Where it stands as of Mon, Feb 23
The School Committee, Select Board, and Advisory Committee all recommend defeating Articles 2 and 3 to study expanding Trottier and Finn schools at the March 2, 2026 Special Town Meeting, warning that additions would be required to prevent severe programming cuts.
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· Southborough School Committee
Articles 2 and 3: Trottier and Finn expansion feasibility studies
Officials outlined Article 2 and Article 3, which propose studying alternatives that would take Neary School offline and expand the town's remaining schools. Article 2 requests up to $500,000 to study adding grade 5 at Trottier and grade 2 at Finn, while Article 3 requests up to $324,000 to evaluate expanding Finn to house grades PreK through 3. School leaders reported that moving grades out of Neary would require additions of 10,000 to 12,000 square feet at Trottier and 9,000 to 11,000 square feet at Finn to prevent severe cuts to educational programming.
- Article 2 requests up to $500,000 from free cash for a two-phase study on additions at Trottier and Finn.
- Article 3 requests up to $324,000 from free cash (reduced by $80,000 if Article 2 passes) to study expanding Finn for PreK through grade 3.
- Both articles assume Neary School would no longer be used as an educational facility.
- A summer 2025 space study concluded students cannot fit into existing buildings without additions or cuts to art, music, physical education, and support services.
- The School Committee voted unanimously to oppose Articles 2 and 3, and the Select Board voted 4-1 against them.
Outcome: The School Committee recommended that Special Town Meeting defeat Articles 2 and 3.