Welcome to The Enfield Montessori School News

After almost a decade of wrangling with the Town of Enfield, multiple lawsuits and years of prayerful patience, the Enfield Montessori School finally received approval from the Planning and Zoning Committee to improve its driveway and parking areas. On June 18th, 2009, the P & Z Committee listened to testimony from supporters and neighbors of the school. Design Professionals, Inc., a planning and design engineering firm out of South Windsor, made a very thorough and informative presentation to the committee outlining the project. In a unanimous decision, the P & Z Committee granted the school a special permit to make the improvements to the property.

A loop driveway will be constructed, taking traffic away from Enfield Street. This driveway has been engineered to meet all current standards for an educational facility, and will be large enough to accommodate emergency vehicles and school buses alike. There will be visitor and handicapped parking along the loop portion of the driveway, along with a drop-off area for students. An auxiliary roadway will be constructed leading to an overflow parking area behind and to the rear of the brown building. There will be a designated walkway along the road for the safety of children and parents walking up to the school from the back parking area.

The school’s Future Planning Committee and Board of Trustees worked with Design Professionals, Inc. for over 4 years to bring the plan in front of the Town’s governing agencies. Enfield’s Town Planner, Jose Giner, put together an Administrative Review Team consisting of police, fire, engineering, planning, zoning, inland wetlands, legal, historic district, and other officials, in an effort to assist in processing the school’s request for a special permit to undertake the proposed revisions. The A.R.T. process culminated in the Planning and Zoning Committee public hearing on June 18th. Construction began on July 24th, 2009, and is being carried out by Hinckley Construction Co. of Enfield.

Enfield Montessori School would like to thank its families, neighbors, and many supporters for their efforts over the years. The school would like to especially thank Design Professionals, Inc. of South Windsor for their generous contribution of time and effort to the school over the past few years. Peter DeMallie and Galen Semprebon expertly engineered the design plans and made an exceptional presentation to the Planning and Zoning Committee on behalf of the school. They have assisted and advised the school in many of the areas necessary to carry out a project of this complexity. We are extremely grateful for their continued dedication and assistance to EMS. Lastly, the school would like to thank the Felician Sisters of the Order of St. Francis, Inc. for their unwavering backing and sponsorship of the Enfield Montessori School.