The Board of Aldermen approved a contract with the SLAM Collaborative on July 19. The contract gives the Glastonbury-based firm a little more than eight months to deliver. Waterbury public schools could use a portion of $131.2 million in pending COVID-relief and economic recovery funds to further building plans. Superintendent Verna Ruffin said district officials were considering a facilities study even before this huge influx of federal dollars. SLAM will study the district’s current buildings, develop enrollment projects and factor the district’s educational programs into the final plan.
Waterbury spends $523,000 for study of needed school construction and upgrades