1. WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL MENTORING CENTER REMAKE

2. SU has a new space at Washington Middle School
SU has a new space at Washington Middle School! These are exciting times. We now have a dedicated space for our day time one-one-one mentoring, our after school program, and will now be able to host parents and families in the space to build and strengthen community. BUT……

3. We truly need your help in designing the space
We truly need your help in designing the space. You should know the history of our new location.
Was once used as the in school suspension room
There is some negative association with our room
We want to change this!

4. Our room currently looks like this (more or less):
We’d like new furniture all around and the sink area, which is difficult to see here, needs some TLC

5. Our room currently looks like this (more or less):
The desks are no longer in the room. This is to show the closet space in more context. We’d like to do some SU branding on the outward facing wall. Also, the flag is gone.
This is a closet space w/o a door
We’d like to use this space as storage

6. So what would we like from your team? Keep reading 
Our room currently looks like this (more or less):
Just to show the front of the room a bit
So what would we like from your team? Keep reading 

7. Who will use our space?
Middle school and SU students
Families
We desire for the space to be welcoming and safe for students, families, and staff. We want students and families to feel ownership of the space, so we need help with….

8. We need help with:
Selecting a new wall color
Creative thinking about space layout to include a small sofa, book shelves, a refreshment area, storage space in that closet, two work stations
Selecting functional furniture for the space
Scouting the SU campus to see how workspaces are set up and learning what might work in Room WMS

9. We have:
Permission from the district to make the changes
A budget of $35,000 to $50,000
Notes from our meeting with folks from SU regarding furniture and painting (see next slide)
Endless gratitude for your time and insight 

10. Items we will need/want
New White Board(s)
New Bulleting Board (s)
Door on the closet
Shelving and storage space in the closet
Carpet w/replaceable squares
Four tables
Two computer tables
25 stackable chairs
Two workstations
Two tall bookcases
One long, two shelve bookcase
Love seat
Small filing cabinet (2)
Non-plastic storage bin (2)
Desk w/locking drawer
Refreshment storage space
Contain for little people play items
Art for the walls
Remake of the sink area

11. Thank you SO much for your consideration. I’d love to work with you
Thank you SO much for your consideration! I’d love to work with you. If you have any questions, please me (LaKesha) at: