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MSBA advances Blackstone‑Millville high‑school feasibility to schematic design
Summary
Superintendent Jill Pilgarani reported the Massachusetts School Building Authority voted unanimously to advance the Blackstone‑Mill regional high‑school replacement project into schematic design, permitting work toward a new grades 7–12 facility on the existing site.
Superintendent Jill Pilgarani told the school committee on March 5 that the Massachusetts School Building Authority voted unanimously on Feb. 25 to invite the Blackstone‑Millville Regional School District’s project into schematic design. The move follows completion of the district’s feasibility materials and the MSBA’s Project Scope & Budget (PSR) phase.
Pilgarani said the MSBA’s vote clears the way to develop schematic drawings and more detailed cost and design work for a replacement of the existing Blackstone‑Mill Regional High School with a new building serving grades 7–12 on the current site. She described the vote as unanimous and encouraged continued community engagement; the district will hold additional meetings and post presentations online for residents.
Why it matters: MSBA schematic design is an early but formal step in the state’s school‑building reimbursement process. Advancing into schematic design signals MSBA acceptance of the feasibility work and enables the district to refine a proposed facility plan that would later be reviewed for potential reimbursement and further approvals.
