2020 COVID year, nobody’s buying or selling any houses. So that amounts to one elementary school worth of kids about every three and a half to four years, so if no one else has any questions, I would gladly be the one to make that motion.”
The board voted unanimously to submit the certificate.
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