Current structure + bounded interim bridge
Not ready for calculation
A resident guide to the whole decision
Understand the decision
before debating a path.
This local journey explains what the Middle School model knows, what it does not yet know, and why enrollment, timing, ownership, evidence, and 30-year cashflow have to be read together.
Begin with the whole decisionChoose your doorway
Start with the question you have.
The story so farWhat brought us to this decision?Connect the proposals, space changes, costs and reported impacts.Five-minute viewWhat changed—and what is still open?See the current status and next decision gates.The enrollment questionWhere did the 30% claim come from?Compare the reported claim with the aggregate evidence.Complete journeyFollow all 15 decision steps.Move from evidence through cashflow, readiness, and traceability.
As of September 3, 2026
Three things changed. The major gates did not.
REPORTEDWilbraham Select Board discussed the regional agreement, MOU, and a Special Town Meeting date.
This is movement in the public process. It does not establish adopted agreement language, an effective amendment, a property transfer, or a project.
PENDING CONFIRMATIONMSBA materials presented proposed FY27 eligible-cost limits.The proposal may affect a future eligible-cost basis. It is not a WMS invitation, grant, reimbursement rate, or award.
PARTIALIndependent aggregate enrollment analysis did not reproduce a districtwide 30% growth path.A middle-school cohort wave remains possible. The complete NESDEC report is still required to reproduce the cited planning basis.
One connected reasoning chain
Evidence enters once. Cashflow rolls up once.
05Assumptionssource · date · unit · state
→06Year 0–30 cashflowcommon financial spine
→04 + 01Linked summariesno independent totals
The full option set
Six paths, shown without ranking
Each path remains exploratory and blocked from calculation.
Regional responsibility; Town retains ownership
Not ready for calculation
Conditional transfer after defined gates
Not ready for calculation
Immediate transfer + same-site renovation/addition
Not ready for calculation
New regional school at another site
Not ready for calculation
No MSBA / extended bridge
Not ready for calculation
Supporting public record
Follow the public decision record by governing body.
Town Meeting actions remain distinct from Select Board discussion. Exact official language stays separate from CivicSS explanation, and uncertain transcript language stays visibly uncertain.