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Board hears detailed design and construction plans for kindergarten expansions and school renovations
Summary
Architects and Pepper STR presented a districtwide construction plan including a prototypical 1,100 sq ft kindergarten classroom model, renovations and additions at multiple schools, bid schedules and permitting concerns at North School tied to floodplain approvals.
Design and construction consultants and district staff presented detailed plans July 21 for kindergarten expansions, building renovations and additions across District 62, and outlined timelines, bid schedules and permitting risks.
Alan Arbrest of STR and Kirk, project manager at Pepper, briefed the board on a prototypical kindergarten classroom (about 1,100 square feet) developed with teacher focus groups and intended to provide consistent furniture, storage (25 cubbies), an in-class bathroom with scaled fixtures, and flexible, mobile learning spaces. The prototype informed renovation plans at Cumberland, Terrace, Forest, Orchard Place, Plainfield, Iroquois, Central and North schools, the…
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