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State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg attends her first milestone event as Chair of the MSBA. She joined Executive Director Jack McCarthy and local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Wilmington High School. The MSBA is contributing a maximum total facilities grant of over $35 million of eligible expenses towards the project.

August 21, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy join officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Monomoy Regional High School. The school was built as part of the MSBA's cost-saving Model School Program.

September 25, 2014 - MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in the Southern Worcester County Regional School District.

September 4, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new J. Henry Higgins Middle School in Peabody.

September 29, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Francis T. Bresnahan School in Newburyport. The school is being built under the MSBA’s Model School Program.

September 9, 2014 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined officials for the Opening Ceremony of the new Field Elementary School in Weston.

August 20, 2014 - Deputy Executive Director Barbara Hansberry joined officials for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and tour of the new Hingham Middle School. The school was built under the MSBA's Model School Program.

September 17, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the West Parish Elementary School in Gloucester.

October 6, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington.

July 22, 2014 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for a major renovation project at Chicopee Academy.

July 14, 2014 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local officials for the "Topping Out" Ceremony of the Staff Sergeant James J. Hill Elementary School in Revere

July 1, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for additions/renovations at Winchester High School.

June 9, 2014 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy, joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn.

June 3, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the "Topping Out" Ceremony for the new Wilmington High School.

May 30, 2014 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman, and Executive Director Jack McCarthy, joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Plains Elementary School in South Hadley.

September 9, 2013 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy, joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the James Madison Morton Junior High School in Fall River.

September 6, 2013 - MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local officials and members of the project team at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Leroy Wood Elementary School in Fairhaven. The school was built under the MSBA's cost-saving Model School Program.

June 25, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a "Topping Out" Ceremony for the new Monomoy Regional High School in the Harwich-Chatham Regional School District. The project is being built under the MSBA's cost saving Model School Program.

September 3, 2013 - Treasurer Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the East Somerville Community School. The District and the MSBA agreed to rebuild the school after it was badly damaged by a fire on December 9, 2007.

September 3, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Park Avenue Elementary School in Webster.

August 22, 2013 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Deputy Executive Director Barbara Hansberry joined local and State officials at a Grand Opening Ceremony for the Science Lab renovations at Melrose High School. The project participated in the MSBA's innovative Science Lab Initiative.

June 14, 2013 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials to honor Esha Zahid, a regional winner of the MSBA's 2013 "My Ideal School" Contest at the John C. Crosby Elementary School in Pittsfield.

June 21, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the "Topping Out" Ceremony for the new Field Elementary School in Weston.

June 14, 2013 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for upgrades to the roof, windows, and boilers at Westfield Vocational Technical High School.

June 20, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for renovations to the Science Labs at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School.

June 20, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local officials at the "Topping Out" Ceremony for Franklin High School.

June 1, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Rockland Middle/Senior High School.

May 31, 2013 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Parker Elementary School in Billerica.

May 18, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the addition/renovation project at Stoneham Middle School.

April 25, 2013 - State Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Wilmington High School.

April 24, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy and Deputy Executive Director Barbara Hansberry, joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Galvin Middle School in Wakefield.

April 9, 2013 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and state officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Rupert A. Nock Middle School/Edward Molin Upper Elementary School renovation project.

March 1, 2013 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman
and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and state officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Monomoy Regional High School in the Harwich-Chatham Regional School District. The school is being built under the MSBA’s Model School Program.

March 5, 2013 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local officials and State officials at the "Topping Off" Ceremony for the new Somerset-Berkley Regional High School. The District is participating in the MSBA's Model School Program.

State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg attends her first milestone event as Chair of the MSBA. She joined Executive Director Jack McCarthy and local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Wilmington High School. The MSBA is contributing a maximum total facilities grant of over $35 million of eligible expenses towards the project.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority Board of Directors met on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Here are some photos from the meeting.

November 5, 2012 - MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the "Topping Off" Ceremony for West Springfield High School.

