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Consultants preview Braintree facilities dashboard, flag major deferred‑maintenance and options to reduce school footprint
Summary
ERS and Perkins Eastman unveiled a public facilities dashboard and preliminary findings: district capacity currently exceeds enrollment, educational adequacy varies by school, and deferred‑maintenance needs substantially exceed current capital plans — prompting early exploration of repurposing or reducing the number of school sites.
Consultants supporting Braintree’s long‑range facilities planning presented updated analyses and a public dashboard to the School Committee on Jan. 13, saying the district faces a sizable capital maintenance backlog and that options under consideration include modernization of the high school and reducing the district’s footprint by at least two sites.
Key findings and dashboard: ERS and Perkins Eastman highlighted three takeaways: (1) estimated capital maintenance needs exceed what is currently funded in the town’s five‑year capital plan; (2) updated enrollment and capacity analysis shows current capacity outweighs enrollment, with some…
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