Erving School Committee Moves Toward Major Roof and HVAC Project, Adopts DocuSign

ERVING — October 15, 2024 — Erving School Committee advances plans for a roof and HVAC project expected to exceed $1.5 million, triggering state OPM requirements. The committee heard at its October 15 meeting that the scope of combined roof and HVAC work at Erving Elementary will likely surpass the state procurement threshold requiring an independent owner's project manager and designer, with a funding request for those professionals expected at the November 19 meeting in time for a December town Finance Committee submission. Superintendent Caitlyn Sheridan presented 2024 MCAS results showing the school's accountability rating of 31 — its highest since 2018 — and noted that emergency response calls for dysregulated students had dropped from 68 to six at the same point in the year, attributed in part to the new BRIGHT behavioral intervention program. Member Mark Blatchley flagged a roughly $53,000 discrepancy in the FY 2024 end-of-year state report and raised concerns about a year-over-year increase in special education transportation costs despite the district now running its own van; the committee voted unanimously to authorize Chair Mackensey Bailey to sign the state certification only after those figures are reconciled. The board also voted unanimously to adopt DocuSign for electronic warrant signing.