Details from the submitted documents to planning commission show that Wheaton High School is the larger of the two proposed schools. Wheaton High "sits near the corner of the property where the surrounding roads are wider, and has substantial planted medians that help to buffer the bulk of the proposed building from residential uses directly across Randolph Road and Dalewood Drive. Thomas Edison High School of Technology utilizes the site's north-south downward slope to nest its lower level into the hillside, maintaining a two-story presence along the street, similar to the existing two-story school building."
Students who attend school at Thomas Edison High School spend only half their day on-site, and the other half at their home school. Students can enroll in 17 different career and technology programs when the facility opens for the 2018-2019 school year. According to the American School & University publication, "students accepted into the program will attend three class periods each day at the Edison campus and earn 1.5 credits a semester. They can also earn professional certifications and college credit."
The project is slated to be roughly 101,430 SF and the school's current capacity is 473 students.
