HMFH Master Facilities Plan Update: Elementary Schools Deemed Not Viable for Renovation, Multiple Consolidation Options Under Consideration

What happened

Consultant HMFH presented findings that all three existing elementary schools are not viable for renovation due to outdated, undersized facilities, and outlined five district-wide reconfiguration options (ranging from maintaining five schools to consolidating to one elementary school and one middle school), with new construction likely sited at Holiday Road pending MSBA feasibility studies.

Why it matters to families

This is a consequential, multi-year facilities planning decision that could lead to school closures, new construction, and major boundary/grade reconfiguration affecting all students district-wide; wetlands and wastewater treatment issues at proposed sites could also require regulatory review.

The evidence

"the elementary schools were all built around the same time and the conditions are similar; thus, not viable for renovations... The most popular option was one elementary school (PK-2), one elementary school (3-5) and one middle school."

The source