PATTONVILLE PROP s
Great schools ... now and in the future
What is Prop S?
Pattonville voters gave their support to Pattonville's Proposition S on the April 5, 2022, election ballot with a 79.4% favorable vote. Prop S is a $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, which will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue will not increase the district's tax rate. Planning for projects in Prop S is underway.
PROP S funds will:
Add classrooms to address growth in student enrollment
Provide safety and maintenance improvements
Update schools to meet teaching and learning needs for students
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October 2023
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June 2023
Construction begins on Prop S, work timeline updated
Work on Prop S, Pattonville’s $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, has begun. Voters in Pattonville approved Prop S in 2022 with a 79.4% favorable vote. Prop S work will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue did not increase the district's tax rate. Work on the storm shelter additions at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook elementary schools and the new gym at Holman Middle School is underway. Additionally, interior renovations at Parkwood, Willow Brook and Holman are also in progress.
In May, demolition began on the lower level of Gym A at Holman. This work is the first step in construction that will take place at Holman. Gym A will be renovated to provide more efficient locker rooms and health spaces. Additionally, a new gym will be built and attached to the main building, replacing the currently disconnected Gym B. This new addition, which is a storm shelter, will allow for students to attend gym without leaving the building. Site preparations on the new gym will begin in June and are expected to be completed towards the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. Once completed, renovations will begin on the current Gym B site to adapt its use for the Pattonville printing department and for additional garage space for the transportation department. The space will include four bays and the two bays in the current garage will become wash bays.
Additional timeline updates have been made to the storm shelter additions at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook. Site preparation on all three additions will begin this summer. During this time, foundation work will begin and the concrete panels that make up the building will be made and shipped. Once those panels arrive, they will be assembled, which takes about three weeks, the concrete roof will be poured and interior work can begin. Below are the timelines for the elementary school building additions and related building renovations, which are dependent on weather conditions.
At Bridgeway, construction on the exterior paneling is expected to begin in February 2024 and be complete by December of that year. The library will move to the main level of the addition and the lower level will house the music room and flex space. The current library will become a STEM room and SSD resource area. Renovating the library and STEM classroom is scheduled to be completed in August 2024.
At Parkwood Elementary School, exterior paneling work is scheduled to begin in December and is expected to be completed in October 2024. The addition will house three flex classroom spaces on the first floor and art and music will move to the second floor of the addition. The current art room will become a grade-level classroom and the music room will become additional offices and meeting space. Also at Parkwood, office renovations will begin this summer and are expected to be completed by October. Changes include making a more secure entry to the building so all visitors must enter through the office before gaining access to the rest of the building.
At Willow Brook, construction on the addition is expected to begin in January 2024 and be completed by that November. Music will move to the first floor of the addition and the library will move to the second floor.
Also in June, renovation work will begin on the new art classrooms and the cafeteria expansion. These spaces will be complete by the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year. The relocation of the front office and counseling and the nurse’s spaces will begin in August and is scheduled to be completed in January 2024.
In addition to these updates, the timeline for work on phases 2 and 3 have been revised. Phase 2 has been split into two stages, 2A and 2B. The first stage will include updates to the Pattonville High School science and family and consumer sciences (FACS) labs and work on the current Holman Gym B for its transformation for use by the printing and transportation departments. Design work on Phase 2A has begun and bidding for that work should start this fall, with construction to be computed before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
The second stage, Phase 2B, will include work at early childhood, Drummond and Rose Acres Elementary Schools, Pattonville Heights Middle School and the remaining projects at Holman. Design on that work will start in 2024 and construction will go through 2026. Phase 3 projects remain the same and include improvements at Remington Traditional School and remaining projects at the high school. Design on that is expected to begin in early 2025 and be completed in 2027.
Changes to the Prop S timeline is due to challenges impacting the construction field, primarily labor shortages. Those shortages are caused by two challenges: decreasing employees in the field and an increase in construction projects. Additional delays are due to continued supply chain issues. As was regularly reported, supply issues started during the pandemic, and the ripple effect is still being felt. Areas primarily being impacted are mechanical industries, like HVAC and electrical, as well as items that use computer chips. This is resulting in longer project timelines and the potential for interruptions to daily school operations.
Because the construction timeline has been extended, Pattonville will use the added time to connect with the school improvement teams (SIT) who have projects in Phase 2B and Phase 3 to ensure that planned work continues to meet the needs of the school. Click here to see a gallery of work from summer 2023.
