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Board hears scope and preliminary budgets for Silver Brook and Badger school reconfigurations
Summary
EUA and Findorff presented conversion plans for Silver Brook (intermediate to elementary) and Badger (configuration changes, ADA locker renovations and capital maintenance). Pre‑referendum budgets given: Silver Brook $4.09 million, Badger $3.26 million; boards were told bidding and construction planning are scheduled for 2026.
Design and construction representatives explained that Silver Brook Intermediate will be reconfigured into Silver Brook Elementary to support a district‑wide reconfiguration. Work at Silver Brook includes creating a kindergarten suite near the main entry with en‑suite toilet rooms and a larger “super toilet” with accessible changing and lift provision, converting an orchestra room into a special education suite with sensory and intervention spaces, and replacing a loading dock.
At Badger, scope items tied to the district's prior referendum work include locker room renovations to meet ADA standards, improved music department doors, gym floor striping and bleacher updates, and full fire alarm work. Small intervention spaces will be created from underutilized areas.
Presenters noted pre‑referendum budget figures of $4,090,000 for Silver Brook and $3,260,000 for Badger. Final budgets and market‑informed estimates are being developed and will be presented later this fall and early 2026; construction documents and bidding are planned for early 2026 with anticipated construction in 2026 and project completion by the fall of the 2026 school year semester.
Board members asked clarifying questions about room counts and kindergarten classroom sizing at Silver Brook; presenters said Silver Brook is intended to accommodate more sections (larger elementary) and that classroom counts shown in diagrams reflect those enrollment assumptions.
Provenance: Design descriptions and budget estimates for Silver Brook and Badger appear in the facilities presentation and budget update portions of the meeting transcript.
