Posted on: September 30, 2020
Please join the Board of Selectmen and the Dale Street School Building Committee for a virtual public forum about the Dale Street School Project on Wednesday, October 14 at 6 pm. The information to join the Zoom meeting is included below.
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Posted in Buildings, Schools, Select Board matters
Today I received two emailed corrections, which I have inserted below, about the material that I posted on the status of the Dale Street School project. Thanks to both Mike Quinlan and Chris McCue for making the information posted here more accurate for residents.
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Hi Pete,
Just a quick note – our School Committee never had a public discussion about the Dale Street site options, despite what Leo Brehm stated at the Select Board meeting. I’ve attended all the meetings, and anyone can take a look at meeting tapes to see that was the case. Leo had no business answering “yes” to the question “Is School Committee in agreement on the site?” because they never talked about it. This was a big misstep in the process.
Medfield School Committee should have devoted time on its own meeting agenda to discuss the pros/cons of each site from an educational standpoint, and to take public input on just that aspect of the project alone, but never did. Of course, one can assume that SC members will all be in agreement on Wheelock since that is what the superintendent wants, but it’s not a valid reason to short-change the community engagement process on one of the most important site selection criteria.
Best,
Chris
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Pete
It has come to my attention that you posted about this on your blog. I just want to be clear, as I noted below, the MSBA has not formally responded to our schedule extension request. They have informally indicated support but have not formally responded and there are some senior people who will need to chime in.
Your post indicates more certainty than we have right now. Would you please clarify your blog as I know people do read it.
Thanks
Mike
[this from the 9/24/20 email from Mike]
We don’t have official word but early indications based off informal conversation seem to be that the MSBA will support the schedule extension.
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The follow up public forum by the School Building Committee, requested by the Select Board at its meeting last Tuesday, has been scheduled for 6 PM on October 14, 2020. The purpose of this additional public forum is to provide the additional “process” the Select Board requested happen before the Select Board votes on the siting decision for the new Dale Street School. Some residents stated that they felt that the process had been rushed.
To date, the Wheelock location is the unanimous choice of all member of all involved town committees – the SBC, the School Committee, and the Select Board.
Mike Quinlan, chair of the SBC, reported this past week that the MSBA indicated that it will not financially punish the town for not having voted to proceed last Tuesday. That fear was a stated concern of the SBC for asking the Select Board to vote last Tuesday.
Below is the SBC’s last email about the project, on 9/21/2020, with links to the data it developed.
 DALE STREET SCHOOL PROJECT UPDATE September 2020 Edition  Grades 4-5 Alternative G1 New Construction Wheelock Site PRIORITY DECISIONS MADE On August 27, 2020, the School Committee voted unanimously to select the 4-5 grade configuration. It was ultimately decided that the 4-5 grade configuration was the most viable option for the current economic climate. On September 16, 2020, the School Building Committee voted to recommend the selection of the Wheelock site for the location of the new school. Of the alternatives presented on the Wheelock site, the committee selected G1 Alternative as the Preferred Schematic Option. The School Building Committee will now recommend the Preferred Schematic Option to the Board of Selectmen on September 22, 2020 at 7PM.  View from Elm Street Entrance  View from Wheelock School Parking Lot TOP REASONS FOR WHEELOCK CAMPUSContinuity of educational programming of a grades 2-5 campus Share resources and staff between Wheelock and a new Dale Street school Allows for future flexibility with enrollment or consolidation Avoids temporary displacement and disruption of students during construction WHEELOCK CAMPUS CHALLENGES Potential Traffic impacts on surrounding neighborhood Overall Property Tax impacts ADDITIONAL OUTREACH Grade Configuration Information Site Selection Information Frequently Asked Questions Project Schedule Sustainability  Upcoming Project Milestones SEPTEMBER 22 – BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING (Vote on Preferred Solution)OCTOBER 14 – DRAFT PSR Submission to Building Committee Members for Review OCTOBER 21 – SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING (Vote on PSR Submission) OCTOBER 27 – SUBMIT PSR TO MSBA DECEMBER 16 – MSBA BOARD MEETING (Approval of PSR) Project Resources Link to PROJECT SCHEDULE Link to FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Link to SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION Link to PROJECT WEBSITE Link to PROJECT FACEBOOK PAGE Questions contact us DaleStreetSchoolProject@gmail.com     Copyright © 2020 Dale Street School Project, All rights reserved.You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Dale Street School Project 459 Main St Medfield, MA 02052-2009 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. |
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The Board of Health has announced the following case numbers of COVID-19 in Medfield: 49 confirmed, 2 active
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I attended an on-line Massachusetts Municipal Association program on reopening schools and police reforms. The Massachusetts Municipal Association has now made the program available to hear, so I am sharing the link to do so, as I found it instructive.
Good Morning,
Thank you for attending last week’s MSA webinar covering reopening schools and police reform legislation. To view a recording of the webinar, please follow this link: https://www.mma.org/select-boards-discuss-school-reopening-police-reform-legislation/
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Isabelle Nichols
Member Services Coordinator
The Board of Health has announced the following case numbers of COVID-19 in Medfield: 49 confirmed, 0 active
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The Board of Health has announced the following case numbers of COVID-19 in Medfield: 49 confirmed, 2 active
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| September 21, 2020 05:45 PM The Board of Health has announced the following case numbers of COVID-19 in Medfield: 49 confirmed, 2 active Read on Click here for more information |
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Photos this morning from the Medfield Fire Department –
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Excerpts below are from an email received today from the Dale Street School Project –
https://www.medfield.net/o/medfield-public-schools/page/dale-street-project
Dale Street School Project Update
| PRIORITY DECISIONS MADE On August 27, 2020, the School Committee voted unanimously to select the 4-5 grade configuration. It was ultimately decided that the 4-5 grade configuration was the most viable option for the current economic climate. On September 16, 2020, the School Building Committee voted to recommend the selection of the Wheelock site for the location of the new school. Of the alternatives presented on the Wheelock site, the committee selected G1 Alternative as the Preferred Schematic Option. The School Building Committee will now recommend the Preferred Schematic Option to the Board of Selectmen on September 22, 2020 at 7PM. |
Dale Street School Project Update
| TOP REASONS FOR WHEELOCK CAMPUS Continuity of educational programming of a grades 2-5 campus Share resources and staff between Wheelock and a new Dale Street school Allows for future flexibility with enrollment or consolidation Avoids temporary displacement and disruption of students during construction WHEELOCK CAMPUS CHALLENGES Potential Traffic impacts on surrounding neighborhood Overall Property Tax impacts ADDITIONAL OUTREACH Grade Configuration Information Site Selection Information Frequently Asked Questions Project Schedule Sustainability |
Photos by Sara Drumm.
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