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School Facility Utilization Task Force

Why?
The Boards of Education, Selectmen, and Finance are seeking community engagement. We believe it is both timely and essential that we work together to thoughtfully examine the long-term direction of our school district through the School Facility Utilization Task Force.  Our three schools have a current enrollment of 445 students.  Ann Antolini has 250 students.  Bakerville Consolidated has 95 students.  New Hartford Elementary has 96 students.  

What?
The Task Force, in consultation with Silver Petrucelli and Associates (SPA), will identify potential paths forward for our school district, considering factors such as educational programming, service delivery, professional development, three school facility utilization and fiscal sustainability.  The Task Force wants to hear from you regarding the potential paths.  Those may include continuing to support our three school structure, consolidating to two schools, consolidating to one school, constructing new school(s), adding an addition to one school, etc.  We will hold an initial organizational meeting to define the scope, structure, and goals of the task force.
Interested in the RFP received? See the documents received here. 

Who?
The Task Force is composed of three Board of Education members, two Board of Selectmen members, two Board of Finance members and two community members (one with children in schools currently and one with no children in school currently). Members names are listed below.

 Name  Member of
 Kristin Young - Task Force Chair  Board of Education
 Penny Miller  Board of Education
 Jon Puz  Board of Education
 Kristin Young  Board of Education
 Mary Greenwood  Board of Selectmen
 Alesia Kennerson  Board of Selectmen
 Kerry Guilfoyle  Board of Finance
 Ben Witte  Board of Finance
 Carmen Neale  Community Member
 Samantha Wald  Community Member


Where?
Primarily on Ann Antolini campus due to larger parking and space capacity. See full list of meetings below for details. 

When?
Task Force Meetings: Second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted. See full list of meetings below for details. 
Overall Timeline - Gantt Chart
Timeline Tracking - Status List (Updated as of 04/16/2026)

How do I stay informed?
For more information on how do I stay informed, see instructions.

  1. Subscribe to Email Alerts
  2. Check the Website
  3. Follow New Hartford Public Schools on Facebook

Note: There is a dedicated email for community communication. Email NHTaskForce@newhtfd.org .

School Facility Utilization Task Force Meetings
The below dates are the 2026 School Facility Utilization Task Force Meetings. Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Location primarily on Ann Antolini campus due to larger parking and space capacity. Here is a printable list of all the meetings. 

Miss a meeting? 
Starting from the meeting on February 19, 2026, all meetings will be recorded and published to our YouTube channel. You can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@schoolfacilityutilization

 Date  Location  Agenda Minutes
 January 22, 2026 (Thursday)

 Ann Antolini Multi Purpose Room

  Agenda Minutes
 February 19, 2026 (Thursday) - Virtual Option  New Hartford Elementary Gymnasium  Agenda Minutes
 March 11, 2026 - Virtual Option  Bakerville Cafeteria  Agenda Minutes
 March 25, 2026 - Virtual Option  Ann Antolini Multi Purpose Room  Agenda Minutes
 April 8, 2026 - Virtual Option  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes
 April 22, 2026 - Virtual Option  Antolini School Library Agenda Minutes 
 May 2, 2026 (Saturday) @ 1:00 PM  Senior Center at Town Hall Public Informational Meeting
 May 13, 2026 - Virtual Option  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes
 May 19, 2026 (Tuesday) @ 5:30 PM  Senior Center at Town Hall Public Informational Meeting
 May 27, 2026  Antolini School Library Agenda Minutes
 June 10, 2026  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes
 September 9, 2026  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes
 October 14, 2026  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes
 November 12, 2026 (Thursday)  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes
 December 9, 2026  Antolini School Library  Agenda Minutes

 

Documentation Referenced

01/22/2026

02/19/2026 

03/11/2026

03/25/2026

04/08/2026

04/22/2026

05/02/2026

05/13/2026