Cold Spring Harbor voters approved a $34-million school bond Tuesday night.
The vote was 534-398.
Superintendent Robert C. Fenter and the school board thanked the community for supporting the bond.
“Our community continues to demonstrate their commitment to provide our
students with a quality education that will provide the skills needed to be successful in the
future,” said Board of Education President Anthony Paolano. “We appreciate their support
and look forward to building upon our current success to create an improved learning
environment that is focused on the future.”
The work in the bond will benefit all schools including:
• Construction of a new science learning center at CSH Jr./Sr. High School with four newly
constructed science classrooms and a marine wet lab, featuring the district’s unique Coral
Reef Project.
• Construction of a new STEAM suite at CSH Jr./Sr. High School including a new redesigned
robotics space.
• Installation of full-building generators at all schools to avoid disruption of instruction and
to ensure school openings during local power outages.
• Installation of new sound and energy-efficient LED lighting systems in the CSH Jr./Sr.
High School Performing Arts Center.
• An expanded kitchen, renovated cafeteria and additional parking at West Side
Elementary School.
• Renovated music space at Goosehill Primary School.
• Improved security for classroom doors in all schools.
• Current weightlifting room in the basement of CSH Jr./Sr. High School will be relocated
and renovated for use as a physical education/sports training space.
• Additional parking spaces will be created at CSH Jr./Sr. High School to accommodate
parking needs during sporting events.