October 18, 2012 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the "Homecoming Ceremony" for the Newman Elementary School in Needham.

October 18, 2012 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington.

October 13, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Franklin High School.

October 4, 2012 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Bancroft Elementary School in Andover.

September 30, 2012 - Treasurer and MSBA Chair Steve Grossman and MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Burgess Elementary School in Sturbridge.

State Treasurer Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Plymouth North High School. The project was part of the inaugural year of the MSBA's Model School Program.

September 7, 2012 - MSBA's Director of Project Management John Jumpe spoke on behalf of the MSBA at the Douglas Elementary School "Topping Off" Ceremony.

September 7, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Abner Gibbs Elementary School in Westfield. The District is participating in the MSBA's Model School Program.

August 25, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new John W. Rogers Middle School in Rockland.

August 20, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Uxbridge High School.

August 15, 2012 - State Treasurer and Chairman of our Board, Steve Grossman, and Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Springfield.

July 9, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials for the Groundbreaking Ceremony at the site of the new Fairhaven Elementary School.

July 10, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at a "Topping Off" Ceremony, celebrating placing the last steel beam at the site of the new Morton Middle School in Fall River.

June 5, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials for the Groundbreaking Ceremony at the site of the new Duxbury Middle/High School.

May 11, 2012 - Principal Jose Duarte and project supporter Liz Walker conducted a tour of the Henry Dearborn Middle School for Executive Director Jack McCarthy and MSBA staff members.

May/June 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local, school, and State officials at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Norfolk County Agricultural High School. Inclement weather prevented a tour, so Mr. McCarthy returned with MSBA staff a few weeks later to view the school and grounds with Superintendent Suzanne Green.

May 25, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy joined local and State officials at a "Topping Off" Ceremony, celebrating placing the last steel beam at the site of the East Somerville Community School.

May 9, 2012 - Treasurer and Chairman of the MSBA Board of Directors Steve Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a Groundbreaking Ceremony at Essex Agricultural and Technical High School.

April 27, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy, local and state officials, attended a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new John R. Briggs Elementary School in the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District.

April 12, 2012 - Treasurer Steve Grossman, Executive Director Jack McCarthy, local and state officials attended a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Avery Elementary School in Dedham.

April 12, 2012 - MSBA Director of Communications and Government Relations, Matt Donovan, joined local officials at the East Bridgewater "Topping Off" Ceremony, celebrating placing the last steel beam at the site of the new junior/senior high school.

April 3, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a "Topping Off" Ceremony celebrating placing the last steel beam at the site of the new Easthampton High School.

April 3, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy helped break ground at the site of the Vinson-Owen Elementary School in Winchester.

March 26, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a "Topping Off" Ceremony, commemorating the placement of the last steel beam at the site of the David J. Quinn Middle School in Hudson.

March 14, 2012 - MSBA staff members attended the 11th Annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.” The event was hosted by Nitsch Engineering partnered with Consigli Construction, WSP Flack + Kurtz and Engineers Design to introduce girls to the different types of engineering required to design a new school. The event was attended by over 140 girls in grades 6-12 and held at Dedham’s new Avery Elementary School, a current MSBA project.

March 12, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy and Headmaster Linda Nathan toured the Boston Arts Academy.

March 2, 2012 - Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the addition and renovation at Norton High School.

February 29, 2012 - State Treasurer Steven Grossman and Executive Director Jack McCarthy attended a site visit in Worcester.

The winning drawings of the 8th Annual My Ideal School Contest

The winning drawings of the 7th Annual My Ideal School Contest.

The winning drawings of the 6th Annual My Ideal School Contest.

June 22, 2011 - The winners of the 5th Annual My Ideal School Contest were honored at a special ceremony at the Great Hall of the State House.

June 22, 2010 - The winners of the 4th Annual My Ideal School Contest were honored at a special ceremony on the Grand Staircase of the State House.

A gallery of MSBA Board-approved participating Model Schools. The Model School Program seeks to effectively adapt and re-use the design of successful, recently constructed elementary, middle and high schools.