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Essex Elementary School Project

Community Meeting No. 07

June 4, 2026 @ 6:00 PM

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Community Outreach

2

Sustainability Working Group

7

Community Meetings

7

Communications Working Group

2

Site Logistics Working Group

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School Building Committee

(SBC)

Meetings

https://www.mersd.org/building-committee

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Educational Plan Validation

2

School Board Meetings

6

School Tours

3

Educational Programming Workshops

3

MEP Working Group

2

Site, Safety & Security Working Group

1

Community Gallery Walk

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Site Plan

Considerations:

•Minimize impacts to wetlands areas

•Utilize slope to provide multiple points of building entry in close proximity

•Western Ave is primary entry for parent and bus circulation

•Story Street accesses dedicated Pre-K Entry

•Outdoor play areas and fields adjacent to Community Wing

•Student pedestrian circulation separated from vehicular access and away from road

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Site Context

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Main Level Plan

Considerations:

•“The Landing” centralized vertical spine provides connectivity between all three levels

•Discrete Community and Academic Wings facilitate after-hour use

•Learning Commons (Media, World Language & Art) in close proximity to Music

•Learning Neighborhoods organized around an L-Shaped breakout with integrated MTSS and SPED

•Three-grade cluster aligns SPED students with their peers

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Lower Level Plan

Considerations:

•“The Landing” centralized vertical spine provides connectivity between all three levels

•Story Street accesses dedicated Pre-K Entry

•Pre-K classrooms have direct access to outdoor play

•Footprint works with existing slope to minimize cut and fill

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Upper Level Plan

Considerations:

•“The Landing” centralized vertical spine provides connectivity between all three levels

•Learning Neighborhoods organized around an L-Shaped breakout with integrated MTSS and SPED

•Three-grade cluster aligns SPED students with their peers

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Construction Phasing Plan

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Sustainable Design: Project Requirements and Recommendations

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Inspiration – Cultural Heritage of Essex

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Inspiration Imagery and Color Theory

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Inspiration Imagery and Color Theory

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Inspiration Imagery and Color Theory

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Main Entry Examples

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Schedule Update

MAY

5/12 – SBC Meeting

5/26 – SBC Meeting

JUNE

6/4 – Community Meeting #6

6/9 – SBC Meeting

6/23 – SBC Meeting

JULY

7/14 – SBC Meeting

7/28 – SBC Meeting

AUGUST

8/11 – SBC Meeting

8/25 – Community Meeting #7

8/25 - SBC Meeting

SEPTEMBER

9/8 – SBC Meeting

9/22 – SBC Meeting

OCTOBER

10/13 – SBC Meeting

10/27 – SBC Meeting

10/29 – Community Meeting #8

NOVEMBER

11/10 – SBC Meeting

11/24 – SBC Meeting

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Working Groups Schedule Update

MEP/Sustainability

Meeting #4 – June 22^nd 10-11

Meeting #5 – July 13^th 10-11

Site, Safety, and Security

Meeting #2 – May 29^th 9-10

Meeting #3 – July 15^th 8-9

Design

Meeting #2 – May 28^th 3-4

Meeting #3 – June 18^th 4-5

**Times are TBD

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Q&A

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Project Website

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Thank You!

Thank you!