By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer

(July 23, 2020) Worcester County Public Schools Facilities Planner Joe Price on July 14 updated the board of education on the two-year Showell Elementary replacement school project as it nears completion.

According to the floor plan, storefront and curtainwall windows have been installed and light fixtures hung. Kitchen equipment and ceiling tile have also been placed.

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Worcester County Public Schools Facilities Planner Joe Price shared that the construction of the 9,600-square-foot Showell Elementary replacement school off Route 589 is almost done, during the Worcester County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, July 14.

Price said painting is being finished, insulation is being installed and final cleaning is being conducted within the facility.

Next month wood stage flooring will be laid inside the building.

Pictures in Price’s presentation show an administration office on the right of the main entrance and a cafeteria on the left.

A media center will be located near the secondary entrance of the school.

Currently, demolition of the existing slab and footings is underway, Price said in reference to the site plan.

The construction team is also completing the road and parking asphalt paving, site sign and final grading and topsoil placement.

New exterior concrete, curb and gutter are being added as well.

Within the next 30 days, a site gate will be installed, and site stabilization will take place.

The construction has remained on schedule for the first day of school on Sept. 8, if in-person instruction resumes.

The new 9,600-square-foot building will eliminate the need for nine portable classrooms that were utilized at the former 5,200-square-foot school off Route 589.

Payments up to July 14 totaled $32,418,809.29.

The remaining project balance is $6,205,502.21.

For more information, visit worcesterk12.org or showellelementary.org.