Project NewsProject at a glance
Where the project stands
The Town of Reading is building a new J.W. Killam Elementary School in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Construction is underway — here is the state of the project right now.
Current PhaseConstructionUnderway at 333 Charles Street
Target OpeningFebruary 2028Move-in target per the preliminary project schedule (April 2025)Next MilestoneDecember 2027Substantial completion — per the preliminary project schedule (april 2025)Next MeetingSep 21, 2026Killam School Building Committee · 7:00 PMProject FundingSecured · 2025Town Meeting · town vote May 13 · MSBA grant April 30Latest UpdateNov 13, 2025Project Momentum: Funding Approved, Bidding Ahead- MSBA InvitationMarch 2, 2022
- Eligibility Period2022 – early 2023
- Feasibility Study2023 – summer 2024
- Preferred SchematicSummer – fall 2024
- Schematic DesignFall 2024 – spring 2025
- Project Funding2025
- Detailed Design & BiddingFall 2025 – winter 2026
- Construction2026 – present
- New Killam OpensTargeted February 2028
- Final Site CompletionMarch – November 2028 (preliminary schedule)
What's happening at Killam
Construction is underway
at 333 Charles Street
The project team posts an update here and on the project's social channels every month, after each Building Committee meeting. Abutters are notified of site-work impacts through the Town's CodeRED system.
Then & next
One site. Two generations of Killam.
The existing school opened in 1969 and has never had a major renovation. Drag the slider to compare today's Killam with the school now under construction on the same 7.28-acre site.
The New Killam · Rendering
Killam Today · 1969Left: existing school — drone photo courtesy of ReadingRecap.com · Right: project rendering — Lavallee Brensinger Architects
Public process
Meetings & minutes
Every Killam School Building Committee meeting since July 2022 is archived here — agendas, packets, minutes and recordings.
Next Meeting
21September 2026
7:00 PM
Killam School Building Committee
Agenda and packet are posted to the Meetings page ahead of each session. Meetings are broadcast by RCTV.
From the sky
See Killam in 4K
The project's drone flyover shows the existing school and the site where the new Killam is taking shape — along with an introduction to the warrant article that funded it.
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Questions about the project?
The project team reads every message.
General inquiries: Contact@KillamSchool.com
- Justin FerdenziColliers Project Leaders – Project Manager 617-860-2267 justin.ferdenzi@collierseng.com
- David DallaireTown of Reading – Facilities Clerk ddallaire@readingma.gov