Middlesex School
Academic Master Plan
In the winter of 2003, Middlesex School - through its project manager Linbeck Corporation - engaged Brailsford & Dunlavey to examine the School's physical plant as a whole and benchmark it against national comparable institutions. The focus of this master plan was to consolidate and update work previously completed by B&D, including a Residential Master Plan (1996), Athletic Master Plan (2000), and Science and Math Master Plan (2000), and to perform a rigorous review and analysis of the School's academic and administrative needs. The goal was to develop a comprehensive short-term and long-term master plan that would provide direction for new campus facility developments and renovations to support the student population and the School's vision.
B&D's work included analysis
of existing facilities, review of previous
documentation, review and analysis of
facilities at comparable schools, schedule and
classroom utilization analysis, development of
project objectives, concept development, and
phasing scenarios.
Throughout the assignment, B&D worked intensively with the Academic Planning Committee composed of selected trustees, faculty, and administrators. B&D also coordinated with School personnel involved in curriculum, scheduling, enrollment, admissions, staffing, and maintenance, particularly during the research and assessment portions of the project.