Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, a 131,000 SF school featuring technologically advanced, flexible learning environments, was the first project awarded in Virginia to build an educational facility under the “Public Private Educational Facility and Infrastructure Act of 2002.” Unable to identify a viable site for a new school, Falls Church City Public Schools entered into an agreement with Edgemoor to provide turnkey services including site selection, program development, zoning, design and construction of a new facility that houses grades five through seven. Edgemoor worked with Falls Church to determine the most viable site, and proposed alternative financing structures to reduce project costs and the City’s debt burden. In addition to classrooms, the school features a cafeteria/auditorium, gymnasium, art lab, library, science and computer rooms, and media production area.. The ultimate delivery of the school in the Fall of 2005 saved the school system two years and close to $10 million against their original expectations.