Expensive to-do list

School districts had until Tuesday to submit statements of interest to obtain state funding for building projects. They now have until the middle of this month to submit a list putting the projects in order of priority.

	School names	Problems	Possible solution
Abington	Frolio Middle School (top priority)	Overcrowding, outdated science labs	Build a new middle school. Convert Frolio into an elementary school. Close North and Center elementary schools
	Abington High School, Woodsdale Elementary, and Early Childhood Center	District is analyzing building conditions for potential future projects. All are aging buildings.	Not available
Avon	Butler Elementary School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
Blue Hills Regional Voc Tech	Blue Hills Regional Vocational Tech High School	Aging infrastructure	Renovate. Roof already is in final phase of repair
Braintree	All schools	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure. District hasn't built a new school since 1972.	Seeking state help to determine whether it needs to begin replacing out-dated schools, most notably Ross Elementary, or just do quick fixes
Canton	Canton High School	Not available	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Carver	Erwin K. Washburn Primary School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
	Governor John Carver Elementary School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Dedham	Avery Elementary School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	New school
Duxbury	Chandler Elementary School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
	Duxbury High School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
	Duxbury Middle School	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
East Bridgewater	Central Elementary School	Overcrowding	Not available
	East Bridgewater High School	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Foxborough	Foxborough High School	Aging infrastructure	$12.9 million renovation
Hanover	Sylvester School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Close school and build an addition to Center School. Town Meeting 2005 approved $3.1 million for designs
	Hanover High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Renovate or build new high school. Town Meeting 2005 approved $3.1 million for designs
Hingham	Plymouth River, Foster, & South elementary schools	Overcrowding	Build a fourth elementary school for 630 students at roughly $26 million
	Hingham Middle School	Anticipating severe crowding; aging infrastructure	An addition that might increase school capacity by 50 percent; replace/modernize heating system
Holbrook	JFK Elementary School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
	South Elementary School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
	Holbrook Junior/Senior High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Lakeville	Assawompset Elementary School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
Mansfield	Mansfield High School	Overcrowding	Withdrawing request due to lack of public support; will look to buy/lease a building for extra space
Marshfield	Daniel Webster Elementary School	Aging heating system	Repair or replace
	Eames Elementary School	Aging heating system	Repair or replace
	Furnace Brook Middle School	Aging heating system	Repair or replace
	Governor Edward Winslow Elementary School	Aging heating system	Repair or replace
	Martinson Elementary School	Aging heating system	Repair or replace
	South River Elementary School	Aging heating system	Repair or replace
Norfolk County Agricultural	Norfolk County Agricultural High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Norton	Norton Middle School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
	Norton High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Norwood	Norwood High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Build a new school and tear down the old, but some in town oppose demolition
Old Colony Regional Voc Tech	High school	N/A	N/A
Plymouth	Plymouth North High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	A renovation and expansion, or a new school. District ready to move forward. Voters approved a $199 million debt exclusion in September 2006 for both high schools.
	Plymouth South High School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Renovate and construct an additional 1,000 student building. District ready to move forward. Voters approved a $199 million debt exclusion in September 2006 for both high schools
Quincy	Central Middle School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
	Sterling Middle School	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Rochester	Rochester Memorial School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Rockland	John Rogers Middle School	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
	Rockland High School	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Scituate	Gates Intermediate School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Renovation and addition. Also wants to add the 5th grade and possibly the 4th grade to the building, which currently houses grades 7 & 8
Sharon	Sharon Middle School	Overcrowding, aging infrastructure	Renovation and addition
South Shore Regional Voc Tech	High school	Aging infrastructure	Renovation
Southeastern Regional Voc Tech	High school	Anticipating severe crowding, aging infrastructure,	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
Stoughton	All schools	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school
West Bridgewater	Rose MacDonald Elementary School	Aging infrastructure	Major repairs
	Junior/Senior High School	Aging infrastructure	Expressed interest in renovation/addition or new school

SOURCES: Massachusetts School Building Authority; local school districts