Final Phase of Milpitas USD Innovation Campus Set to Begin

The Milpitas Unified School District, along with project partners and community supporters, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Phase Three of its Innovation Campus located in Milpitas, California. Providing future-ready learners with multifaceted opportunities to support a variety of career pathways, the project’s final phase brings a Workforce Development and Early Childhood Education Research Center to the campus.

All phases of the MUSD Innovation Campus have been designed by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects and built by Blach Construction, with TBK Construction Management serving as construction manager.

The 9,000 square-foot Workforce Development Center will provide meeting rooms, offices, conference rooms, a cafe, kitchen and lobby. Designed for flexibility, the meeting rooms will be separated by operable partitions and can be combined into one large space for conferences and MUSD board of education meetings. The kitchen will open to a covered outdoor dining area adjacent to the campus’s existing main quad, providing additional gathering space. The 3,500 square-foot Early Childhood Education Research Center will consist of two classrooms with restrooms, along with breakout and administration spaces.

Prioritizing sustainability, the project has been designed to achieve Collaborative for High Performance Schools certification and utilizes renewable power supplied by MUSD’s existing photovoltaic system. Each building includes sustainable materials, energy-efficient lighting, all-electric mechanical systems, stormwater catchment and water-efficient landscaping.

Funding for the $90-million, nearly 100,000-square-foot MUSD Innovation Campus was made possible by the 2018 Bond Measure AA and California state-matching grants. Phase Three is expected to complete in summer 2027, achieving the vision for the campus to support Milpitas learners from early childhood through adulthood.