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Wethersfield board authorizes grant application for new Highcrest Elementary, advances three-phase school master plan
Summary
The Wethersfield Board of Education voted to authorize a grant application to the Commissioner of Administrative Services to fund design and construction of a new Highcrest Elementary School and to pursue a phased master plan that would renovate other elementary sites, following a detailed presentation from the district’s architects and builders.
The Wethersfield Board of Education on April 22 approved a resolution authorizing the superintendent to apply for a state grant to design and build a new Highcrest Elementary School and to accept or reject any award, advancing the district’s multi‑phase elementary school master plan.
The resolution (Town of Wethersfield Resolution R2025‑4) designates Michael T. Emmett, superintendent of Wethersfield Public Schools, as the authorized representative to submit the grant application and related documents to the Commissioner of Administrative Services; the board voted in favor with no objection recorded.
The vote follows a 90‑minute presentation from Michael Scott of TSKP Studio and representatives from Downs Construction, who reviewed a three‑phase approach intended to (1) build a new “swing” elementary school on the Keisha Farm site to house students while other schools are renovated; (2) renovate and expand Webb to create a 5–6 intermediate academy; and (3) renovate Charles Wright into a…
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