Holley school district breaks ground on $18 million capital project
Photos courtesy of Holley Central School: Board of Education members celebrated the ground-breaking. They include, from left: Trina Lorentz, Jennifer Reisman, Anne Winkley (President), Salvatore De Luca Jr. (Vice President), Tracy Van Ameron, Anne Smith and Brian McKeon.
HOLLEY – The school district today celebrated the start of an $18 million capital project.
Celebratory photos were taken in the Holley Elementary School small courtyard where its new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classroom will be.
The project was approved by voters in December 2022 and school leaders said the construction work is expected to be finished by the fall of 2025. The district completed the construction bid process in March. This capital project is led by architects from LaBella Associates and a project management team from Turner Construction.
The district is working with the construction management team to ensure that there is as little disruption to students’ regular school day experiences as possible.
“The district is excited to work with the professionals from Turner Construction and LaBella Associates on this project so that the students and staff of Holley continue to have a safe, innovative, and well-maintained learning environment that the entire community will be proud of for years to come,” said Brian Bartalo, Holley school district superintendent.
Brian Bartalo (center), Holley district superintendent, is shown with project managers from Turner Construction and LaBella Associates.
The $18.1 million project is funded by New York State building aid and a school district Capital Reserve Fund. There will be no additional tax impact to district residents, district officials said.
The scope of the project includes:
Safety
- New secure entrances at the Elementary School and Middle/High School
- Security film applied to doors at both schools’ main entrances
Program Improvements
- Music rooms renovated in both schools
- New STEM and instructional spaces created at the ES
- M/HS Auditorium lighting updated
Site Renovations
- New bleachers, scoreboard, lights and parking lot installed at The Woodlands
- Air conditioning established in remaining ES classrooms
- Storage added inside and outside district buildings
- Signage increased on campus
- Track resurfaced in Hawk Stadium
- Hawk Drive and sidewalks upgraded
