1. Consolidated Central Office Building
Voting April 9, 2013
Warrant Article 2

2. The two buildings currently housing our District
offices were built as 3 bedroom ranch houses
50 years ago, in 1963.
The SAU (green) was acquired in 1973 and the
Special Services (blue) was acquired in 1979.

3. Issues
Adequate space
Building security
Confidentiality
Accessibility

4. Issues at Superintendent’s Office

5. Issues at Special Services Building

6. Options Reviewed Lease available space in town Purchase a building Use portable trailers Renovate existing school building Build new building Combination

7. Options Discarded Lease…………………Cost prohibitive, limited space Purchase……………Nothing big enough, centrally located available Portables…………..very short-term solution, no hook ups, cost

8. Options Considered Renovating existing schools Building a new facility Combination

9. Student population The decrease of student population occurs over 12 grades and 6 schools.
2005 = 4,719 (1st year K in schools)
2012 = 4,038
Loss of students = 681/8 yrs. = 85 students/yr. avg.
85 students/12 grades = 7 students/grade
Conclusion: No single building has the square
footage required for a centralized office.

10. Renovating Existing Space
Only bldg with potentially available contiguous space: JMUES
Could only house Special Services Department
Renovations needed:
turn classrooms into offices/workspaces
power and internet upgrades
soundproof windows on playground side
new ADA compliant bathrooms
add HVAC systems
develop secure and separate entrance keeping department independent of the main school.
Cost $671,000 (just for Special Services staff)

11. Move 5th & 6th, Renovate Entire JMUES
Cost
Estimated renovation cost = $1.3 million dollars
Must renovate to higher cost school construction standards
Middle School issues:
Maximum capacity = 875 students.
Projected grade 6 – 8 population, next 6 years = 865 – 932 students
Middle school teachers need middle school certification
Elementary School issues:
W/out decrease in kindergarten populations, kindergarten spaces must stay kindergarten spaces for 20 yrs. or the district must pay back state aid.
What happens if/when school population increases and this space is needed to be used as classrooms again ?

12. Combination
Renovate space at JMUES for Special Services and build smaller new building for District Staff.
Total cost: $1.7 million

13. Proposed New Building
*Pre-engineered building design allowed lower cost
*Centralized and consolidated offices for SAU and Special Services staff
*Greater confidentiality for public and staff for calls and meetings within bldg.
*Cost $190,000 less to include Special Services into new building over the
cost of renovating JMUES to accommodate it.
*Dividable district and public meeting room
*Energy efficient construction
*Secure and sufficient storage and vault space
*Total bond = $1,512,996
*First year cost(interest) = $30,315 with 10 year bond.

14. Location of proposed central office building

15. Drawing of tentative floor plan

16. Disposition of current buildings
You need to build new first, before you rid yourself of the old ones.

17. Summary
New Central Office on District CIP since SPC 2009 charge: consolidate Admin to 1 central office 13 public presentations on this topic. Planning Board, 5-2 vote rating = Urgent Budget Committee recommended approval, 9-2 Best long-term, workable and affordable solution