The final consensus $85 million plan that will be on the November 5 ballot - if approved - would expand Westbrook School for Young Learners to support the transition to Full-Day Kindergarten and construct a new Lincoln Middle School. Take a look at the aerial photos of the proposed addition to Westbrook and the location of the new Lincoln Middle School.
If approved, the expansion of Westbrook and the new Lincoln Middle School would tackle crucial needs, bringing these key benefits to our community:
- Full Day Kindergarten
- Compliance with state mandate to provide full-day kindergarten classrooms, which will increase academic and social-emotional learning for early learners and potentially provide childcare savings for parents.
- Classroom Improvements
- Larger, modernized classrooms and science labs with improved technology and furniture to provide better learning environments for students that can accommodate today’s and tomorrow’s learning and instruction.
- Student Resources & Supports
- Dedicated and more private spaces for specialized instruction and related student services, including special education, nursing, speech therapy, reading and math support, and ELL leading to healthier students with stronger social and emotional skills.
- Safety & Security
- Safer and more secure environments for students and teachers including fire sprinklers at Westbrook and Lincoln and tornado shelters at all buildings.
- Infrastructure & Mechanicals
- Safer, updated, and more accessible schools through investments in infrastructure and mechanicals, including roofs, exterior shell, walls, flooding mitigation, bathroom upgrades, HVAC replacements, and elevators at Lincoln and Westbrook.
- Innovative Spaces
- Dedicated spaces providing innovative, hands-on learning opportunities for all students including modernized media centers at all four schools, STEM labs, design and tech experiences, and maker spaces.
- Music & Arts spaces
- Dedicated spaces for art and music at Westbrook, eliminating the use of mobile classrooms, and renovation of music spaces at other schools.
- Space, Circulation & Layout
- Significant improvements to the building layout at Lincoln and Westbrook, including wider hallways, dedicated collaborative and recess spaces, and improved parking and traffic flow at Lincoln, improving circulation and safety of students throughout the buildings.
- Athletics
- Expanded gymnasiums, improved locker rooms, and a running track at Lincoln to enhance the physical education experience and increase athletic opportunities for students in spaces that could potentially be used by the community after hours.
- Lunchrooms & Multipurpose Spaces
- Lunchrooms and multipurpose spaces large enough to accommodate students and facilitate small group meetings and larger school assemblies and events, including relocating Lincoln’s lunchroom from the basement and providing new space at Westbrook.