Heritage School MSBA Process
At a glance
- What: the MSBA process for Charlton's Heritage School. Related: DCRSD $11.1M School Capital Request.
- Where it stands: pending MSBA decision (~December 9, 2026).
- Next: the school must pick the grades to consider before October 2.
Process and costs
- The MSBA is to decide around December 9 whether to invite Heritage School into its program.
- Within 270 days of an invitation the town must form a building committee and fund a feasibility study (~$1M benchmark, range $750K-$2M).
- All of it is Charlton borrowing (town ballot plus town meeting votes).
- Shepherd Hill/high school needs are anticipated later.
Discussion time
About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 - Finance Committee Meeting | 7 |
Log
- 2026-10-30 - DCRSD Budget and Finance Subcommittee Meeting — MSBA Heritage application on the subcommittee agenda.
- 2026-09-16 - Finance Committee Meeting — Staff reported on that day's meeting with the school and MSBA about the pre-evaluation and timeline.