Helpful Resources

Lexington High School (LHS) Building Project website
"Bloom" is the right size for anticipated enrollment - Dr. Hackett's memo detailing Bloom's flexibility to accommodate anticipated enrollment increases from housing developments (Jan. 29, 2025)
LHS Building Project MSBA Facilities Assessment Subcommittee Presentation (Jan. 15, 2025)
LHS Building Project Update for Town Meeting (presentation) (Nov. 13, 2024)
School Building Committee Report to Town Meeting (Nov. 13, 2024)
Recreation Committee's formal endorsement of the “Bloom” option (Oct. 20, 2024)
Project FAQs on the LHS Building Project website. If you have a question you do not see answered there or on this website, please email us at contact@yes4lex.org.

Town Finance staff continue to model projected impact on taxpayers with various mitigation strategies. One example shows impact of the LHS project will be somewhat offset as other town debt payments end - January budget summit/March Community Forum (Mar. 19, 2025)
Staged/phased plans will cost more than Bloom - LHS Project Website
Staged/phased plans cost $300 million MORE than Bloom - Dr. Hackett's memo detailing official cost estimates for community submissions for projects (Feb. 26, 2025)
"Thrive" costs $860 million, requires Art. 97 land swap, and not ready until 2035 - School Building Committee and Permanent Building Committee update (Feb. 24, 2025)
Capital Expenditures Committee and Appropriation Committee Reports on Article 8: why delaying or doing a "phased" project is NOT recommended. Both committees are unanimously against Article 8 (Nov. 6, 2024)
Latest cost comparison of the six options, includes Central Office and Renovated Field House - SMMA (Oct. 16, 2024)
Explaining the latest cost estimates - Dore + Whittier (Oct. 10, 2024)
Comparing LHS project costs to other high school project costs - Dore + Whittier (Aug. 12, 2024)