The Greenfield-Central School Board on Tuesday heard a multi-year plan to reorganize elementary and intermediate grades, convert an existing elementary into an early‑childhood center and add classrooms at Maxwell to free space and trim operating costs. District administrators presented rough designs, cost estimates and a construction timeline that could extend into 2027.

The proposal would move fourth‑grade students back into K–4 elementary schools, consolidate two intermediate schools onto one or two sites, keep junior high and high school assignments unchanged for now, convert the Weston site into a single early‑childhood center and add four classrooms at Maxwell. "We believe by doing that, we could then convert by moving the Weston students to Harris, we could convert the current Weston site to an early childhood center," a district administrator said during the presentation.

District staff said the most recent hard construction estimate for work on three sites was just over $6,000,000; adding typical soft costs and issuance expenses (roughly 25 percent) raised the planning estimate to about $7.75 million. Administrators said the district has existing borrowing authority (roughly $13.5 million remains from prior authorizations) and would consult municipal advisors and bond counsel — named partners included Stifel and Ice Miller — about appropriate financing vehicles and new state construction requirements.

The administration presented a tentative timeline: design work (about six months), bidding (about one month) and construction (about a year to 18 months), allowing for a potential completion across sites by 2027. Staff also noted immediate steps they can take with current borrowing authority while pursuing further approvals and financing.

Board members discussed enrollment trends (district ADM has leveled in recent years) and staffing efficiencies as primary drivers of the plan. One trustee said smaller kindergarten cohorts and uneven class sizes underlie the need to consolidate space; another noted that the district has more buildings per student than peer systems.

No formal construction contract was approved at the meeting. Instead, administrators asked the board whether to continue developing designs and financing plans; the board indicated support for continued study and requested additional information, including updated enrollment and cost detail, before any formal borrowing or project approval.

If the board later approves the plan, district staff said they will return with refined cost estimates, financing options and a construction schedule that complies with state school construction rules.