PRINCIPAL SURVEY

Top Priorities:

1. Classroom technology, including voice amplification/speakers
2. Electives spaces: Maker Space and Science
3. Boys locker room

SITE USE AND FUNCTIONALITY

General Education Classrooms

principal rating: 4/5 stars

• The classrooms are organized in a series of finger wings with exterior space between. Classrooms are all connected by a covered walkway. Rooms 35, 36, and 37 are Science-ready.

Special Education Classrooms

principal rating: 4/5 stars

• The site hosts two (2) Mild/Moderate and two (2) Moderate/Severe Special Education classes. Only one (1) of the Moderate/Severe classrooms has adjoining toileting facilities.

Student Services / Counseling

principal rating: 4/5 stars

• RSP, OT, and Speech are dispersed throughout the site. Three (3) standard classrooms are used for RSP and OT. Speech has a small office at the end of a classroom wing.
• The principal indicates a need for additional offices for counselors.

Staff and Administrative Spaces

principal rating: 4/5 stars

• The principal is not pleased with the flow of the Admin Office.
• The Main Office is clearly identifiable as the main point of entry.

Kitchen / Cafeteria / Food Service

principal rating: 5/5 stars

• The site has an interior servery with many food options for students. Students dine under the lunch shelter and throughout the site.

Student Assembly

principal rating: 5/5 stars

• Assemblies take place in the Multi-Purpose Room as do Choral and Music performances.

Library

principal rating: 5/5 stars

• The Library has tall, perimeter book shelves and low, mobile shelves. The furniture includes large tables that flip vertically for storage, plastic/metal chairs, and some soft seating.

Physical Education / Athletics Buildings

principal rating: 3/5 stars

• The Multi-Purpose Room has striping for a full-size basketball court and retractable backstops as well as four (4) rows of bleachers on one side.
• The site also has a Gymnasium that is shared with the community and the Columbia Neighborhood Center.
• The Girls Locker Rooms were newly constructed with the Multi-Purpose Room. The Boys Locker Room is attached to the Gym and are in poor condition.

Outdoor Play Equipment / Hardcourts

• No issues were reported with the hardcourt area.

Specialized Elective Spaces

• The Choir room used to be the site’s Wood Shop and is being considered to become a Maker Space. The room has perimeter storage cabinets along two (2) walls and an adjacent work room.
• The Music room is a very large space with perimeter storage and two (2) small practice rooms.
• The Art room has tall storage cabinets and an adjoining kiln room. The furniture consists of long work tables and chairs.
• The Science classrooms have perimeter casework with sinks and gas for labs. Lab tables are not fixed in place. The room has a large demonstration table at the front with a sink and gas hookup. The front of the room also has an eye-wash station and shower. The room has a ventilation hood that was used for storage at the time of the site visit.

Restrooms

• The principal reports the restrooms to be functioning properly, however the finishes need repair and updating.

Site

• The site has an analog marquee at the front of school.
• The school has two (2) drop-off areas along Morse Ave. The principal would like secured parking for teachers and staff.
• The school garden is adjacent to the Science rooms.
• The areas in between the finger-wing buildings have been upgraded with concrete paving, benches, and landscaping.

Technology

• Updated technology is needed site-wide.