In 1972, Braintree High School was built for 3,500 students. As would be expected after 48 years of use, many of the classrooms are no longer used for the types of courses for which they were designed. Although none of these facility challenges are surprising considering the age of the building, the funds required to conduct the type of full-scale renovations needed to both update existing systems and infrastructure, as well as create spaces that promote 21st century teaching and learning, are beyond the capacity of a year-to-year operational budget and available capital funds.
For these reasons, the most critical step for Braintree High School within the BPS Master Facilities Plan is the submission of a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the MSBA.
Submitting an SOI is the first critical step in the MSBA's program to partially fund the construction, renovation, addition or repair of Braintree High School. The SOI allows the Town of Braintree and Braintree Public Schools to inform the MSBA about deficiencies that exist at Braintree High school and how those deficiencies inhibit the delivery of our current educational program. In 2026, Braintree submitted an SOI for BHS for the eighth time since 2018. For more information, please review the 2026 SOI
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