School Board Recruiting Building Committee Members

Marblehead, MA - The Marblehead School Committee is seeking applicants for a Gerry School Building Committee.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) voted at their January 27, 2016 board meeting to invite the Gerry School into the Eligibility Period for their building program. The Marblehead School Committee is seeking applicants to form a Gerry School Building Committee.

They are seeking community members with a variety of experience: from construction, architecture, landscape and education to serve on this committee. The Building Committee could be in place for five plus years with regular evening meetings year round. Interested community members should send a letter of interest detailing their experience and interest to:

Maryann Perry, Superintendent
Marblehead Schools
9 Widger Rd
Marblehead, MA 01945

The Committee will initially work with School Officials to seek funding at the May 2016 Town Meeting to perform a Feasibility Study. If the Feasibility Study funds are approved at Town Meeting, and a subsequent Proposition 2 ½ override vote in the affirmative by Marblehead voters, the Committee will continue their work with school officials and the MSBA to hire architects and an Owner’s Project Manager. These design professionals will work with the Committee, Faculty and School Administration to conduct a one to two year feasibility study of the Gerry School to explore numerous options to address the facility issues at the Gerry School.

Should funding for a building project be successful at the conclusion of the feasibility study, the Building Committee would continue working with the Faculty, School Administration and Design professionals to oversee the project from the creation a detailed design, actual construction and close out/testing. Detailed information on the entire MSBA process can be found on their web page at http://www.massschoolbuildings.org/