Shaker Lane Building Project Update

Reimagining Shaker Lane School

Shaker Lane Building Committee Update - June 17,  2025

The Shaker Lane Building Committee is completing the schematic design phase of the Shaker Lane Building Project. On June 11th, we conducted a Shaker Lane tour and presentation (insert presentation here), providing an update on the project's schematic design phase, including updated costs. We also held a forum before the May town meeting and updated the Select Board and Finance Committee at a public meeting on June 9th. We continue to work with the town's elected boards and the Shaker Lane Building Committee (SLBC) to find ways to mitigate the tax impact of the new school. I have included an attachment below that compares the cost of the new building to the cost of not moving forward with the project. The estimation of yearly costs to the taxpayer could be more expensive than building a new school, when considering the potential costs of code upgrades as well as the need for portable classrooms to provide the additional space required.  This comparison is based on a 10-year bond for the code upgrades and portable classrooms, and a 20-year bond for the new school. 

We will be holding a community forum on June 24th at the Middle School Cafeteria from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We encourage you to attend and learn more about the design and cost of the new Shaker Lane School. 

Additional tours and informational sessions at Shaker Lane School will be held on:

August 14, 6:30- 8:00 pm

October 21, 6:30-8:00 pm

Our educational needs for Shaker Lane School have significantly changed since it was built. We are looking forward to a reimagined Shaker Lane School, designed to better align with 21st-century learning and provide the necessary space for our current and future programming needs. This will result in an exciting and vibrant learning community for our youngest learners.

Re-imagining Shaker Lane/ School Educational Program Document