SEAFORD, Del.- Bancroft Construction and Sussex Montessori School have announced the beginning of construction on the free public charter school that will open in 2020.
The location of the school will be constructed on the former Wheaton property on Dairy Lane in Seaford and will be open to any Delaware resident, per state charter school mandate.
The construction will include 10 new classrooms and will serve grades K-3.
Renovations to the property include re-purposing the farmhouse to provide a nurses’ area as well as a renovation of the apartment structure to provide space for food distribution and toilet facilities.
Phase I of the Sussex Montessori project will include installation of new water and sewer services to the property and an upgrade of electrical service.
It will be completed by mid- June of 2020.
In November of 2019, Senator Tom Carper along with the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced a $7.6 million USDA Rural Development long-term loan to the future Montessori School.