Gallery of work happening in summer 2023
Image gallery will be updated throughout the summer
Projects by Phase
Project Timeline
Each phase of construction for Prop S follows three steps: design, bidding and construction.
Design: The design process for phase one is nearly complete and designing for phase two has began. Designing for phase three will begin once planning for the previous phase is complete. During design, Pattonville staff meet with the architect to determine final needs and plans.
Bidding: After designs are complete, bids are issued for the work. Early bids are projected to be issued in October or November and all other bids are scheduled for February to April for each phase.
Construction: For each phase, construction is expected to begin during the summer and last about a year. For building additions, exterior framework will be completed so that construction can continue during inclement weather.
Phase One Projects
Bridgeway Elementary School
Build two-story addition with fire suppression for music room, library, restrooms and STEM lab
Add fire access lanes and locked gates to addition
Add stormwater treatment area at west side of building
Replace kitchen flooring
Renovate classrooms and office
Add bathroom to kindergarten classroom
Upgrade furniture
Update HVAC system
Update kitchen plumbing
Add an outdoor learning space
Add stage in gym
Parkwood Elementary School
Add a two-story addition with four classrooms
Replace kitchen flooring
Renovate classrooms for team teaching
Add alarms to exterior doors
Make courtyard improvements
Correct water ponding in playground
Upgrade furniture
Improve front corridors and add a dividing wall between the main entrance area and cafeteria
Reconfigure entrance so visitors must enter building through office
Expand and reconfigure office
Willow Brook Elementary School
Build two-story library and classroom addition with fire suppression system
Design courtyard between new addition and retaining wall
Add stormwater treatment area at west side of building
Expand cafeteria
Reconfigure restrooms in kindergarten rooms
Add awning at courtyard entrance
Add high fence around playground
Upgrade furniture
Repair/replace sleeve lateral under addition
Replace plumbing in kitchen
Relocate main entrance
Reconfigure office and SSD space
Holman Middle School
Build gym addition (to replace Gym B) with fire suppression system
Add entrance to gym addition from main building
Renovate basement below current gym (including locker rooms and health space)
Add stormwater treatment area
Update HVAC and replace boiler
Extend drop-off lane
Add ramp for ADA access to west door at parent pick up
Pattonville High School
HVAC improvements and additions, including hot water system
Plumbing improvements
Phase Two Projects
Pattonville Early Childhood Center
Plumbing updates
Add 40 parking spaces
Make playground improvements
Create indoor play space
Update kitchen mudding
Drummond Elementary School
Divide corner quad areas into pull out spaces
Repair roof and add snow and ice guards
Shade structure in center courtyard
Rose Acres Elementary School
Replace kitchen flooring
Add large wall graphics to cafeteria
Renovate flex room into space for paraprofessionals, testing and meeting space
Move library door
Relocate reading to second floor room and provide partition
Renovate first floor conference room
Install doors between multipurpose and classroom wing
Replace learning pavilion
Replace kindergarten playground equipment
Shade structure for playground
Shade structure for outdoor learning
Plumbing updates
Revise drain at island in STEM lab
Holman Middle School
Renovate two sixth grade science rooms
Make improvements to gifted wing
More security cameras for long corridors
Replace building clock system
Renovate east side of electives corridor
Upgrade furniture
Provide additional collaborative learning lounges between classrooms
Upgrade library, including new exterior windows and entry enhancements
Reconfigure office for better view of front door
Renovate office to move school resource officer (SRO) and nurse spaces
Improve building signage
Add lighting at main entrance
Plumbing improvements
Pattonville Heights Middle School
Renovate cafeteria
Renovate classrooms
Replace some one-tier lockers with two-tier lockers
Add elevator for space above gym
Upgrade furniture
Paint interior
Improve parking lot and entrance plaza
Expand existing stormwater treatment area
Renovate library offices and storage to create a new hallway that bypasses the library
Pattonville High School
Renovate science labs
Printing/Maintenance
Demolish print shop after relocation to Holman Gym B and reconfigure for additional Heights parking
Renovate maintenance facility for better efficiency
Transportation
Repair structural columns in bus ports
Replace lighting in bus ports
Renovate Holman's Gym B for transportation and print shop use
Renovate and add to existing transportation building
Reconfigure parking in upper lot
Phase Three Projects
Remington Traditional School
Building addition with fire suppression system
Enclose courtyard to create commons area
Renovate classrooms for special education integrations
Upgrade furniture
Reconfigure middle school space by adding classrooms and commons area, which will be a storm shelter
Reconfigure front office and entry, including moving school resource officer (SRO) to office
Reconfigure parent pick-up queue to exit onto Fred Eller Memorial Drive
Pattonville High School
Enclose bridge and build addition with multipurpose/performance space, music rooms and outdoor plaza
Renovate second-floor bridge classrooms
Renovate existing front entrance lobby and guidance office
Renovate gym lobby and cafeteria/commons area/serving lines
Renovate family and consumer science (FACS) food labs
Install taller fence around athletic complex for improved security
Purchase new furniture
Install fire loop
Repair/upgrade mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC
Renovate science labs
Renovate industrial technology shop
Improve signage and wayfinding
Replace aging turf in stadium
Past Prop S updates
Design and bidding for phase one underway
November 17, 2022
Planning is underway for Prop S, Pattonville’s $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, and construction on some projects is expected to begin at the end of this school year. Prop S work will be broken into three phases and projects for each phase will take about a year and half to complete from design to the end of construction. Currently, Pattonville is in the final design stage and beginning the bid stage of phase one. Due to increased construction costs and projected costs for projects, some items from the original districtwide facilities master plan, such as renovating classrooms for collaborative teaching, will be completed using district operating funds or added to a future bond issue.
