FALL RIVER Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School will present its preliminary plans for either a new school building or major renovations during a public meeting later this month, as the school hopes to move forward to the next step of completing the project.
“It is important for the community to know that there is a huge need,” said Superintendent Elvio Ferreira. “There are a lot of students who want to get into Diman Regional who simply can’t because of our limitations on enrollment because of space and square footage.”
The district is nearing the end of its “feasibility phase” for a major project at Diman with the Massachusetts School Building Agency, a quasi-governmental agency that partners with school districts to help plan and fund major school construction projects. In order to work with the MSBA, the district must explore and present all its options for updating the building, including making major renovations, adding a new wing or constructing a