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Baldwin County schools plan $42 million refresh of five high schools; board approves architect contracts
Summary
Superintendent and architect presented schematic designs to renovate five high schools using $34.2 million in one-time state “advancement in technology” funds plus $8–10 million in local money; the board approved contracts with McKee & Associates to advance designs.
Baldwin County Board of Education members heard a schematic presentation June 17 on a planned capital refresh of five county high schools and approved architectural contracts to move the designs forward.
The superintendent said the district plans to use $34,200,000 from the state’s one-time “advancement in technology” funds and to supplement that with roughly $8 million to $10 million in local funds, producing an estimated total of about $42,000,000 for renovations at Baldwin County High School, Daphne High School, Fairhope High School, Robertsdale High School and Foley High School.
The presentation was delivered by Sewell McKee of the Latham & McKee firm, who described schematic work for front‑of‑school parking and circulation changes, reconfigured security vestibules, repurposed media centers, new counselor suites, nurse suites with bathrooms, breakout rooms and updated cafeterias. McKee said the library/media spaces are being redesigned as “21st‑century…
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