School Building Committee

Lexington's School Building Committee selected a direct-buried exterior acid-waste neutralization tank for the new high school and logged roughly $2 million in target value design savings at its July 20 remote meeting.

Lexington's School Building Committee selected a direct-buried exterior acid-waste neutralization tank for the new high school and logged roughly $2 million in target value design savings at its July 20 remote meeting.

LEXINGTON — June 25, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee marks July 6 as the start of construction on the new Lexington High School, with a formal groundbreaking set for September 15. The project team — SMMA, Turner Construction, and Doran Whittier — told roughly two dozen in-person and online attendees

LEXINGTON — June 22, 2026 — Lexington School Building Committee narrows high school exterior to Option Four red brick design. The committee reached consensus at its June 22 special meeting in favor of Option Four, a full-height red brick scheme that eliminates the lighter buff-colored base band previously featured in

LEXINGTON — June 15, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee deferred an exterior design vote for the new high school, scheduling a hybrid decision meeting for June 22 at the Department of Public Works. Chair Kathleen Linehan and several members expressed reservations about a newly proposed "bookend scheme"

LEXINGTON — June 11, 2026 — Lexington's High School Financial Oversight Subcommittee sets late-September target for first construction invoice review as Turner mobilizes July 6. Meeting by videoconference on June 11, the subcommittee — which includes School Building Committee member Jonathan Himmel — agreed the first formal review of Turner Construction

LEXINGTON — January 12, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee pushed the design team to examine how the new high school's innovation labs could be made independently accessible for after-hours community use. At the January 12 meeting at 201 Bedford Street, committee member John Himmel argued that

Lexington's School Building Committee reviewed interior design concepts and received a $121.7 million grant update at its October 27 meeting.

Lexington's School Building Committee reviewed interior design concepts and received a $121.7 million grant update at its October 27 meeting.

Lexington School Building Committee reviews revised $659.7 million high school budget ahead of August 18 schematic design vote.