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Board reviews schematic design, timeline and early cost estimate for new K–2 elementary
Summary
Shore Architects presented schematic design, site plan and a preliminary budget for a new K–2 elementary school; the district remains on schedule for early site work this fall and is pursuing value engineering to align the design with a $53.3 million budget.
New Albany-Plain Local Board of Education members heard an update April 28 on the schematic design, site layout and early cost estimate for the district’s planned K–2 elementary school.
The presentation by Shore Architects outlined a north-side parent drop-off, a bus/service drive tied to Swicker Woods Boulevard and a building with a two‑story north wing and a one‑story south wing sized to allow future expansion. The plan calls for about 34,541 square feet of new space and an initial budget target of roughly $53.3 million for the project team to work within.
The district and architects said the design preserves mature trees along the northern site edge, separates car and bus traffic with a gated service drive for buses and deliveries, and centers noisy activity spaces — gymnasium and dining — to the south. Interior programming includes approximately 52 classrooms, five self‑contained special‑education rooms, five intervention rooms and small-group flexible spaces; kindergarten classrooms are grouped in a dedicated wing.
Why it matters: The schematic stage sets major design…
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