We are excited to share that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Board of Directors voted to approve the project scope and budget for the new elementary school building project at its meeting on April 24.
This vote included approval of the plan to build a new elementary school to accommodate a larger enrollment, allowing us to go from the current number of five elementary schools to four elementary schools (the new building along with the Dawe, Gibbons, and Hansen). This vote also makes the town eligible for more than $47 million in funding from the state.
Obtaining MSBA Board approval is a significant milestone in the project timeline. The next steps are to get approval of the project from Town Meeting members in May and from Stoughton voters in June.
“This is a step forward for the students of SPS as we provide the opportunity to build our first 21st century elementary school. This has the potential to provide long term gains for students and the community. We, the Stoughton Elementary School Building Committee, are thankful for the positive vote of the MSBA Board of Directors and Treasurer Goldberg,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Baeta said.
If you would like to learn more about the project scope and budget, click here to watch a short video.
If you would like to learn more about the consolidation plan for this project, click here to watch a short video.
There will also be a public forum sharing the latest updates about this project on Monday, April 29 at 6:30pm at the current South Elementary School, 171 Ash St. All SPS families, Stoughton residents, and Town Meeting members are invited to attend.
Click here to visit the website for the project.
The image at the top of the page is an exterior rendering of the front entrance of the new elementary school and the image right above is a rending of the centralized learning commons area inside the new building.