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Abington School District unveils designs and schedule for new Abington Middle School, answers community questions
Summary
School leaders and project consultants presented schematic designs for a new Abington Middle School, a projected construction start in early 2027 pending permits, and answered questions about taxes, student safety during construction, athletic‑field impacts and sustainability.
Superintendent Jeff Fecher opened the public presentation by telling attendees the district was continuing “our commitment to ensuring that the process for the Abington Middle School project is community‑driven,” and directed residents to the project microsite 1asd1future.org and a QR code for submitting questions.
Design professionals from Schrader Group Architecture and ICS walked through a campus plan that places a new middle‑school building where the current football field, cinder track and tennis courts sit today and keeps the existing middle school open for students while construction proceeds. Selby New Matuwalo, the project architect, said site constraints — a 300‑foot township setback, a riparian buffer and the need to maintain the existing school in operation during construction — defined a narrow buildable area and shaped the layout.
The proposed plan separates bus and parent drop‑offs, with the parent queue designed to hold about 103 vehicles and dedicated bus loops for roughly 44 buses. The building program calls for roughly 2,200 student…
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