MSBA Site Visit Advances Thurston School Review
Westwood School Committee reports MSBA site visit advances Thurston rebuild review.
Other Committee · Meeting of September 15, 2026
Westwood School Committee reports MSBA site visit advances Thurston rebuild review. Chair Joanna French said Massachusetts School Building Authority officials and consultants toured Thurston Middle School Sept. 1, examining building systems and capacity issues as part of the agency's pipeline process for Westwood's Statement of Interest. Town Administrator Connor Reed and Select Board Chair Marianne LeBlanc-Cummings briefed the committee on a proposed capital and tax mitigation stabilization fund meant to help cover costs for Thurston and a project referred to as "FS1." Assistant Superintendent Caitlin Ahern said 25 teachers across kindergarten through fifth grade volunteered for a literacy pilot now running in every grade level, with a curriculum decision expected "this December" for districtwide rollout in the 2027-28 school year.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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