PRINCIPAL PRIORITIES

1. New Library / Media Center
2. Outdoor amphitheater
3. New 2nd/3rd grade building to replace portables

SITE USE AND FUNCTIONALITY

General Education Classrooms

• Classrooms have one wall of low and full-height built-in casework with a sink. Students have individual desks and chairs. Technology includes a mobile LCD monitor. Backpack hooks are available along the exterior wall of the classroom.
• Classroom hallways are utilized as collaboration areas and have been outfitted with various furniture types.
• Not all TK/Kindergarten classrooms have interior restrooms.

Special Education Classrooms

• This site accommodates two (2) SDC classes for students with moderate/severe meeds. Principal recommendations for improvement include adding a sensory room, padding and other soft edges, and areas of interactive, sensory play.

Student Services / Counseling

• The site has a cluster of counselors and sensory space that works well for collaboration and student access.

Staff and Administrative Spaces

• The site has a clear point of entry into the Administration office. The Faculty Lounge is underutilized.

Kitchen / Cafeteria / Food Service

• The kitchen is located within the Multi-Purpose Room. Hot and cold food carts are set up near the kitchen for the student serving line.
• Students dine at the lunch shelter. The principal would like this sheltered area expanded so that all tables can be protected from sun and rain.

Student Assembly

• The MPR has in-wall tables and two (2) retractable basketball hoops and backstops. Presentation technology includes a large drop-down projection screen and two (2) wall-mount LCD monitors. Speakers are also wall-mount and stage lighting is also available at the ceiling.
• This site does not have a permanent stage. A temporary stage is stored in a room of the MPR building.

Library

• The Library is nestled in the center of a building, surrounded by Administrative functions and classrooms. Due to its location, it does not have access to natural light. Tall book stacks line the perimeter. Low built-in book stacks create aisles at the perimeter. Students can access computer stations as well as a corner ‘book nook.’ Presentation technology includes a ceiling-mount projector and drop-down screen.
• The principal notes challenges with the storage of curriculum and other materials.

Outdoor Play Equipment / Playfields / Hardcourts

• The Kindergarten play yard area has been expanded which provides opportunity for additional enhancements to the play equipment. The principal suggests equipment that is sized appropriately for TK students.
• The upper/lower primary play structure was replaced with rubberized surfacing in September of 2021 and includes inclusive/accessible features.
• The principal notes that the hardcourts need to be resurfaced and new striping painted. He also notes opportunity to create an outdoor amphitheater/assembly area at the northwest portion of the site which is already sloped.
• The garden is typically maintained by parent volunteers. The corner of the garden houses an astronomy dome.

Specialized Elective Spaces

• Music is housed in a portable classroom.
• The Computer Lab had been underutilized and has recently been used for testing.
• The Science / Exploration Lab is utilizing a standard classroom in the Kindergarten wing. It has the same casework as other general education classrooms and is furnished with science-grade tables and stools. The room is equipped with a ceiling-mount projector with drop-down screen. The principal would like this space to be more conducive to science and include a full kitchenette, similar to other sites.

Restrooms

• Not all TK/Kindergarten classrooms have attached restrooms.

Site / Parking / Drop-Off

• The site utilizes the drop-off loop at the front of campus as well as along the street. The south portion of the drop-off lane is reserved for the SDC buses.
• There is an area of the site known as ‘The Cage.’ This is an exterior corridor currently utilized to store custodial equipment. So long as the custodian has storage space, this corridor would be better utilized as circulation space and to give access to a set of restrooms that are currently blocked.

Technology

• Classroom technology at this site consists primarily of wall-mount short-throw projectors and ceiling-mount projectors. Some classrooms have a mobile LCD monitor.