What is the average per-square-foot cost for a magnet school?
Because of the difficulty of comparing past with current and future magnet school construction costs, SDE could not immediately provide an average cost-per-square foot for magnet schools only. But according to David Wedge, manager of SDE’s School Facilities Unit, the average cost for all schools is $ 250 to $ 350 per square foot. The requested amount for the Breakthrough Magnet works out to $ 425 per square foot. Three other requests for new magnet school facility projects currently under consideration for the 2005 school construction priority list are $ 386, $ 392, and $ 276 per square foot. (These requests are subject to change before the list is submitted to the legislature. ) All per-square-foot costs exclude site costs. What is the State Department of Education’s position on the increased costs for the two projects? In order to be reimbursed by the state, school construction project costs must be authorized by the General Assembly. SDE’s policy is to submit any cost increases in p
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