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Plan

A preliminary design plan for our Middle School 5-8 addition onto the existing High School is shown below.  The colored areas represent new construction. Along with the construction on the new   middle school, the entire Eureka Elementary will be renovated to meet up-to date safety and handicap accessibility.

The elevations are concepts designs, and do not show building material, roof, or windows.

Why A New Middle School?

CONCERNS: As the current building ages, the costs associated with continued operating and maintenance of the district buildings continue to rise.

• Separate campus buildings require students and staff to travel outside the building multiple times a day; they are isolated from the rest of the campus; which frustrates attempts to provide effective, real-time supervision of students

• The Middle School and Elementary roof  systems are at the end of their useful life and must be replaced.  With the current roofing costs, the district would be spending close to $1,000,000 to replace these roofs. The balance of deferred maintenance, budgets, and educational opportunites must be considered.

• Shared Gym space with food service dictates the district's core class schedules and requires PE classes to work around the delivery of student breakfast and lunch times.

• Additional gymnasium spaces and shared library space for the district's one librarian.  Currently,  they have to share their time between Middle School and Elementary School

• Lost educational time while transitioning between buildings for music, art, lunch, etc.

BENEFITS OF A BUILDING ADDITION

• Effective supervision of students will be achieved by design

• Code-required ventilation air ensures a better learning environment

• This project will provide our students with classrooms, full elementary and Middle School Gym Facilities, and flexible/multi-purpose spaces conducive to their ever-changing educational needs

• This project will decrease Operation and Maintenance cost by replacing the early 1900's brick buildings.

• With an increased efficiency heating system, the cost of operating the additional square footage should not exceed the district's utility budget

• Eliminating deferred maintenance costs associated with keeping the current Middle School Building.