The MERSD FY25 Budget and the Essex Elementary Field study both passed with strong support at the Manchester Town Meeting on April 24th. We are very thankful for the support of the Manchester residents, and we look forward to the Essex Town Meeting on May 6th.
Essex Town Meeting is coming up!
Monday, May 6th at 6:45 p.m.
Essex Elementary School
12 Story St., Essex, MA
*Childcare will be provided*
There are two important topics on the agenda that impact the schools:
FY25 Budget & Essex Elementary School Building Project Feasibility Study
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In November 2022, consultants Habeeb & Associates publicly shared its needs assessment of both Essex Elementary and Manchester Essex Middle High School. The study identified that Essex Elementary, which opened in 1955, has passed its useful life and requires about $9 million in capital investment.
The project will be overseen locally by the Essex Elementary School Building Committee (SBC), which will work in partnership with MSBA. The SBC is required by the MSBA to be made up of town representatives with backgrounds in construction, architecture, landscape, and education, as well as, the district Superintendent of Schools, a School Committee member, the school Principal, District schools’ facility management director, at least one teacher from the school, a member of the Finance Committee or local budget official, and a representative from an office authorized by law to construct school buildings.
This feasibility study will be funded by Essex, Manchester, and the District. The towns’ cost will be determined by the capital allocation formula in the Regional Agreement and MSBA will provide a minimum of 30 percent reimbursement.
Funding the Feasibility Study is a three-step process:
- The first step is an affirmative vote for the Essex Elementary School Feasibility Study warrant article by the MERSD School Committee. The second and third steps require affirmative votes to fund the towns’ portions of the study at each of the town meetings.
- The School Committee voted on April 2 to move ahead with a $1.5 million feasibility study. The study will assist the District in developing and evaluating alternatives and recommending the most cost-effective and educationally appropriate preferred solution to the MSBA for consideration.
To learn more about MSBA and the feasibility study please visit the Essex School Building Project page.
SEL Presentation featuring Michael Eatman from Culture 7.
May 1, 2024- 6:00-7:30 p.m. (Virtual event)
How does learning work best, and how can this knowledge help parents and students?
All across the country, there are those committed to learning – in life, at work, and in school, at home – and many people are working to help others learn too. Sometimes it works beautifully. Other times, we get stuck in resistance or frustration. What’s the secret to finding your way through this “puzzle”?
Join this insightful, interactive “Community Cafe” to explore some ideas surrounding the neuroscience of learning, and how to use “Emotional Intelligence” as a powerful ingredient for creating optimal conditions for growth.
You will learn about:
Obstacles to learning and how those apply to you, employees, students, and others.
How emotions can block or fuel learning, and how emotional intelligence can help us use emotions in a more effective way.
Principles from the Six Seconds Learning Philosophy, a framework for creating emotionally intelligent processes – which we can use for ourselves and to teach others.
Who should attend? Anyone interested in practicing emotional intelligence – for themselves, at work, home or school or as a coach, trainer or educator.
EQ practitioner and Leadership Strategist
Please join us virtually-click HERE.
For more information, please contact Joanne Maino.
Sponsored by MERMS Council
Manchester Essex Regional High School Students Recognized in Sixth District Congressional Art Contest
Principal Julie Sgroi and Art Educator Tamera Burns congratulate Manchester Essex Regional High School students Miles Takayesu and Henry Swerdloff for their achievement in the Sixth District Congressional Art Contest.
The Art Show is an annual event sponsored by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, showcasing the creative work of students from private or public high schools in grades 10-12 in the district, including homeschooled students.
Enjoy the full article HERE!
Manchester Essex Regional School District
36 Lincoln St.
Manchester, MA 01944
Phone 978.526.4919
Fax 978.526.7585
MERSD Mission Statement: Educating all students, instilling a passion for life-long learning, and encouraging both local and global citizenship.