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

Issues Adequate space Building security Confidentiality Accessibility

Issues at Superintendent’s Office

Issues at Special Services Building

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

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

Options Considered Renovating existing schools Building a new facility Combination

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.

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)

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 ?

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

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.

Location of proposed central office building

Drawing of tentative floor plan

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

Summary New Central Office on District CIP since 2002. 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