1. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
Brookland Middle School
Community Meeting
March 18, 2013

2. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
AGENDA / GOALS
• Introductions / Rules
• Recap Last Meeting
• Construction Update
• Park Use Schedule
• Design Update
• CBE / Workforce Update
• Next Steps / Q&A

3. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
SITE PLAN

4. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
• OVERALL SCHEDULE: Project to be completed in
December 2014 for school to open in August 2015
• ONGOING & UPCOMING WORK
• Structural steel installation and concrete decks
• Gas line removed and re-routed – complete
• Foundation where gas line removed
• Geothermal well drilling at baseball fields
• Upcoming: Exterior wall framing (masonry and studs)

5. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
Removal of Washington Gas piping beneath footprint of new
building design.
Preparing for Foundation Walls at south end of site beneath
new Performance Theatre.

6. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
Installation of steel structure viewed from southern end of
project site.
Installation of steel decking on First Floor of school.

7. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
• Meeting with “Envelope
Group” 3/13/2014
• Addressed construction noise,
work hours, construction
lights, and local traffic and
parking issues.
• Presented design ideas for
maintaining privacy between
school and backyards across
alley.

8. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION AND PARK USE
WORK ACTIVITY TIMEFRAME
Ongoing DPR modernization of Turkey Thicket park Complete
Baseball field and track closed during geothermal well drilling and
field restoration
Present –
June 2014
Basketball courts closed during expansion of Turkey Thicket
parking lot and basketball court relocation (pending permits)
April 2014 –
June 2014
Two (2) Tennis courts closest to school not in use during school
structure and façade work
Present –
October 2014
All eight (8) tennis courts closed during court re-surfacing October 2014

9. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION AND PARK USE
STRUCTURE, GEOTHERMAL & FACADE
December 2013 – May 2014
Two (2) Tennis courts closest to
school not in use during school
structure and façade work
(Present – October 2014)
Baseball field and track closed during
geothermal well drilling and field
restoration (Present – June 2014)

10. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION AND PARK USE
INTERIORS
May 2013 – January 2015
Tennis courts get resurfaced
in October 2014
Parking lot expanded and basketball
courts relocated during April – June 2014

11. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESIGN UPDATE – INTERIOR FINISHES
• Interior finishes developed with School
Improvement Team (SIT) in December
and January
• Color palettes leaned towards
“Creative” and “Energetic” moods
• Presented to DGS Executive Team in
February for approval to advance into
detailed design.

12. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESIGN UPDATE – INTERIOR FINISHES

13. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESIGN UPDATE – MASCOT SELECTION
• Initial ideas developed by SIT with help from graphic artist
• Three final options presented Mascot options to 4th, 5th, 6th grade
students at four Education Campuses (Brookland @ Bunker Hill,
Burroughs, Langdon, Noyes) at lunchtime meetings.
• Students voted to rank the options in order of preference
• Project team compiling votes to announce to students and community

14. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART
• RFP issued(November) with five areas of interest
• Entry Plaza (Community)
• Atrium – likely hanging (Diversity)
• Outdoor Classroom (Sustainability)
• Michigan Ave (Brookland)
• Main Lobby (Performing Arts)
• 97 Response Entries from 52 artists (December)
• Selection panel, led by DGS Art Liaison, consists of
architects, DGS project manager, DCPS personnel, and SIT
• Next step: select semi-finalists for each area to draft ideas
• Artists likely to conduct community workshops

15. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CBE AND WORKFORCE
• Local Business Participation (CBE)
• $22.4 out of $37.5M (60% ) of construction subcontracts have
been awarded to District CBE firms
• 16 CBE firms currently working on project
• 7 of those firms are located in Ward 5
• Local Workforce Utilization
• Approximately 40% of all workers to date DC residents
• 10 workers hired from jobsite walk-ups!!

16. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEXT STEPS
• Ribbon Cutting for Turkey Thicket Playground on
Thursday, March 27, 10 AM
• Reconvene SIT Team in April 2014
• Building finishes, furniture, and sitescape
• “Envelope Group” Meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2014
• Community Meeting in June 2014

17. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
Questions & Answers

18. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013