Milton families will get their first look at what the former Labouré College campus could become as a school site Monday, July 20, when the School Building Committee presents a concept design from architecture firm DLR Group.

The 7 p.m. meeting is open to the public via Zoom (Meeting ID: 845 3221 1332, Passcode: 007337) or by phone at 1-929-205-6099. The agenda's second item, listed as "Citizen's Speak," offers a formal window for public comment before the committee takes up the Labouré design and a separate update on the Cunningham Elementary School project through the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The agenda was posted Thursday, July 16, by Town Clerk Susan M. Galvin.

Labouré College, a 134-year-old Catholic nursing school located in Milton, is closing in summer 2026. The School Committee voted in early June to explore converting the campus into a prekindergarten and kindergarten center. On Monday, June 15, the School Building Committee voted to hire contractors to evaluate costs and design options for the site.

Chairman Sean O'Rourke told the School Committee on Tuesday, June 3, that the Select Board would need to act by early August to get any needed financing on the November 2026 ballot.

"I think it's a great asset for the town," O'Rourke said at that June 3 meeting. "Does it work for a school? That's kind of what we're all trying to figure out."

O'Rourke, a vice president and director of electrical engineering at WSP, has recommended renovating just one of the campus's three buildings for students to avoid triggering costly energy code upgrades in the other two structures.

The district is also pursuing state funding for Cunningham Elementary through the MSBA. The state authority invited Cunningham into its eligibility period in December 2024. At the October 27, 2025, Special Town Meeting, the committee presented Article 6 to extend a reverter clause on land near Milton High School on Gile Road from June 30, 2028, to June 30, 2033, giving the town more time to use the site for school construction. The MSBA board then voted on the project at its Wednesday, February 25, 2026, meeting.

The agenda includes an MSBA update on Cunningham. The committee has not publicly confirmed whether Module 2, which involves forming the project team, has been completed.

The state may reimburse approximately 28 percent of Milton's costs on a new school project, according to the Boston Globe's June 23, 2026, report on the district's building plans. Buying and renovating Labouré without state help could be completed more quickly but would forgo that reimbursement.

Milton Public Schools enrollment has grown by about 200 students over the past decade to more than 4,350, according to the Globe report. The district is pursuing both the Labouré conversion and the MSBA process simultaneously to address that growth.

The committee has met five times since early May, with minutes from May 4, May 27, June 8, June 15, and July 6 all listed for approval Monday.