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Manchester Essex Regional Public Schools — 1,156 students enrolled (SY2025).

MCAS Grade 10 meeting/exceeding expectations SY2025: ELA: 82%, Math: 82%. Full district report card →

Coverage of every School Committee meeting — budgets, curriculum, staffing, and policy decisions — with primary-source documents.

Essex School Building Committee Approves $300,000 OPM Amendment, Launches CM Proposal Process

Essex Elementary School Building Committee unanimously advances five construction management firms to the proposal phase and approves a $300,000 owner's project manager contract amendment.

Manchester Essex School Committee approves procurement cards, backs hockey host-school shift

Manchester Essex School Committee votes unanimously to authorize a new procurement card program and correct feasibility study language at its June 17 meeting.

Essex School Building Committee Seats Seven-Member Construction Manager Selection Panel

Essex Elementary School Building Committee seats construction manager selection subcommittee and narrows site design choices.

Essex School Panel Votes Unanimously to Hire Construction Manager at Risk

Essex school building committee unanimously adopts construction management at risk for new elementary school.

Essex School Building Committee Moves Toward CM at Risk Vote on May 26

Essex Elementary School Building Committee signals support for construction manager at risk model, defers formal vote to May 26.

Manchester Essex School Committee Advances Feasibility Study, Faces $300,000 Budget Increase

Manchester Essex Regional School Committee advances school facilities feasibility milestone but discloses a $300,000 cost overrun.

Essex School Building Committee Unanimously Approves PSR Submission and $7,500 OPM Amendment

Essex school building committee approves 2,200-page feasibility report for state submission.

Essex School Committee Hears $91–$93 Million Elementary School Cost Estimate

Manchester Essex Regional School District's School Committee received a $91 million to $93 million cost range for the proposed new Essex elementary school at its April 27 meeting.

Essex School Building Committee Unanimously Adopts Option F as Preferred Design

Essex Elementary School Building Committee picks Option F in a four-minute unanimous vote.

Essex School Building Committee straw poll backs Option F for new $93 million school

Essex school building committee takes near-unanimous straw poll favoring Option F for new $93 million elementary school.

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