Educational Video #1 on the Coakley Middle School project includes information on how the process for the project began.
In 2016, the Norwood Public Schools began a district-wide facility study with Ai3 Architects, LLC and consultants to review the existing building condition of schools in the district. At the conclusion of the process, the Coakley Middle School was identified as the school with the most building deficiencies.
Building performance, such as needed capital repairs; functional performance, such as enrollment numbers and possible overcrowding; and educational performance, such as existing learning spaces are the criteria used to evaluate the school buildings.
Based on the information and results from the study, the town submitted a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), which is the first step in applying for funding assistance for a building project. Norwood was one of 12 projects selected for the Core program that year.
View all Coakley Middle School Project Educational Videos here.