Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) approved initial school designs at its meeting yesterday.
With another vote of support yesterday from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the Angier Elementary rebuilding project took an important step forward. The seven-member MSBA Board of Directors voted unanimously yesterday to approve initial designs for the new Angier School, moving the project into the next phase of the rebuilding process. According to the MSBA, the next steps will involve the MSBA working with the Newton Public Schools on blueprints and a more detailed design for the new school. “It has been a pleasure collaborating with Newton officials throughout this process,” MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy said in a statement. “Now, production and approval of a schematic design will help to determine the …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Massachusetts School Building Authority will vote at its meeting this Wednesday, April 3 at 10 a.m.
The Angier Elementary School rebuilding project will reach another big step this week as the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is poised to take a vote on the initial design for the school. The seven-member MSBA Board of Directors is scheduled to meet and take the vote this Wednesday, April 3 at 10 a.m. at 40 Broad St. in Boston. Officially, the MSBA Board of Directors will be voting on the "recommendation for preferred schematic design." According to MSBA Press Secretary Dan Collins, a successful vote would mean the MSBA accepts the feasibility study for the site and agrees with the proposed project scope. If these early project designs receive approval on Wednesday, the next step will be the MSBA working with the district …
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Architects and designers gave a presentation Monday night outlining some early ideas for a new Angier Elementary School.
With construction estimated to start less than two years from now, Newton school and city officials have started viewing early designs for the new Angier Elementary School in Waban. During a meeting held Monday night, the Board of Aldermen and School Committee offered feedback on preliminary sketches presented by the project's design firm, DiNisco Design. And although the design ideas are in the early stages, Aldermen already have a list of questions concerning traffic and the overall apperance of the new building. "These are ideas, they're not solutions," City Project Manager Alex Valcarce said, reminding officials that the designs are preliminary. "The intent is to get some feedback from the committee and the board." Earlier this …
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
The next few months will be busy for those involved in the Angier School rebuilding. The Angier Building Committee and the city's Design Review Committee will meet this evening to go over evaluation criteria for the project.
When the city of Newton first learned it would be able to partner with the state for the rebuilding of Angier Elementary, Chief Administrative Officer/Deputy Superintendent Sandy Guryan said the new school was on a "fast track" to becoming a reality. Now, the pace is really starting to pick up. Earlier this month, the city and the Massachusetts School Building Authority selected DiNisco Design Partnership as the design firm for the Angier project. The firm was selected during an Oct. 2 meeting and the city's contract with DiNisco has since been finalized, according to an update from the Angier Working Group. Now that the designer has been selected, the city will hold a number of planning meetings over the next three months. The first …
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Some aldermen are hoping the city and School Department will also consider purchasing the former Aquinas College on Walnut Park.
The Board of Aldermen helped move the Angier rebuilding project one step forward last night as it approved the transfer of the former Carr School to the School Department for use as swing space. However, Ward 4 Alderman-at-Large Amy Sangiolo urged her fellow board members to not only approve the Carr School swing space, but to also seriously consider purchasing the former Aquinas College on Walnut Park. "The crux of my concern is that I don't want us to see Carr School as the only swing space that we need," Sangiolo said. "We're going to need two swing spaces [and] it would behoove us to take a look at Aquinas in a fair light." At a School Committee meeting last month, school administrators and members of the city's Public Buildings …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Massachusetts School Building Authority has made recommendations on how large the new Angier Elementary School should be.
A new Angier Elementary School could house as many as 465 students in 24 full size classrooms, according to a recommendation from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). However, those numbers are not necessarily set in stone. "It's a framework and we can't stray too far...but there's a willingness from the MSBA to massage [the numbers]," said City Project Manager Alex Valcarce. Last night the School Committee signed off on a letter from the MSBA that includes size recommendations for a future Angier Elementary. Signing off on the letter is another step in the district's application for a partnership with the MSBA to build a new Angier Elementary School. The discussion about the school's size began during an enrollment …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Newton School Committee approved the funds necessary to conduct a feasibility study for Angier Elementary school.
Following last week's news that the rebuilding of Angier Elementary is on a "fast track," the Newton School Committee has pushed the project forward one more step. The committee gave its unanimous approval last night to use $750,000 to fund a feasibility study for the rebuilding of Angier Elementary School. "This is a priority for all of us to move forward as quickly as possible," said Mayor Setti Warren. Although the exact cost of the study is not known, Newton Chief Financial Officer Maureen Lemieux said the $750,000 is "a good target number." Lemieux explained that the $750,000 would come from fiscal 2012 health care savings. "We've had a very successful year for health insurance costs," Lemieux said. During last week's special …
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The estimated $25-30 million school building project could be completed by fall of 2016.
Thanks to a potential partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the rebuilding of Angier Elementary is on a "fast track" toward becoming a reality. Last night, school and city administrators met with the School Committee to update the group on the recent developments with the Angier rebuilding project, and the recommendation to invest $750,000 in a feasibility study for the project. "This is a very exciting thing for Newton," Deputy Superintendent/Chief Administrative Officer Sandy Guryan said. Earlier this month, the MSBA invited Newton to apply for a grant program where the MSBA would team up with the city to rebuild the 90-year-old Waban elementary school. According to City Project Manager Alex Valcarce, …
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Massachusetts School Building Authority has invited Newton to participate in a grant program to address the facility needs at Angier Elementary.
The Newton Public Schools received an important invitation this week that would help the city take a step toward rebuilding its oldest elementary school. In a press release issued Thursday morning, the mayor's office announced that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has invited Newton to participate in a grant program to address the aging Angier School. At 90-years old, Angier Elementary is the district's oldest elementary school. Both the School Committee and Mayor Setti Warren have made rebuilding the Waban-based school a priority. “I am so pleased that we have been invited to participate in the MSBA grant program. It is critical that Angier Elementary School be rebuilt, as it is in deplorable condition and no longer …
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
The Waban elementary school celebrated its 90th birthday earlier this month.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Newton's oldest public elementary school, Angier Elementary, celebrated its 90th birthday during a school-wide assembly and community event on November 18. The Anger Through the Decades celebration included an assembly with the history of the school and a tribute to the school's namesake, Albert Edgar Angier. Angier was a 22-year-old Waban native killed in France during World War I. The school event also featured music from the decade the school was founded -- the 1920s. This includeed a performance of the Angier School Song. State Rep. Kay Khan as well as Superintendent David Fleishman and Mayor Setti Warren stopped by the event to greet students, teachers and community members. After school, local gathered at Waban's Widsor Club for …
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Adam
5:57 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Parking aside... how does a kid walk or bike to the front of this school? Was this designed to encourage kids to get to school on their own or get dropped off at the front door? I know it's early, but getting the site and the layout right (as well as the requirements) are critical. Perhaps Newton is using the wrong architect. more ›