New Elementary School to Be Focus of Two Open Forums

The public will have a chance to ask questions and hear more about plans to build a new Swampscott elementary school at two open forums in advance of next month’s Special Town Meeting vote.

The School Building Committee will hold two public forums - the first is Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at Stanley School. The second forum will be Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Swampscott High School.

The new school would replace the town’s three existing elementary schools and be for all students in grades 1-4. It would be built adjacent to the existing Middle School. The Clarke School would then be an early childhood education center for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students.

A vote on the new school was postponed from the spring to the fall after the School Building Committee decided that it wanted the community to have more time to consider the proposal.

Among the concerns that needed to be addressed traffic and parking by an additional comprehensive traffic study.

Anyone with questions in advance of the forum, or if they can not make the forum, can e-mail swampscottesproject@swampscott.k12.ma.us with questions. Updated information on the school building project may be found at the school district website at www.swampscott.k12.ma.us.