The recently renovated Fort Montgomery Elementary School has now been seen nationally. Recently, Superintendent of Schools Michael McElduff said, the FMES received a ‘2026 Outstanding Project’ award from Learning by Design magazine and was featured in its Fall 2026 issue.

Holding up a framed copy of the magazine cover and the page which features the school’s cheerful, yet functional, new look, McElduff offered thanks to BCA Architects & Engineers for the work they did, the district’s construction managers, as well the staff and administration who helped with the design, and the color palette, “and all the wonderful things”.

The article about the FMES notes the school has been “reborn”, with “flexible, imaginative STEAM and Art/Music spaces that flex to fit any lesson; a Resource Room equipped with thoughtful learning zones and moveable furnishings, perfect for guided study and privacy; and a functional and dedicated nurse area”. It notes “every space was created as a purposeful learning environment to be inspiring, lively, functional and durable”.

McElduff said he is glad the community will be able to enjoy the school’s new spaces “for years to come”, and also praised the Board of Education.

“Without your commitment to this community, this school district, things like this couldn’t happen,” the superintendent said. “We’ve all been in the Fort school - it looks absolutely amazing, is beautiful and was done well.”

The framed photos magazine spread he held will be hung in the FMES.