In 1973 the high school accommodated 1300 students. Why do we need additional space today when the projected enrollment is 850 students?
The space required by high schools today is fundamentally greater than that required in the 1970’s for a variety of reasons, some legal and some pedagogical. For example, federal Special Education law mandates full inclusion with learning center support. This has added the need for six additional rooms at BHS. Federal and state statutes addressing handicapped access dictate the need for larger classrooms and other space-impacting facility modifications. State Educational Reform laws, in requiring all students to be academically engaged for 990 hours has added 180 hours on average per student of additional classroom time and prohibited the use of large study halls to fill the schedule. This has led to a significant increase in need for classroom space. Additional specialty spaces like the Skills Center and computer labs resulting from MCAS testing requirements and changes in high school pedagogy have added further space demands. State regulations regarding room size, coincident with cha
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