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Woodland Elementary School Building ProjectWelcome to the Woodland Elementary School Project website devoted to informing the community about the building project. Here you will find important information, announcements, and supporting documents. Please visit frequently to find up-to-date information about the project and to learn more about opportunities to get involved.
Announcements
Woodland Closed to Visitors
Due to the ongoing construction to the main entrance, car loop and current parking lots, Woodland Elementary will be closed to all visitors until further notice. Any report card that was not picked up on the last day will be mailed. Please feel free to call with any questions 508-478-1186.
Topping Off Ceremony for Students and Staff
On June 3, 2015, Woodland Elementary School students and staff witnessed the project's "topping off" ceremony, which is the placing of a signed steel beam onto the building. Two weeks prior leading up to the event students and staff had the opportunity to sign the beam.
Please click here for images of the students watching the beam being put into place.
Please click here for a history on the ceremony.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
The project Groundbreaking Ceremony was held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Woodland Elementary School. Aldo Cecchi, the School Building Committee Chair, emcee'd the event, with MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy and School Committee Chair Michael Walsh speaking. A good number of the community braved the windy but sunny spring weather to attend the event.
Afterwards, photos were taken of the School Committee, the School Building Committee, and the Design, Management, and Construction team, replete with hard hats, construction vests, shovels and dirt. Click here for photos of the event.
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Construction has begun!
After a long winter and a lengthy wait for the snow to melt, construction activities have begun at site. Please reference the "Construction Updates" folder for scheduling and other information.
Transition Planning Lunch
On Friday March 13, 2015, Bob Tremblay held a staff luncheon to begin the staff transition process to the new school. Woodland staff as well as grade 5 staff from the Stacy Middle School were in attendance.
HMFH Architects presented to the staff the latest building design, layout and renderings. Click here to view the renderings..
MSBA Board Votes to Approve the Woodland Project's Scope and Budget
Treasurer Steven Grossman, Chairman of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), and MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy today announced that the MSBA Board of Directors voted to approve a grant of up to $28 million to build a new Woodland Elementary School in Milford. Read the press release here.
Woodland Elementary School Video
Check out a video highlighting the existing facility challenges and needs at Woodland Elementary School. Footage shot and edited by Milford High School students Michael Antonellis and Loren Blanchard. View it here!
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