1. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
Brookland Middle School
Brookland Civic Association Meeting
May 17, 2014

2. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
AGENDA / GOALS
• Onsite Activity / Construction
Updates
• ANC Meeting Update
• Mascot and DCPS Marketing
• Public Art
• Next Steps / Q&A

3. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
• ONGOING & UPCOMING WORK
• Building Envelope
• Exterior wall framing
• Roofing
• Field restoration
• Interior mechanical, electrical, plumbing
• Upcoming: Exterior brick and windows

4. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
Classroom Wing

5. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
Main Entrance to School
View of School from park

6. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION AND PARK USAGE
WORK ACTIVITY TIMEFRAME
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)
October 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

7. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
RECENT ANC APPROVAL
• Presented Curb Cuts for Parking Lot to ANC, April
23, 2014
• Received approval for letter to be sent to DDOT in
favor of change

8. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESIGN UPDATE - INTERIORS

9. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESIGN UPDATE - INTERIORS

10. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESIGN UPDATE – MASCOT SELECTION
• Presented Mascot options to 4th, 5th, 6th grade students at:
Brookland Educational Campus, Burroughs, Langdon, and
Noyes Schools.
• Students voted to rank the options in order of preference.

11. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DCPS ACADEMIC UPDATE
• Academic Planning Team reconvening
• DCPS to begin meetings on school marketing
and enrollment
• FY15 Funding Priorities for Middle Grades
(next slide)

12. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013

13. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART
• 97 Entries from 52 artists. 21 selected as semi-finalists
• Semi finalists announced for each area
• Entry Plaza (Community) - 8 semi finalists
• Atrium – likely hanging (Diversity) – 4 semi-finalists
• Outdoor Classroom (Sustainability) – 6 semi finalists
• Michigan Ave (Brookland) – 4 semi finalists
• Main Lobby (Performing Arts) – 6 semi finalists
• Semi-finalists will tour the school in early May, submit
proposal in late May, and present to the community in June
before selections are made in July

14. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART - ATRIUM SEMI-FINALISTS (SAMPLES)

15. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART – MICHIGAN AVE SEMI-FINALISTS
(SAMPLES)

16. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART – ENTRY PLAZA SEMI-FINALISTS
(SAMPLES)

17. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART – MAIN LOBBY SEMI-FINALISTS
(SAMPLES)

18. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC ART – OUTDOOR RM SEMI-FINALISTS
(SAMPLES)

19. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013
BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEXT STEPS
• The next “Community Meeting” will be held in June.
Place and time TBD.
• The SIT Team will meet in late June or early July.
• The “Envelope Group” will meet again in July.

20. BROOKLAND COMMUNITY MEETING – MARCH 23, 2013