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Board questions $1 million schematic for middle-school prototype and whether to reuse other districts' designs
Summary
Board members debated a proposed $1,000,000 schematic design for a middle-school prototype (cited for Margate Middle) and whether the district should buy/adapt prototypes from other districts to save design costs versus creating in-house designs.
Board members questioned a $1,000,000 line for schematic design of a middle-school prototype and debated alternatives, including reaching out to other districts to piggyback existing prototypes.
A board member asked, “Schematic design, dollars 1,000,000 for a middle school. So what's the plan for that?” Staff and the superintendent responded that the design would be a full adaptable architectural and engineering package that could be kept in a repository and reused to accelerate future school projects. Sonia Coley (staff) said a prototype could include "a full layout of a middle school" and be adaptable across the district. Board members expressed concern about the upfront cost versus the potential for long-term savings, and noted that adapting another district's prototype might also require additional expense to meet Broward specifications.
Members asked staff to evaluate options — in-house prototypes, adaptation of other districts' designs, and the likely retrofit cost to meet district standards — and to provide a recommendation as the DEFP is finalized.
