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During 2023 the Lexington High School Building Committee(SBC)was involved in the steps outlined by
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<br /> Manager(OPM)and the Design team are selected. The OPM selection process concluded in May with the : �Formatted:Font:Italic
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<br /> selection of Dore + Whittier. The SSC then worked with the MSSA s Designer Selection Panel and �Formatted:Font:�talic �
<br /> ultimately selected SMMA as the preferred Designer for the project in October 2023.
<br /> The feasibility phase,MSBA Module 3,began in earnest in November 2023 and will continue through End
<br /> of May 2024. In this phase a minimum of three options must be identified.--At least one option for repair
<br /> only,renovation,and new construction must be identified. --The project team has begun to seek feedback
<br /> from the multiple town groups,committees,boards,and departments through focus group discussions
<br /> which are intended to be implemented in a 3-step approachv� meeting 1 - ��::::�isten to feedback from
<br /> stakeholders�,m ,���eeting 2,,,,,,,,,m,,,,,�� the design team will report back what they heard and clarify with the
<br /> stakeholders�„m ��, eeting 3 m�_will be to have these focus groups make a recommendation on elements and
<br /> attributes of the project that the SSC should consider.
<br /> Detailed information about the project is publicly available at: htt�s:f/lhs�ro�ect.lexin�tonma.org---The
<br /> current expected timeline for the LHS Project�-����.,,�,,,,,,illustrated below.������ �„����:�u,,,��"�'�a��,,,,,,;;, ���,���i�,,�,��������,,,�
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<br /> funding action by Town Meeting expected to occur at a Special Town Meeting near the end of 2025
<br /> followed by a town-wide debt exclusion vote.Occupancy in the new or renovated facility is expected at
<br /> the end of this decade or early in the next.
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<br /> The Select Board recognizes that social and racial injustice has deep roots.The Board has made a proactive
<br /> and ongoing commitment to engage in comprehensive and ongoing community conversations to better
<br /> understand community needs and to consider diversity,equity,and inclusion in policies and plans,all
<br /> with the goal of making Lexington a truly equitable community for all.
<br /> The Select Board has adopted Diversity,Equity&Inclusion as one of its goals,including a commitment to
<br /> develop and implement a comprehensive racial equity plan,consider racial and other equity impacts in
<br /> all decisions and planning processes, and incorporate the goals of Town Meeting's systemic racism
<br /> resolution in each department's goals and objectives.The Select Board recognizes that accomplishing these
<br /> goals will require a budgetary commitment to training and continuous improvement and has
<br /> recommended establishing a budget for accomplishing these goals.
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