Forward Together, Pride for Tomorrow Capital Project

As we celebrate the benefits of our recent Capital Projects, we are thrilled to introduce the next step in our journey to provide outstanding resources for students and the greater Manchester-Shortsville community. The Forward Together, Pride for Tomorrow capital improvement project reflects a commitment to high-quality, equitable education and a promise to enhance our facilities without increasing taxes.

Through the dedicated work of our Capital Project Committee and input from stakeholders, we have developed a $19,950,000 proposal, which the Board of Education has proudly approved. Of that current proposal, $4,340,000 will come from a District reserve fund, with state aid covering 89% of approved costs. This project will address key areas of need across our campus while building on our shared vision for the future.

Project Highlights

Student Programs

• Middle School corridor work - including courtyard and hallway configuration
• A/C Added to Elementary and Middle/High School cafeterias
• General education classroom updates
• Red Jacket Educational Center classroom updates

Safety & Security

• Enhanced security at key entrances
• Exterior storefront and door replacements
• Interior door security

Systems Upgrades

• Plumbing infrastructure - including domestic water pump system
• Electrical emergency power-generator
• Electric infrastructure

Site Enhancements

• A/C in additional classrooms 
• Reconfigure the fitness center - create a more effective, safe, and accessible space
• New bleachers - main gym
• New basketball hoops - main gym

This project represents more than just updates to our campus—it’s an investment in our students, staff, and community. Improved facilities, elevate educational spaces and demonstrate a unified commitment to ensuring Red Jacket is a place where students thrive.

We encourage all community members to explore this exciting opportunity by visiting our website, engaging on social media, attending Board of Education meetings, attending the December town hall meeting on 12/17 and reviewing the District Newsletter.

Thank you for your continued support in making Red Jacket a district we can all be proud of. 

With Red Jacket PRIDE,

Christopher Barnard
Superintendent of Schools

• Lions (W-11/20)
• Community Center Board-(12/3) 6:00 PM
• Lions (M-12/12)-6:30 PM
• Rotary-(12/17)-7:30 AM
• Town Hall Meeting (12/17)
• Public Library Board-(12/18)-6:30 PM
• Faculty Meetings
  • ES (12/9)
  • MS (12/3)
  • HS (12/11)
• Student Groups-Government classes

Shall the following resolution be adopted:

RESOLVED, that the Manchester-Shortsville Central School District is hereby
authorized to undertake a capital improvement project consisting of the reconstruction and
renovation of, and the construction of improvements and upgrades to the District’s main school
building and the site thereof, including but not limited to the purchase of original furnishings,
equipment, machinery and apparatus required in connection with the purposes for which such
buildings, facilities and sites are used, all to include site, access, parking, athletic field, stadium
and playfield improvements, demolition, utility, mechanical, plumbing and electrical
improvements as well as payment of professional fees and all other necessary costs incidental to
such work, and expend therefore a total sum not to exceed $19,950,000, which is estimated to be
the total maximum cost thereof, and pay for the project by spending $3,211,473 from the Capital
Reserve Fund approved by the District’s voters in May of 2017, spending $1,128,527 from the
Capital Reserve Fund approved by the District’s voters in May of 2023, and the levy of a tax
which is hereby voted for the project in the amount of $15,610,000, subject to available state and
federal aid, which tax shall be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in
such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education and in anticipation of the
collection of such tax, bonds and notes of the District are hereby authorized to be issued at one
time, or from time to time, in the principal amount not to exceed $15,610,000 and a tax is hereby
voted to pay the principal and interest on said obligations when due.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that qualified voters of the District may obtain
applications for an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot from the office of the Clerk of the
District. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before
the election if the absentee ballot or early voting ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day
before the election, if the absentee ballot or early voting ballot is to be delivered personally to the
voter. A listing of all persons to whom an absentee ballot or early voting ballot is issued will be
available for inspection by any qualified voter in the office of the Clerk of the District between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during each of the 5 days prior to the election, except
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and shall also be posted at the polling place at the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military ballots may be applied for by qualified
voters by requesting an application from the District Clerk at (585) 289-3927 or
timothy.burns@redjacket.org. Completed applications for military ballots must be received by
the Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 20, 2024. In a request for a military ballot
application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application
or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. An individual will qualify as a
military voter if he or she (1) is a qualified voter of the State of New York, who is in actual
military service, and by reason of such military service is absent from the District on the day of
the election, or is a voter who is discharged from military service within 30 days of an election;
or (2) a spouse, parent, child, or dependent of such service member who is a qualified voter and
is absent due to accompanying or being with the military service member.