Support the Lexington High School Building Project

The School Building Committee voted on November 12 to submit the Bloom design (new construction on the fields) to move into the Schematic Design stage of our partnership with the MSBA. Read the position statement from the SBC about their decision to select this design as the preferred choice. The Bloom design emerged as the most cost-effective option with the shortest construction timeline and least disruption.

On November 13, Town Meeting rejected Article 8, a citizen article resolved to delay the LHS Building Project and instead construct it in two “stages.” It would have cost hundreds of millions more than the Bloom option, taken a decade to complete, and caused excessive disruption to everyone in town. Town Meeting answered with a resounding NO, voting it down 157 to 11 (with 8 abstentions). View how your Town Meeting members voted and see our Helpful Resources to read why town financial committees are unanimously against a phased or staged project. Thank you to all our supporters and Town Meeting representatives for working to keep the LHS Building Project on track!

In March 2022, the Town of Lexington was invited into the Eligibility Period for the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) grant program to help fund a new or renovated Lexington High School. Partnering with the MSBA for a building project imposes a rigorous process of careful evaluation and data-driven decisions before their board of directors approves our final plan.

Over the last two and a half years, there have been hundreds of public meetings, subcommittee meetings, focus groups, visioning sessions, and community-wide forums to develop and assess project siting and design options to meet our community’s educational needs.

Over the next year, the School Building Committee and our team of designers will further refine the C.5b Bloom design, develop full schematics and detailed design plans, and work with MSBA on a funding agreement.

Next November 2025, Town Meeting will be asked to vote to fund the fully designed and priced LHS project, contingent upon a successful debt exclusion vote by a majority of Lexington voters in December.

In December 2025, the town-wide debt exclusion vote to fund the project will be held. Get Involved to help us get the YES vote to support this critical project!