Woodland Project Files

  • School Building Committee 

    Within is a listing of the School Building Committee members, meeting agendas, and associated meeting minutes

     

    Architectural Renderings

    See architectural renderings of the project: plans, exterior and interior views

     

    Archive

    Public meeting documents, PTO Presentations, and other documents regarding the Woodland Project

     

     
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    woodland overview Woodland Elementary School Building Project

     

    Welcome 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.

     

     

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    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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