Northwood Project Schedule

• Spring 2019: Design commencement
• Fall 2023: Northwood students and staff relocate to holding facility
• Fall 2024: Construction begins at Northwood HS
• Fall 2027: Northwood students and staff move-in to new facility

Common Questions from the Community

• How will the holding facility accommodate current program requirements?
• How will MCPS and public transportation support the needs of students and families?
• What services will relocate to the holding facility, and what services will relocate to a different facility near Northwood HS (i.e. the Wellness Center, Saturday School)?
• When will logistics be determined for after-school events? Requested information includes location, transportation, and schedule for athletic games and practices, plays/performances, after-school academics, and school club meetings.

Holding Facility Information

• Once constructed, the Woodward High School building will serve initially as the holding facility for Northwood High School.
• The building will be constructed in phases, and the first phase does not include an auditorium or stadium field.
• The phase 2 work will be constructed while Northwood High School is housed at the school to allow for the reopening of Woodward High School for the start of the 2027-2028 school year.
• This project is expected to break-ground during the Winter of 2021.

Next Steps

• Continue community discussions for feedback related to the Northwood High School Replacement Project.
• Schedule community and staff meetings to review specific holding facility concerns and reviews ways to develop operations plans that will minimize impacts on the school community.
• Schedule community and staff meetings to review transportation challenges during the two-year holding facility period.
• Develop a communications plan to engage elementary and middle school families that may be impacted by this project.

Project Objectives

Design Facts

• Options that range from complete demolition of existing Northwood to concepts that may preserve some existing spaces have been explored.
• Initial concept development results show complete demolition of the existing building as the preferred and fiscally prudent option.
• Previous infrastructure investments in utilities and stormwater management will be preserved to the maximum extent practicable.