At a planning meeting on November 11, 2019, the Dedham School Building Committee outlined the following updated project goals with the project firm SMMA:

• Comprehensively rebuild or replace Oakdale, Riverdale and Greenlodge Elementary Schools 
• Create a plan for next generation schools and learning environments that have flexibility to accommodate changing pedagogy 
• Provide equity of facilities for all elementary children within the town 
• To the extent possible, plan for school(s) that foster a small school / neighborhood environment and feeling 
• Develop project(s) that are fiscally responsible and politically viable for the community