EXPANDED PROJECT DETAILS

Where are Project Dollars Being Spent?

East Elementary School

East Elementary Addition:

East Elementary would receive a 7400 square foot addition which would include:

• Safe and secure entry

  • • The addition would include a clearly marked single point of entry in the front of the school for guests. A new safe, secure entrance ensures that the school can control who enters the premises, reducing the risk of unauthorized persons gaining access to school grounds. The current entrance does not meet the current industry safety standards.

• Guest reception area with administrative offices

• Student health office 

• Thunder Bay Health Clinic

• ADA compliant restroom

• SPED resource suite

• STEM lab

• Learning commons 

• The existing office and faculty spaces would be renovated to provide an additional classroom and SPED resource room.

• Renovating North wing to be dedicated preschool/kindergarten wing, including renovating vacated admin office with a additional classroom and SPED room

• New media center

  • • Spaces for remote learning, small group and one-on-one learning

    • Learning resources such as technology and books

• Stage renovation, which improves student circulation, security, and two restrooms

• Early childhood playground

East Elementary Renovation:

The facility would receive numerous additional updates, including increasing health and safety for students and staff and improving infrastructure:

• HVAC improvements to classrooms and cafeteria

  • • The energy management controls are 44 years beyond their life expectancy and will be replaced

    • Classroom unit ventilators range from just past life expectancy to triple beyond life expectancy. New vertical unit ventilators will add upgraded ventilation to classrooms. 

      • • Studies show that increasing ventilation can improve student performance by 10%-14.5% and reduce the transmission and spread of infectious agents.

  • The cafeteria will get replacement air handling units, which are at or beyond life expectancy, one of which is original to the 1959 construction

• Electrical distribution upgrades

  • • The majority of the building’s electrical distribution is nearly double its life expectancy

    • Some replacement parts are difficult to find

• Accessible domestic water piping replacement

  • • The domestic plumbing distribution is original to each vintage of building, the majority of it is beyond its 50 year typical life expectancy

• Roof replacement (excluding cafeteria and stage)

• Boiler plant replacement

• Fire alarm upgrade

  • • Last updated in 1999, it is 9 years beyond its recommended life

• Improvements to the pickup/drop off area

  • • A curb will be added to separate car traffic and foot traffic, improving safety and traffic management

• Asbestos abatement allowance

• ADA updates including:

  • • Renovating bathrooms and sinks in PK and K classrooms

    • Updating centrally located restrooms

    • Updating staff restrooms

    • Replacing handles on original 1959 doors making them ADA compliant

Intermediate/Middle School

Improvements include:

• HVAC Controls replacement

  • The HVAC controls are beyond their 25 year life expectancy, the replacement controls will improve visibility and controllability.

• Fire alarm system upgrade

High School

Cheboygan High School would receive a number of infrastructure updates, including:

• New HVAC controls, replacing controls installed in 1968 and 1975

• Replacement of air handling units originally installed in 1968 and 1975, which would impact classrooms, the auditorium, cafeteria, band room, the Drift Inn, and the auto shop. 

  • • Studies show that increasing ventilation can improve student performance by 10%-14.5% and reduce the transmission and spread of infectious agents.

• Water heater replaced

• Boiler plant refurbished

• Asbestos abatement allowance

• Renovate media center restrooms to be ADA compliant

• ADA elevator addition in the gym

Inverness Academy

Inverness Academy would receive:

• Remodeled restrooms

• Replacement HVAC controls

• Fire alarm system upgrade

Transportation and Maintenance Building

Improvements include:

• Bus replacement allowance

Athletics and Activities

Improvements include:

• Track and tennis courts will be resurfaced.