The deadline for submitting a Statement of Interest has passed. The MSBA will begin reviewing SOIs that have been submitted.

The MSBA will begin reviewing the Statements of Interest (“SOIs”) that have been properly submitted for consideration for Fiscal Year 2009 and will continue to provide SOI updates on this website.  Please check back for a list of SOIs that have been submitted. 

After the MSBA has had a chance to thoroughly review the cohort of SOIs that have been submitted for consideration in Fiscal Year 2009, Districts will receive notification about whether the MSBA will be inviting a community to submit further information and whether the MSBA will be conducting a facilities assessment. 

The MBSA Board will fund grants for projects through a competitive process based upon the eight (8) statutory funding criteria establishing a potential project’s priority and need, as expressed by the community and validated by the MSBA.

• The eight (8) statutory funding priorities are:

1)     Replacement or renovation of a building which is structurally unsound or otherwise in a condition seriously jeopardizing the health and safety of school children, where no alternative exists, as determined in the judgment of the Authority;

2)     Elimination of existing severe overcrowding, as determined in the judgment of the Authority;

3)     Prevention of loss of accreditation, as determined in the judgment of the Authority;

4)     Prevention of severe overcrowding expected to result from increased enrollments, which must be substantiated, as determined in the judgment of the Authority;

5)     Replacement, renovation or modernization of the heating system in any schoolhouse to increase energy conservation and decrease energy related costs in the schoolhouse, as determined in the judgment of the Authority;

6)     Short term enrollment growth, as determined in the judgment of the Authority;

7)     Replacement or addition to obsolete buildings in order to provide a full range of programs consistent with state and approved local requirements, as determined in the judgment of the Authority; and

8)     Transition from court-ordered and approved racial balance school districts to walk-to, so-called, or other school districts, as determined in the judgment of the Authority.

The MSBA is fully committed to working with Districts to create a pipeline of eligible capital projects that will be addressed over time.  The MSBA hopes to work with each District to develop appropriate solutions that are affordable for both the MSBA and the District.