As it faces daunting challenges that have built up over decades, Boston Public Schools is embarking on a major transformation.
Over the course of the next decade, the $1 billion “BuildBPS” plan will remake the district’s physical footprint inside and out. The plan, long a priority for Mayor Marty Walsh, will also change the way students move from school to school and from home to the classroom.
As the plan has solidified over the past several weeks, interim superintendent Laura Perille has said people can expect to see the “construction or major transformation” of 12 schools launched or completed by 2027. (Among those are the Carter School, Boston Arts Academy, the Quincy Upper School and the Eliot K-8, many of which have been waiting for new facilities for many years.)