Yellow Springs design team unveils wide‑ranging renovation plans for Mills Long and combined middle/high school

Designers for the Yellow Springs Exempted Village presented detailed renovation plans on the district’s second facilities community engagement meeting, proposing new security vestibules, clinic upgrades, reconfigured circulation, and a range of facility modernizations across Mills Long Elementary and the combined middle/high school.

Why it matters: the proposal would change building access and circulation for students and buses, alter restroom configurations based on teacher and student input, and position the district to pursue lower‑carbon HVAC and future solar or geothermal installations.

The presentation and key proposals Presenter (the lead design presenter) walked the group through the Mills Long floor plan, saying, “We are proposing to add a new exterior vestibule here,” and describing a secure interior vestibule with badge access that would route visitors through reception before entry to the building. The design includes a renovated administrative suite, a clinic accessible from the corridor with an adjacent ADA‑compliant restroom, and two kindergarten classrooms with individual in‑classroom restrooms at teachers’ request.

On the library and classroom circulation, the Presenter said the 2002 addition created confusing traffic; the team proposes relocating the ramp system, adding a full‑height wall to acoustically separate classrooms…