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Dedham Public Schools — Facilities
What's happened recently in facilities for Dedham Public Schools.
Dedham's facility planning has centered on stepping back from piecemeal building projects in favor of a broader, data-driven master strategy. In September 2025, the School Committee unanimously withdrew the district's elementary project Statement of Interest from the Massachusetts School Building Authority process so the town could develop a wider facilities strategy first. Days later, the committee moved that strategy forward by approving release of the Facilities Master Plan consultant RFP, along with the steering committee's governance document, on 6-1 votes.
Two months on, in November 2025, the committee unanimously adopted Dedham's Climate Leader Decarbonization Road Map for its school facilities, adding an environmental dimension to the planning effort. By August 2026, that work began to take shape: the Rennie Center evaluated ten grade-configuration and facilities scenarios and recommended advancing three options designed to move elementary students into better buildings while balancing time and cost.
What happened
Dedham withdraws elementary building project from MSBA process
The School Committee unanimously withdrew its elementary project Statement of Interest and left the MSBA process while the town develops a broader facilities strategy.
Facilities Master Plan consultant search moves forward
The School Committee approved release of the Facilities Master Plan consultant RFP and the steering committee's governance document by 6-1 votes.
Dedham adopts district decarbonization roadmap
The School Committee unanimously adopted Dedham's Climate Leader Decarbonization Road Map for school facilities.
Educational Model report narrows Dedham's school-facility choices
The Rennie Center evaluated ten grade-configuration and facilities scenarios and recommended advancing three options that would move elementary students into better buildings while balancing time and cost.
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