Take a look at capital improvement work happening in PCSD buildings this summer

It’s been a busy summer of activity inside and outside of Poughkeepsie City School District buildings.

As the transformative Strong Schools Equal Strong Communities Capital Project continues, major renovations are underway in four buildings, including:

• Ceiling and flooring replacement work at the high and middle schools, and Clinton and Warring elementary schools.

• Parking and driveways are being milled and repaved outside the high and middle schools, and several walkways are being replaced.

• Outside Clinton, a new retaining wall has been constructed bordering the school’s western parking area.

• Inside Clinton, new handrails have been installed and others have been raised, increasing the safety and accessibility of the stairwells and bringing them into legal compliance. Work is also continuing installing an elevator at the school.

• The middle school’s auditorium renovation is moving toward competition, with chairs being installed this week.

• The area surrounding the middle school’s pool has received a complete facelift and the locker room shower areas are being renovated.

All of the work is on track to be complete in the coming weeks, though the Clinton elevator project will stretch into the school year, with the area safely blocked off from students.

Separately, the rebuilding of the property at 11 College Avenue to create a new central location for the Transportation Department is underway and will continue through the 2026-27 school year.

The projects are part of the district’s massive investment of more than $150 million in capital improvements, which began with residents approving capital improvement propositions in fall 2020 and has included major renovation, replacement and construction projects each summer – and winter recesses – this decade.

“We thank our community for all their support of this capital improvement,” Superintendent of Schools Gregory Mott said. “Our students deserve to walk in 21st-century school buildings. That is what is underway and that is what you will see.”