Schools
Braintree Monatiquot School Won't Close Until 2024
The School Committee delayed the closing and moving of kindergarten and pre-K classes by one year. Here's why.
BRAINTREE, MA — Braintree has reversed course on a plan to close the Monatiquot School and move kindergarten and pre-K classes at the end of this year.
After approving a plan that would shutter Monatiquot and move kindergarten and pre-K learning to South Middle School at a March 20 meeting, the committee and Superintendent James Lee agreed to delay that move until the fall of 2024.
This is due to needed abatement work on the current South Middle School building, which Lee said he didn't believe could be completed in time.
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Middle schoolers in Braintree won't be attending classes at the current South Middle School building next year, as they'll move into a new school at the start of the 2023-2024 semester.
Though the committee didn't actually vote on the change at their latest meeting, a consensus was developed, which will guide the district in their new, slightly adjusted direction.
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Watch the committee's March 20 meeting below for a discussion on the reasons into moving the classes and shuttering Monatiquot:
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