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Medford launches MSBA feasibility study for Medford High School, sets 1,395 enrollment target

Medford School Committee / Medford Comprehensive High School Building Committee · January 9, 2026
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Summary

Medford officials and their consultants outlined a feasibility study timeline and public engagement plan for rebuilding or renovating Medford High School under the Massachusetts School Building Authority; the plan uses a 1,395-student enrollment target and expects PSR submission in June 2026 with MSBA and town approvals following.

Medford School Committee vice chair Jenny Graham and project consultants opened a public webinar to begin a feasibility study for Medford High School under the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) core program. The district and MSBA agreed on a planning enrollment target of 1,395 students for grades 9–12, and the team described next steps in a multi-stage MSBA process that will determine whether the project proceeds as a renovation, addition or new build.

Consultants from Left Field (owner’s project manager) and SMMA (design and educational planning) presented the study’s schedule and the technical work under way. The feasibility study includes two deliverables to the MSBA: a Preliminary Design Program (PDP) focusing on fact-finding, site and program documentation, and a Preferred Schematic Report (PSR), in which the team will recommend one option. The PSR is scheduled for submission in June 2026; MSBA board review and a subsequent town-level vote to fund the…

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