SPECIAL ELECTION UPDATE: There was a special election on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 to decide whether or not to approve a debt exclusion to fund a new consolidated elementary school in Stoughton. A majority of voters were against funding this project. Please click here to read a full statement about the debt exclusion not passing.
PROJECT STATUS UPDATE: After the June 20th elementary school building committee meeting, the project team sent a letter to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) seeking their permission to revote the project after the original debt exclusion vote on June 11 to fund a new consolidated elementary school in Stoughton did not pass. Members of the project team had a productive meeting with the MSBA on July 12, followed by another building committee meeting on July 17. The latest from this series of meetings is that we are seeking the MSBA’s approval to extend their deadline and hold the revote for funding the project in April 2025, to coincide with Stoughton’s annual town election. For more information, click here.
We remain committed to providing the best quality education for the children of Stoughton and will continue to keep our community up to date with this project.
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South Elementary School Building Committee
Project Team
Owner's Project Manager: Vertex
Designer: DRA (Drummey Rosane Anderson)
Contractor: TBD
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newelementaryschool@stoughtonschools.org.
About the Project
Stoughton Public Schools and the South Elementary School Building Committee are currently in the Schematic Design stage of the New Elementary School Building Project. They are working in conjunction with the design team on the building design and establishing the scope of the project. The Schematic Design Package will be submitted to MSBA in February 2024 – The project schedule can be found HERE.
The new facility on the former Line Lumber site (off Park St.) will be planned to accommodate a larger design enrollment of 515 students as stipulated in the MSBA Design Enrollment Certification. Essentially, the 515 student design enrollment represents Stoughton’s decision to reduce from five elementary schools to four.
As a result, this plan will involve redistricting and re-drawing the elementary school district boundaries, which will happen within a year of the new school occupancy. With the process of this redistricting, the Wilkins Elementary School is the appropriate elementary school for the district to repurpose for town-wide needs such as a potential future location for the Pre-K program.
This concept has been discussed by the Building Committee, the School Committee, and presented at various public forums. For more information, click here.
MSBA Building Process & Project Timeline
The MSBA website lays out the steps we will be following for the duration of this building project:
The following is a timeline specific for this building project, up to the point of the start of potential construction:
About the South School's Building
The South School was built in 1958 and was last renovated in 1967. The current 38,000 square foot school educates approximately 250 students in grades K-5.
The building was constructed before the Americans with Disability Act was signed into law in 1990 and is non-ADA compliant. The cafeteria is the only accessible public space in the building due to the building having five different levels connected by steeply sloped ramps.
While the District has performed capital and routine maintenance projects, the school’s mechanical systems are out of date. The boilers are original to the building, electrical service is at capacity, and the building is failing due to its age.
Photos From Inside and Outside the Current South School Building
South School Maps
