Dighton Elementary School
MSBA Communications Plan
MSBA COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
Background
In December 2023, the Massachusetts School Building Committee (MSBA) invited Dighton Elementary School to participate in Module 1 of its Core Repair Program. The invitation by the MSBA for the DES to be entered into its Eligibility Period comes as a result of a Statement of Interest (SOI) submitted to the MSBA in April 2023 by Dighton school and town officials. The SOI outlined overcrowding issues, continual increases in enrollment, and obsolete building space for required education programming at DES, built in 1953 and added onto in 1999.
In August of 2018, Dighton residents approved the installation of six (6) modular units at DES to address increased building capacity needs. That project was envisioned as a five (5)-year plan. At the time, school and community leaders made a commitment to begin assessing longer term building capital needs. The Eligibility Period is the first step in applying for building project funding assistance from the MSBA, a state agency that works with communities to support educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities. During the 270-day Eligibility Period, the MSBA will work with the District to determine the financial and community readiness to enter the MSBA Capital Pipeline.Prior to the invitation of Dighton into the Eligibility Period, the MSBA acknowledged that Dighton’s proposal had received the strong support of state Rep. Patricia Haddad and state Sen. Marc Pacheco.
The invitation of Dighton into the Eligibility Period is expected to begin a partnership between the District, Town, and MSBA to assist in the program development and funding of school construction or renovation/expansion projects.
Open Houses/MSBA Information Sessions
Do you want to learn more about the MSBA process and see the aspects of Dighton Elementary School up close and personal? Join us for one of our Open House/MSBA Information Sessions. The first will be at DES on Wednesday, October 30 at 6:30pm, and the second one will be Saturday, November 2 at 4pm.
Project Webpage
We have a website under construction for anyone interested to learn more about the possible project at DES. Check it regularly for updates. Click the image below to go to the site.
Links/Dates
- SBC Members
- Town Meeting - November 14
Under Construction - Resources Folder
In time, we will populate this Google Drive folder with the same resources as our website.
