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Assignment: Input on the Elementary School Facility Master Plan Deliverables: 1) Vision Statement, 2) Guiding Principles, 3) Review of Options, 4) Ranking Date Main Discussion October 8, 2015

• What is a Facilities Master Plan?
• ADM Group School Assessment & Community Feedback

November 19, 2015

• Design Best Practices
• Other District Examples

December 17, 2015

• Visioning Discussion
• Guiding Principles

January 7, 2016

• Examine Current Conditions
• Review SUSD Recommendations

January 28, 2016

• Review Existing Options
• Discuss Possible New Options
• Pros and Cons

February 18, 2016

• Finalize Recommendation
• Rank Options

2015/2016 BRAC Work Plan

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• Buildings do matter for education and success
• Mission, vision, values: facilities should assist in meeting these
• Instruction should drive construction
• Consider what support programs already exist and design around them
• Design should be technology and project based
• Flexibility needed in classrooms and whole school
• Other districts rebuilt schools to 500 students (smaller learning communities)
• However, one size does not fit all
• The need for equity for all school campuses is important
• Important considerations:
• The cost of operating older facilities can be expensive
• Security and safety issues a priority
• Need to factor in mandates, like ADA compliance
• Community partnerships – what already exist to take advantage of
• Staff and community will need to buy-in and accept these design concepts
• Need to engage the local community on design
• Need to remind the public it’s about restoring the greatness of community
• Need the courage to make the right decisions

BRAC Major Thoughts on Research

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Current Condition of Elementary Schools

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Preamble

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Facilities Vision

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Design Principles

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BRAC Recommended Options

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What Do We Mean?

• Rebuilding our elementary schools
• Providing properly sized learning environments for students and

teachers.

• Taking into account cyclical trends of enrollments, neighborhood

integrity, traffic patterns, and improved property use Why Best Option:

• Neighborhood schools (neighborhood integrity)
• Friendly spaces
• Return on investment
• Effective use of space
• We owe it to our children to do things the right way!

 We have rebuilt HS, MS, need to finish the job with ES

Option 2: Rebuild Right Size This is the best option!

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Option 4: Other: Hybrid…. This is best alternative option

What Do We Mean?

• Combines rebuilding on a site along with

repurposing/consolidating space, and/or consolidating populations

• Yavapai school is an example

Why Best Alternative:

• Maintains the neighborhood/community school (“continuity of

vernacular”)

• Creates shared space possibilities
• Provides an efficient use of space
• Will save money vs. total rebuild

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Option 3: Consolidate… This is NOT an option

What Do We Mean?

• Closing a school: combining learners from existing neighborhood

schools Why this is not a good

• ption:
• Still dealing with same schools that will need to be fixed
• Future SUSD enrollment will suffer - ADM loss

 Allows space for individual charter schools

• South schools – growth potential

 Danger of outsizing ourselves

• Age/combinations – potential problems
• Potential loss of programs
• Increased bus routes
• Community impact: loss of property values
• Division of community

 Community forums said No!

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• We believe SUSD (and the community) needs to do

everything possible to see a bond pass and complete the job of rebuilding our elementary schools.

• We believe new facilities will become a magnet for new

families and will help to increase enrollment.

• We believe it’s not just about buildings but programs as
• well. Need to include the need for great programs not just

great facilities. THANK YOU.

In Conclusion