Katonah-Lewisboro School District Hits Milestone for Capital Improvement Project

CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - Late last month, shovels sent clumps of earth - and hopes for the future - flying for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. The groundbreaking at Increase Miller Elementary, held on June 24, was a milestone in the District's Capitol Improvement Project.

Fifth grader Gavin Danelewich; his older brother Owen, an Increase Miller alum and rising freshman at John Jay High School; their dad Jim Danelewich, a member of the Board of Education’s Facilities Committee; and Increase Miller’s Head Custodian Rich Wilson, Jr.—a proud IMES grad—stood at the edge of what would be the school’s new wing and dug in.

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The work at Increase Miller Elementary commenced days later, and the result will give the school much needed and improved classrooms and learning spaces.

Assistant Superintendent Lisa Herlihy, Director of Facilities Mike Lavoie, and KG+D President Russ Davidson and Project Manager Rich Markgraf did another round of shoveling.

“This is the only groundbreaking of the District’s Capitol Improvement Project,” said Assistant Superintendent Herlihy, “all other renovation is internal.”

The first round of shoveling was done by Increase Miller’s Assistant Principal Dr. Michael Weschler, Board member and Facilities Committee Chair Marjorie Schiff, Superintendent Andrew Selesnick, former Board member and Facilities Committee Chair Elizabeth Gereghty, Board member Lorraine Gallagher and Increase Miller Principal Kerry Ford. The earth was packed, but they were committed to the task.

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“I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of a generation of decision makers for Katonah-Lewisboro Schools at a time when circumstances aligned such that we can break ground together at Increase Miller Elementary today,” said Schiff. “It is an honor and a privilege to celebrate this milestone and to say thank you on behalf of the Board of Education to all of you and to thank the entire Katonah-Lewisboro Schools community for supporting this investment in our schools and community.”

Schiff closed with this quote from Winston Churchill: “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”

Article courtesy of Katonah-Lewisboro School District.

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