Sunday, June 3, 2018

Horace Mann/Carr School Move Update


May 31, 2018

Dear Horace Mann Community,

I write to share with you recent progress on the district’s long-range facilities plan, which is designed to ease overcrowding and improve learning environments in our schools. As you know, Horace Mann has been slated to move to the Carr building upon completion of the Angier, Zervas, and Cabot elementary school projects. With the Cabot project progressing on schedule, the School Committee voted last night to permanently move Horace Mann to the Carr Building at 225 Nevada St. in the fall of 2019.

The Carr building was fully renovated in 2014 and is a well-equipped modern elementary school with 20 core academic and student services classrooms, cafeteria, kitchen, art room, music room, media center/library, gymnasium, and extended day space. We are excited for Horace Mann students, faculty, and staff to experience and enjoy this excellent learning environment.

Over the next year, we will be working with Mark and our City partners to make additional modifications to the Carr building to ensure it is ready for use as a permanent elementary school. This will include development of traffic and circulation plans to ensure safe walks, bikes and rides to school. We will be working to ensure that the move, planned for summer of 2019, is seamless. Plans and timelines will be shared with you as we move forward.

Thank you for your patience during this planning process. We look forward to working with you over the next year to ensure a smooth transition to your new school building.
Sincerely,

David Fleishman Superintendent