Phase One
Projects included in phase one are building additions and improvements at Bridgeway, Parkwood and Willow Brook elementary schools and construction of the new gym at Holman Middle School and improvements to the main gym. Nationally, building code requires that educational facilities with more than 50 occupants must have a safe room to protect students and staff from tornado hazards and thus, the additions at these locations will be storm shelters and have enough space for all students and staff. Construction on these additions is expected to begin in June 2023 with building of exterior framework so work can continue throughout the year and during inclement weather conditions. Projects are projected to be completed by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.
Phase Two
Phase two includes projects at the Pattonville Early Childhood Center, Drummond and Rose Acres elementary schools and Holman and Pattonville Heights middle schools as well as select projects at Pattonville High School. Additional work will occur to transform Holman’s gym B for use by the Pattonville printing and transportation departments and to make improvements to the maintenance building. Following completion of this work, the current printing building will be demolished to create additional parking at Pattonville Heights.
Phase Three
Phase three includes projects at Remington Traditional School and remaining projects at the high school.
To learn more about what is included in each phase, see the drop down menu below.
Board awards bond projects
May 12, 2022
On May 11, the Pattonville Board of Education awarded the first round of bids to begin Prop S work. S.M. Wilson & Company was selected as the construction manager and Ittner was selected to provide architectural services. Pattonville worked with both companies in past bond issues, including Prop K that was passed by voters in 2017. Ittner was also involved in helping Pattonville develop a facilities master plan that was presented to the board, leading to Prop S being placed on the ballot.
Prop S construction to take five to six years
April 6, 2022
Pattonville voters gave their support to Pattonville's Proposition S on the April 5 election ballot. Prop S is a $111 million no-tax-rate-increase bond issue, which will fund projects at every school in Pattonville, including adding classrooms to address growth in student enrollment; providing safety and maintenance improvements; and updating school facilities to meet teaching and learning needs. Approval of the bond issue will not increase the district's tax rate. In the coming weeks, Pattonville will begin planning for and scheduling projects in the bond issue.
“It’s important to note that due to the size of this bond issue, it will likely take five or six years to complete all items on the project lists,” said Ron Orr, former chief financial officer, when the Prop S passed. “Priority will be given to completing building additions to schools to accommodate the enrollment growth Pattonville has experienced.”
A timeline for the remaining projects will be determined once design and construction teams are hired.
After nearly 5,000 votes were cast in Tuesday's election, the bond issue received a 79.4% favorable vote. Approximately 57% was required for the measure to pass.
About Prop S
Working together to address our needs
Pattonville leaders worked with parents, students and staff for eight months to develop the new districtwide facilities plan to ensure Pattonville’s schools are well maintained and continue to meet the educational needs of its students. In the past decade, district enrollment has grown by nearly 10% and future enrollment projections indicate the district may need additional capacity for approximately 300 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Protecting our investment
Every few years, Pattonville updates its districtwide facilities master plan in order to protect our community’s investment in our schools. Updated plans address building needs for learning purposes and emphasize keeping the district's aging facilities maintained and in good repair. The previous facilities master plan was created in 2016, and a no-tax-rate-increase bond issue was approved by voters in April 2017 to fund updates and improvements included in the plan. As promised to voters during previous bond issues, Pattonville has maintained its debt service levy (the portion of its tax rate that can only be used for paying off bond issue debt) unchanged at 49 cents per $100 of assessed value.
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