Guiding principle: Provide more resilient facilities with greater access for student-athletes, physical education, marching band, community members, and our guests.

The School Board is currently discussing the future of the athletic complex at South Portland High School.

Find details from previous workshops and meetings on this topic below:

Regular Meeting: February 24, 2025

• Meeting Packet

• Meeting Recording

• Meeting Slides (athletic complex content on slides 26-27)

• Meeting Minutes

Special Meeting: January 27, 2025

• Meeting Agenda

• Meeting Recording

• Workshop Slides (athletic complex content on slides 1-5)

• Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting: January 13, 2025

• Meeting Packet

• Workshop Speakers & Agenda

• Meeting Recording

• Meeting Minutes

Special Meeting: January 8, 2025

• Meeting Agenda

• Workshop Speakers & Agenda

• Meeting Recording

• Meeting Minutes

Members of the public are encouraged to reach out to board members directly with resources and feedback on this important topic:

Superintendent Matheney recommends a new proposal that addresses the fields, builds a new track, adds permanent restrooms, and installs new lighting. The new concept proposes two synthetic fields and one natural grass field, with a 40% reduction in the use of synthetic turf and 28% reduction in cost of the project.

Key notes:

• 2 synthetic turf fields (stadium field and one for use by field hockey, other sports, Marching Band)

• 1 refurbished natural grass field

• Cost savings with no visiting team room/bathroom and no changes to concession building

• Add additional lighting to extend use of synthetic turf practice field

• Create permanent restrooms (with cost savings from placement adjacent to concessions)

• The use of IRONTURF and BrockFILL

Preliminary cost estimate: $8.9 million($12.3 million in previous plan)

See the Superintendent's presentation slides on this topic from previous Board meetings here:

• Regular Meeting: January 13

• Special Meeting: January 8