Update HVAC systems and renovate the fit and finish of portions of the current high school building that was constructed in 1986. The current MS/HS building on Nile Kinnick would serve students in 5th-8th grade after the construction of a new high school.

The updates and renovations to the current HS building would be completed as time and budgets allow. Renovations and updates are anticipated to be completed by the 2032-33 school year at an estimated cost of $2,650,000.

This project provides a solution to housing 5th-6th grade students displaced by the demolition of the three-story portion of the DeSoto building and would provide improved programming opportunities for students.

The FMP committee found the 1922 three-story portion of the DeSoto building to be in need of significant repair and updating. Additionally, the food service areas, gym, and music spaces in the 1990s portions of the building were identified as needing significant improvements to meet the current/future needs of school-aged students.

The committee studied eight options to address the identified needs at the DeSoto building, ranging in estimated costs from $2,660,000 to $25,900,000. Ultimately, the committee determined the most responsible use of taxpayer funds was to demolish the three-story portion of the building and repurpose the remaining spaces to serve as the ADM Preschool Center.  

The solution to address the three-story portion of the DeSoto building required a new location for ADM's 5th and 6th grade students to attend school. The committee identified moving 5th and 6th grade students to the current MS/HS building after the construction of a new high school as the preferred solution.