Superintendent reports health-center timeline, Codman services and upcoming school visits

The superintendent updated the Randolph Public Schools School Committee on the district’s school-based health center project and other operational items.

Health center

The district has selected an owner’s project manager (OPM) named Redgate for the school-based health center project and was reviewing construction bids that the superintendent said were due around late December; if the process proceeds on the current schedule the district expects to start demolition in February and to target a September opening for the new health center. The superintendent cautioned that the timeline is ambitious and dependent on contractor availability and material supply chains (electrical and HVAC components were cited as potential constraints).

Codman Square is continuing to provide health services and classes while the district prepares the permanent center. The superintendent said Codman has been running pharmacy technician coursework, medical assisting and other health-related classes and is serving families in the interim.

Storage and space

The superintendent said she has a meeting scheduled with the Boys and Girls Club to discuss using some space that could become available when the South Shore Educational Collaborative (SSEC) reduces or relocates programming; the district will examine possibilities for storage or program space but will wait for clarity on which rooms will be available and for how long.

School visits schedule

The committee set three days of school visits (Jan. 7, Jan. 9 and Jan. 10) and aimed to start morning tours at 9 a.m. and afternoon sessions at noon; each tour is expected to take about 90 minutes and the plan is to visit two schools per day. Committee members were asked to accept or decline individual calendar invites so staff can finalize logistics.

Other administrative points

The superintendent reported that revolving accounts for music and technology remained pending because the district still needs final approved minutes and other paperwork; she said approved minutes for November would be sent to the relevant staff so those accounts can be created and reconciled.

Ending

The superintendent said the health center and early college planning will return to the committee with more detailed contractor and program information as key decisions and timelines firm up.