Consultants present facilities condition assessment and master-plan timeline to Central CUSD 301 board
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Wold Architects & Engineers and STR Partners briefed the Central CUSD 301 board on a district facilities condition assessment and a linked master plan, describing deliverables, partners, a sortable budgeting spreadsheet and a draft schedule that aims for a final report in late February.
Wold Architects & Engineers and STR Partners presented coordinated plans to the Central CUSD 301 Board of Education for a facilities condition assessment and a linked district master plan.
Matt Burton of Wold told the board the condition assessment will create a 10-year maintenance plan identifying repairs, life‑cycle replacements and estimated costs. Wold said it is working with Ericsson (site work) and IMAG (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) to evaluate exterior and interior systems, hazardous materials and life‑safety items. Burton described a deliverable set that includes floor plans with notes and a spreadsheet of line items the district can sort by building, priority, funding source and year.
Jennifer Costanza and Alan Armbrust of STR Partners outlined the master‑planning process, which links educational program needs to the facilities assessment. STR said the master plan will consider enrollment scenarios, site limitations (stormwater, wetlands and traffic), guiding principles for grade configuration and a menu of “if‑then” options so the district can choose different responses depending on enrollment or funding changes. STR recommended targeted community engagement, including statistically valid surveys of likely voters, to surface priorities and to support any future referendum conversation.
Schedule and next steps: Wold reported exterior building tours are largely complete and interior reviews will follow; staff and consultants expect a final condition‑assessment draft in late February timed to inform STR’s master‑plan recommendations. Burton said the assessment will include inflation‑adjusted budget estimates and a spreadsheet tool designed for annual planning.
Board members asked about deliverables and alignment with current health‑life‑safety inspections. Consultants said the assessment will fold in the district’s recent ROE health‑life‑safety findings and other reports. Trustees also discussed how master‑plan community engagement can be tailored to produce actionable data for voters and for long‑term decisions about capacity, programming and capital projects.
