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Design team outlines CLIF replacement and feasibility committee recommends elementary consolidation and grade‑banding
Summary
Architect Decker presented a timeline and design approach for the CLIF replacement; Capital AE presented a feasibility study recommending consolidation of two small elementary schools (Sixth Street and Jose Barrios), a grade‑banding model for remaining elementaries, and moving sixth grade to La Plata Middle School with an implementation timeline.
The Silver Consolidated Schools board heard two linked facilities presentations on June 16: Decker Architects introduced the design team and schedule for the CLIF (occupied campus replacement) project, and Capital AE presented a consolidation feasibility study recommending elementary reconfiguration and a longer‑term approach to middle‑ and high‑school facilities.
Representatives from Decker said their K–12 studio has completed more than 300 school projects and emphasized experience delivering occupied campus replacements in rural settings. Juan Dorado, Decker’s principal in charge, told the board the firm will lead programming, schematic and construction document phases and coordinate required approvals from the Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA). The Decker team described a target design that would be sized within the district’s allowable square footage and noted the firm’s intent to incorporate local…
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