Abington School District to host Town Hall / Open House on Oct 15 to discuss middle school plans

The Abington School District announced that it will host a Town Hall and Open House on Tuesday, October 15 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm to discuss plans for the middle school.

The Town Hall will take place in the Little Theater Lobby and feature a presentation on the proposed options along with a Q&A session. 

The Open House will begin at 7:15pm in the Little Theater Lobby and Foyer area and feature information stations for residents to ask questions, receive additional information, and share feedback, school officials said.

If you are unable to attend, the Town Hall presentation will be streamed live on the Abington School District YouTube channel

In September superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Fecher asked via letter for public input on the future of the 60-year-old Abington Middle School. 

Options were reviewed at a meeting on September 24 and include renovating the current building ($206M – $268M), building a new middle school ($252M – $307M), building two new middle schools serving grades 6-8 ($320M – $497M), or creating two new middle schools, including one building for grades 5-6 and one for grades 7-8 ($365M to $505M). 

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