KILLAM SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT UPDATE

This week the project team held a community meeting where initial site options were shown and the educational vision was revealed.

The Killam School Building Committee met on Monday, April 8. The RCTV recording is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Xfdc5f2vXck?si=aIOZJjQykaWdxHR3
- Tasks Complete
  - Traffic Study – Completed
  - Preliminary Alternatives – First Draft completed; presented
  - Educational Program – In Progress
  - Geotechnical Investigation – In Progress
- NEXT STEPS
  - Cost Estimating: April 15 – May 3
  - Next SBC Meetings: May 6 – Preliminary Alternatives with Cost Estimates
  - May 9 – Vote to Accept PDP (virtual)
  - PDP Submittal to MSBA: May 20
- Discussion topics included:
  - MBTA communities zoning law – OPM reached out to MSBA to assess if grants hinge on passage of compliant zoning.
  - Discussed RISE preschool program potentially moving into a new school
  - Discussed site plan options – four options presented
On Thursday April 11, the KSBC held a community meeting with project architect LBA. The team shared pieces of the educational visioning work done in collaboration with Killam staff and administration. Initial floor plans and designs were also shared with the Reading community. Check out the video from the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G23vHwVSFtQ
The next Killam School Building Committee meeting is Monday, May 6, at 7PM at Reading Town Hall.