Taconic High School Today Built in 1969, the aging building suffers from a number of issues. ...    view more MSBA Process The Massachusetts School Building Authority has a delineated process for research, funding and construction of public schools. Once a locally......    view more Design THE DESIGN   Working with the MSBA, the project is based on serving 920 students. That accounts for the 750 or so currently attending the......    view more Auditorium The design features a gymnasium and auditorium that will be smaller than the current ones. The current gym is much bigger than the state's......    view more Site Plan The front of the proposed new school is oriented south, opposite the current school, which will allow it to be built while students are still attending......    view more First Floor Shops and common areas would be located on the ground floor. A subcommittee was formed to inventory the current equipment and furniture and as much of......    view more Second Floor The clustering feature, which the School Building Needs Commission added back into the plan, is designed to create "academies." The......    view more Third Floor The third floor space will mirror the second floor in clustering classrooms. ...    view more Front & Back The building would be built around security protocols, eliminating the multiple areas of egress and funneling visitors through the main......    view more Academics The project is built around an educational plan the School Committee approved early in the project. McCandless said the idea is to......    view more Future Expansion The city was very clear a few years ago that we want two high schools. Superintendent Jason McCandless Should......    view more Taconic High School Today Built in 1969, the aging building suffers from a number of issues. view more