- About Mount Pleasant Early College and Career Academy
- Programmatic Goals:
- Project Highlight
- Project Update - Fall '25
- Project Update - Spring '25
- Project Update - Summer '25
- Project Update - Fall '25
- Swing Space Classroom Progress Photos
- A Hybrid Approach to Modernization
- Guiding Principles
- Community Engagement and Visioning Workshops
About Mount Pleasant Early College and Career Academy
The Mount Pleasant project represents a balanced approach to preserving the school’s historic character while providing state-of-the-art learning spaces for future generations. Building on recent improvements including a secure vestibule, operational upgrades for students and staff, health and safety enhancements, and critical repairs to the roof, masonry, and lighting—the next phase of this transformation is poised to take the school to new heights.
Programmatic Goals:
- Increase Early College and Career access and exposure
- Increase Career Technical Education opportunities for students
- Create 21st century, state of the art spaces where students and staff can thrive
Project Highlight
- Project Type: Design Build
- Grade Levels: High School
- Student Capacity: Approx. 1,000 students
- Funding: $110M
- Overall Project Schedule: 2027 School Year (Est)
- Location: 434 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI
Project Update - Fall '25
Project Update - Spring '25
- From January through March, visioning meetings have taken place with family and staff focus groups, as well as members of the PPSD District Team and RIDE. These meetings will provide an opportunity for collaborative discussions and valuable input to help shape the project’s direction.
- In partnership, our design-build team, Perkins Eastman and Agostini Construction, are conducting preliminary investigations on site to prepare plausible design hybrid design options that modernize the building but also keep the historic Mount Pleasant facade.
Project Update - Summer '25
- With the Summer break being started, the Swing Space phase has begun in the School and the movers have begun claiming all the boxes on 7/7. The construction of the Swing Space will begin in the beginning of August.
- The Schematic Design documents have been finalized, and the Team is currently making progress on the Design Development documents. The Team is continuing to discuss and review with focus groups, District and RIDE personnel.
- Please see the Site Plan and some Conceptual Designs of the future High School.
Project Update - Fall '25
- Schematic Designs have bene approved. Design Development designs are being submitted to RIDE
- Furniture plans have been under review with the Providence Public School District and staff.
- Staff from the school and the district have tested out furniture at a vendor's warehouse to see what specific furniture needs students and staff need
- We provided model furniture for students to test out desks and chairs to provide feedback on what desk they preferred
- Planning a community event for staff and families to get updated on where we are at with design
- Have met with the CAB and the Providence School Building committee at MPECCA keeping them updated on where we are in design
- Swing space has progressed to create classrooms for future phases of swinging classrooms which would begin around June 2026
Swing Space Classroom Progress Photos
A Hybrid Approach to Modernization
The project will pursue a “hybrid” renovation option, combining targeted upgrades to the existing building with the construction of new energy-efficient, flexible classroom spaces. This approach allows the school to retain key student programming spaces, such as the auditorium, at their current size while minimizing disruptions to nearby fields and community spaces. The design will be responsive to community feedback, preserving elements of the school’s historic architecture while creating innovative learning environments for students.
Guiding Principles
- Academic Focus: Ensuring the school’s academic program remains at the heart of all decisions.
- Sustainability & Accessibility: Right sizing the building to meet modern sustainability, accessibility, and technology standards.
- Minimized Disruptions: Keeping students and faculty in the existing school until new spaces are complete to reduce disruptions to learning.
Community Engagement and Visioning Workshops
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