DECEMBER 2 WORK
SESSION:
Possible Classroom and Core Facilities Project
The Board, joined by members of the advisory committee and others from the public, continued its long series of work sessions on the enrollment-driven need for new space, focusing this time on plans for the middle school and high school.

Updated Drafts of Master Plan from Architects and Administrators
HCC: H.C. Crittenden's Principal Dr. Evan Powderly was present to discuss with the Board the architect's drafts showing additional classrooms and core space facilities for

enrollment growth expected to reach above 750 students. Discussion from the Board and committee members focused not only on the addition of general use classrooms, but also on questions of technology uses and space, science, physical education, foreign language, art, and music space.

BHHS: High School Principal Dr. Donohue, with the assistance of the architects, reviewed drawings reflecting the high school's projected enrollment increase which is expected to continue steadily through the next ten years, reaching nearly 1,000 students by the year 2013. Again, additional general use classrooms are a feature of the plans; also shown are four new science classrooms (even now existing science classrooms are utilized nearly 100% of the time), and additional rooms for special education, art, and music. The plans show increases in space for guidance and teacher offices, as well, anticipating the need for more staff to serve more students.

Next Steps Ahead: The scope of the draft plans presented by the architects for all four schools is significant, so in anticipation of the cost estimates to be presented soon by the construction management consultants, the Board asked that estimates be shown both for the plans as currently drawn, and for a possible reduced scope of work. Those estimates are