Four city schools – School 7, East High, Monroe High, and School 16 — are the Rochester school district’s “highest needs” buildings, according to the group leading a massive overhaul of city schools. And they would receive the most attention in the second phase of the $1.2 billion facilities modernization program. The huge construction project, […]
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Cost concerns about renovating School No. 16
It took many months for residents and parents in the 19th Ward to convince Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas to save School No. 16 — the school is closed until renovations can be done. And they got Vargas to include No. 16 in the second phase of the district’s massive $1.2 billion school building modernization plan. […]
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[UPDATED] Warren to legislators: Don’t approve funds for second phase of schools modernization
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and City Council President Loretta Scott sent a letter to the State Legislature today, slamming the first phase of the $1.2 billion modernization project in the Rochester school district. And they say they are opposed to the Assembly bill seeking $435 million to begin the project’s second phase. The letter says […]
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FBI investigating schools modernization project
Mayor Lovely Warren confirmed today that the FBI is conducting an investigation into activities involving the first phase of the $325 million Rochester schools modernization project. The nature of the investigation is unclear, as is the impact it may have on the second phase of the $1.2 billion project. “About a month ago, my corporate […]
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Public needs to weigh in on Vargas’s schools modernization plan
There has been almost no serious public reaction to Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s proposal for the second phase of modernizing city schools. Vargas has held several public meetings to present the plan, which calls for closing five schools and spending about $625 million on modernizing buildings over the next 10 years. The school board […]
