On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, voters approved the financing for HCSD’s Capital Project, allowing the District to restructure and make improvements that can benefit students and the entire community. Thank you to everyone who took the time to learn about the project and cast their votes.
The Capital Project proposition passed, 611-399 (click here for a breakdown of the results). With this approval, HCSD can now move forward with the design phase. Through this process, the district will continue to share information and listen to feedback from staff, community organizations and residents.
Project Goals
The project will address important needs such as:
- Replacement of aging infrastructure items that are nearing the end of their useful life
- Increased efficiency in terms of space and energy usage
- Improvement of classroom instruction by reorganizing grades to make better use of space and shared resources
- Provide students and the community with safer and more useful athletic facilities
- Safety issues related to bus loops and traffic patterns as needed
- Planned maintenance and repairs
Capital Project Video (January 2016)
More Information
- Track and field design
- New construction at M.C. Smith Intermediate School (architect’s drawings)
- Floor plans for grade reorganization
- Capital Project Calendar (DRAFT, posted 6/16/2016)
- Project scope and cost breakdown (updated 1/5/2016)
- State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) information
- Video explaining the Capital Project (updated 1/19/2016)
- HCSD Capital Project newsletter (mailed to district residents on 1/21/2016)
Tentative Timeline
The infographic (right) details the estimated project timeline:
- Fall 2016
- Submission of track/field building detail & design to the NYS Education Department for review and approval
- Spring/Summer 2017
- Track/field construction is estimated to begin, pending contractor bidding
- Pending NYSED approval, construction for the new primary wing at M.C. Smith Intermediate School is anticipated to begin and continue through the summer of 2018
- Fall 2017
- The new track/field complex on the High School campus is expected to be completed
- Grade 2 should be ready to move into their newly renovated wing at MCSIS
- Spring/Summer 2018
- The project should be approaching completion by this time and finished prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year
Past eNewsletters
- Click here to view the March 23, 2018 editon
- Click here to view the October 27, 2017 editon
- Click here to view the March 24, 2017 edition
- Click here to view the October 28, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the October 14, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the August 25, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the July 15, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the June 20, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the June 17, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the May 12, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the April 15, 2016 edition
- Click here to view the March 20, 2016 edition
In the News
August 2017 — Please note that since the Register-Star transitioned to www.hudsonvalley360.com, some links may not have transferred.
- Public meetings to be held on sale of John L. Edwards (Register-Star, March 22, 2018)
- Hudson school construction enters final phase (Register-Star, October 26, 2017)
- Bluehawk Pride showcased in new athletic facility (Register-Star, July 27, 2017)
- Groundbreaking ceremony held for Hudson City School District’s new track and athletic field complex (Register-Star, April 3, 2017)
- Moving on up (Supt. Suttmeier’s column in Register-Star, February 14, 2017)
- Hudson school capital project enters phase II (Register-Star, February 1, 2017)
- Hudson gets funding for track amenities (Register-Star, October 29, 2016)
- Architecture and athletics (Gossips of Rivertown, October 25, 2016)
- Spring eyed for start of Hudson capital project (Register-Star, October 25, 2016)
- Maintaining historic appearance, maximizing possibilities (Supt. Suttmeier’s column in Register-Star, October, 18, 2016)
- Design development continues (Gossips of Rivertown, October 8, 2016)
- The design phase continues (Gossips of Rivertown, September 27, 2016)
- Hudson schools adapt to first phase of grade relocations (Columbia Paper, September 20, 2016)
- Federal funds help immigrant students learn (Columbia Paper, August 30, 2016)
- Hudson hires crossing guard for primary school (Columbia Paper, August 15, 2016)
- Hudson Board starts process to close State St. school (Columbia Paper, August 2, 2016)
- Hudson continues to talk turf and scoreboard finances (Columbia Paper, July 25, 2016)
- Hudson athletic field plans hint at turf battles ahead (Columbia Paper, June 18, 2016)
- Voters OK $19.9M Hudson schools upgrade (Columbia Paper, February 11, 2016)
- $19.9M Hudson capital project, Claverack school sale pass easily (Register-Star, Feb. 11, 2016)
- EDITORIAL: Hudson needs help (Columbia Paper, February 4, 2016)
- School district willing to tackle erosion (Register-Star, January 21, 2016)
- District Insights: Capital project, part 2 (January 12, 2016)
- District Insights: HCSD looking at capital project improvements, additions (December 8, 2015)
- Register-Star (December 3, 2015)
- Columbia Paper (November 17, 2015)