Marblehead committee wants public input on school replacement issues

MARBLEHEAD-The Glover School Building Committee wants to hear from the public.Patricia Blackmer, chair of the committee overseeing the replacement of the Glover Elementary School and the possible replacement of the Eveleth Elementary School, has scheduled two public forums for Wednesday.The public is invited to attend two informational forums to be held on Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at the Eveleth School and 7 p.m. at the Glover School.There will be an introductory presentation explaining the process and the work to date, and time will be provided for residents to ask questions, share ideas and voice concerns.The Massachusetts School Building Authority visited the Glover School in mid-November and the MSBA has selected JCJ Architecture and Interiors to conduct the $158,000 feasibility study for a new school building on the Glover site.Current plans are for the Glover School to be replaced by a 310-student building for Grades 1-3. If the Eveleth School is included in the project both schools will be replaced by a 425-student building for kindergarten-Grade 3.As of Oct. 1, enrollment at both schools was 376 n 299 students in Grades 1-3 at the Glover and 77 kindergartners at Eveleth.