Brockton project team names addition‑and‑renovation Option 2B as preferred plan for high school

Principal Kevin McCaskill announced at a community forum that the school‑building working group has chosen Option 2B, an addition‑and‑renovation model that preserves the school’s four‑house organization and keeps the existing performing‑arts and athletic buildings, as the preferred plan for Brockton High School.

The decision: why it matters Kevin McCaskill, principal of Brockton High School, said Option 2B ‘‘rose to the top on its merit’’ because it keeps important traditions and provides space to expand career and technical education (CTE) offerings. He added the model was selected unanimously by the working group and framed the choice as balancing educational goals and fiscal responsibility.

What the plan would do Craig Olsen, an architect and educational planner with KBA Architects, described Option 2B as an approach that wraps new academic houses around renovated core facilities — retaining the existing auditorium, gym and pool while adding new academic wings, a permanent district kitchen and…