Borough President James Oddo has announced that he has allocated a total of $3,625,000 in capital funding to make much needed improvements in more than twenty-five Staten Island schools.
“This funding represents an investment by the taxpayers in the kids of Staten Island,” said Borough President Oddo. “This funding means that important and necessary projects and improvements will be made to local schools. From security measures, to laptops and smartboards, to new laboratories and auditoriums, to fields and fitness centers, these upgrades are essential for educating children in the safest, most supportive and challenging environment possible.”
According to “Understanding New York City’s Budget: A Guide,” published by the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO), “The Capital Budget is a separate budget covering one fiscal year, funding physical infrastructure used either in support of government operations (such as government offices, schools, and fire stations) or for general public use (such as roads, bridges, libraries, and parks). Almost all state and local governments in the United States maintain a capital budget or plan distinct from their Expense Budget. To be included in the Capital Budget, individual projects must have a value of at least $35,000 and a period of probable usefulness of at least five years.”
Borough President Oddo makes his funding decisions in consultation with the principals of schools, who identify their schools’ most pressing needs.
A list of the capital funding allocated by the Borough President to our schools is below:
• PS 65 Laptops $80,000
• PS 35 Laptops $80,000
• PS 78 Smartboards/Laptops $80,000
• IS 51 Schoolyard Upgrade $200,000
• IS 61 Smartboards $100,000
• McKee HS Upgrade Graphics Computer Lab $120,000
• Port Richmond HS Upgrade of Fields $348,000
• PS 9 Renovate Auditorium $50,000
• PS 26 STEM Mobile Lab $52,000
• PS 52 Additional Security Cameras $50,000
• PS 41 New Surveillance Cameras $250,000
• PS 54 STEM Mobile Lab $52,000
• PS 58 New Smartboards/Laptops $89,000
• PS 69 Laptops $50,000
• IS 2 Laptops $80,000
• Petrides School Laptops $80,000
• New Dorp HS Renovations to Fitness Center $200,000
• SI Technical HS Front Student Plaza $35,000
• PS 1 Smartboards $75,000
• PS 53 STEM Mobile Lab $52,000
• IS 7 Upgrade Library Technology $150,000
• IS 24 Auditorium Upgrade $200,000
• IS 34 Auditorium Upgrade $200,000
• IS 72 Laptops $80,000
• IS 75 Smartboards $112,000
• Marsh Avenue School Dance & Fitness Room Conversion $100,000
• Tottenville HS Softball Field $500,000
• Gaynor McCown HS Additional Security Cameras $100,000
“This funding represents an investment by the taxpayers in the kids of Staten Island,” said Borough President Oddo. “This funding means that important and necessary projects and improvements will be made to local schools. From security measures, to laptops and smartboards, to new laboratories and auditoriums, to fields and fitness centers, these upgrades are essential for educating children in the safest, most supportive and challenging environment possible.”
According to “Understanding New York City’s Budget: A Guide,” published by the New York City Independent Budget Office (IBO), “The Capital Budget is a separate budget covering one fiscal year, funding physical infrastructure used either in support of government operations (such as government offices, schools, and fire stations) or for general public use (such as roads, bridges, libraries, and parks). Almost all state and local governments in the United States maintain a capital budget or plan distinct from their Expense Budget. To be included in the Capital Budget, individual projects must have a value of at least $35,000 and a period of probable usefulness of at least five years.”
Borough President Oddo makes his funding decisions in consultation with the principals of schools, who identify their schools’ most pressing needs.
A list of the capital funding allocated by the Borough President to our schools is below:
• PS 65 Laptops $80,000
• PS 35 Laptops $80,000
• PS 78 Smartboards/Laptops $80,000
• IS 51 Schoolyard Upgrade $200,000
• IS 61 Smartboards $100,000
• McKee HS Upgrade Graphics Computer Lab $120,000
• Port Richmond HS Upgrade of Fields $348,000
• PS 9 Renovate Auditorium $50,000
• PS 26 STEM Mobile Lab $52,000
• PS 52 Additional Security Cameras $50,000
• PS 41 New Surveillance Cameras $250,000
• PS 54 STEM Mobile Lab $52,000
• PS 58 New Smartboards/Laptops $89,000
• PS 69 Laptops $50,000
• IS 2 Laptops $80,000
• Petrides School Laptops $80,000
• New Dorp HS Renovations to Fitness Center $200,000
• SI Technical HS Front Student Plaza $35,000
• PS 1 Smartboards $75,000
• PS 53 STEM Mobile Lab $52,000
• IS 7 Upgrade Library Technology $150,000
• IS 24 Auditorium Upgrade $200,000
• IS 34 Auditorium Upgrade $200,000
• IS 72 Laptops $80,000
• IS 75 Smartboards $112,000
• Marsh Avenue School Dance & Fitness Room Conversion $100,000
• Tottenville HS Softball Field $500,000
• Gaynor McCown HS Additional Security Cameras $100,000
