Community Invited...Conversation, Proposed New Elementary School

Medfield MA

25 July, 2021

10:34 PM

Description

All Invited to Community Conversation Regarding Proposed New Elementary School Medfield residents who are interested in learning more about the proposed new elementary school for grades 4 and 5 are encouraged to attend or tune in remotely to the July Community Conversation with the School Building Committee (SBC). The presentation will be held on Thursday, July 29th at 7PM at Wheelock School or can be viewed online via Facebook Live or Zoom. "The SBC is looking forward to connecting with the community and sharing progress to date on this important project," said Anna Mae O'Shea Brooke, SBC member. "The key topics for this month's discussion are the educational benefits of both the new school building and the Wheelock campus location. We will also be presenting the most recent architectural renderings of the site. This is especially exciting as the drawings bring the vision of the proposed school to life for all to see." "Today's modern learning environment has evolved with regards to space planning and technology. The classroom is no longer constrained by physical boundaries and is more dynamic than our traditional view of teachers presenting a lesson in front of their students. We want to highlight some of the key features that the new school will offer not only inside the building but also how the abundance of outdoor space will create educational opportunities that were not available to our grade four and five students in the past," continued O'Shea Brooke. "We hope residents will come and see for themselves the benefits the new school could provide to our young learners and dedicated educators." The SBC will also be taking questions from residents and will address other topics such as cost planning including the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) reimbursement currently estimated at approximately $18 million, and the next steps in planning as the SBC prepares to present the final project to the community for a town wide vote this Fall.The Community Conversation will be held at Wheelock School or can be watched remotely on Facebook Live and Zoom. Please visit the Facebook page - Elementary School Project Wheelock Campus - to watch there, or join the conversation via Zoom. Questions for the SBC may be submitted to: [email protected], and for more information on the Medfield Elementary School Project, please visit: tinyurl.com/mednewschool. Those interested in receiving future school project updates may enter their email addresses at the bottom of the home page.