Catherine Kolnaski Elementary School 2008 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture Catherine Kolnaski Elementary School Groton, Connecticut New Construction Project of Distinction JCJ Architecture

Cafetorium Community Environment: The Catherine Kolnaski Elementary School is one of three school projects resulting from an extensive Master Planning effort undertaken by the town of Groton. JCJ directed the planning process that brought consensus among town and school administrators, as well as the public, whose feedback was actively solicited several times in open forums throughout the planning effort.

Cafetorium Community Environment: Continued… JCJ assessed the feasibility of renovation and/or expansion of existing facilities compared to the cost of land acquisition and new construction. This PreK-5 school serves 550 students and is the first elementary school built in the town since 1968. It’s core spaces are multi-functional and can be secured from the classroom areas yet accessed for after hours events and activities.

Classroom Learning Environment: Through both the Master Planning and Building Planning process, flexibility of the learning environment emerged as being most important to stakeholders and designers alike. The L-shaped classroom configuration provided the most adaptable solution for diverse learning. This configuration facilitates both passive, teacher directed learning and active, student directed learning by allowing for a specialist to work individually with one or two students, or students to work on projects with each other without disrupting their classmates.

Media Center Learning Environment: Continued The physical environment is scaled to the student. The one-story wing houses grades PK-1. The two-story wing houses grades 2-5. The media center is centrally located between them.

Exterior Back Physical Environment We view our school buildings as teaching tools that are as important to learning as the resources they contain. Learning is spontaneous and occurs in every setting for children. Outside, students learn physically through playscape activities and passively by observation and investigation.

Classroom Site Plan Physical Environment - Continued Planning Process: Inside, the L-shaped classrooms adapt to age groups and activities providing opportunities for diverse learning zones. By creating activity settings, the classroom may be arranged and viewed as supporting formal, informal, and creative skills. Planning Process: JCJ believes in a design process that focuses on consensus building and engages all segments of the community. Town administrators, school administrators, teachers, parents, students, and members of the general public participated in workshops. The information gathered was used to develop goals for the building and objective criteria for evaluating design solutions. JCJ presented multiple solutions at each design phase for committee review and discussion. Solutions were presented with associated materials and costs, providing the information necessary for efficient decision-making that kept the project on schedule.

Exterior Back Planning Process: Continued Our commitment to the countless generations of children who will use our schools is to provide them with safe, nurturing, and joyful environments for exploration and discovery.

Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2008 Project Data Submitting Firm : JCJ Architecture Project Role Architect, Project Management Project Contact Greg Smolley, AIA, AICP, LEED AP Title Principal | Education Practice Address 38 Prospect Street City, State or Province, Country Hartford, CT 06103 Phone 860-247-9226 Joint Partner Firm: N/A Project Role Project Contact Title Address City, State or Province, Country Phone Other Firms: CES, Inc. Project Role MEP Engineer Project Contact Douglas LaJoie, PE Title Principal Address 811 Middle Street City, State or Province, Country Middletown, CT 06457 Phone 860-632-1682 (continued on supplemental slide) Construction Firm: Gilbane Building Company Project Role Construction Manager Project Contact Peter Manning Title Project Executive Address 99 Groton Long Point Road City, State or Province, Country Groton, CT 06340 Phone 860-449-1166

Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2008 Project Details Project Name Catherine Kolnaski Elementary School  City Groton  State Connecticut  District Name   Groton Supt/President James E. Mitchell, PhD  Occupancy Date January 2008  Grades Housed Pre K-5    Capacity(Students)   550 Site Size (acres)   18 acres Gross Area (sq. ft.) 76,000 sq ft Per Occupant(pupil) 99.5 sq ft  gross/net please indicate 72%  Design and Build?   N/A If yes, Total Cost: Includes: If no, Site Development:   $6,099,241 Building Construction:   $15,115,268 Fixed Equipment: $1,121,000  Other:   $3,764,491 Total:   $26,100,000

Supporting/Supplemental Files/Images Other Firms: PARE Engineering Corporation Project Role Site/Civil Engineer Project Contact Kenneth DeCosta, PE Title Senior Vice President Address 8 Blackstone Valley Place City, State or Province, Country Lincoln, RI 02865 Phone 401-334-4100 Other Firms: MACCHI Engineers, LLC Project Role Structural Engineer Project Contact Michael Plickys, PE Title Project Manager Address 44 Gillett Street City, State or Province, Country Hartford, CT 06105 Phone 860-549-6190 Other Firms: Ducibella, Ventor, & Santore Project Role Security Consultant Project Contact Robert Ducibella Title Principal Address 250 State Street City, State or Province, Country New Haven, CT 06473 Phone 230-288-6490 Other Firms: Ferrero Hixon Associates, LLC Project Role Landscape Architect Project Contact Christopher Ferrero Title Principal Address 736 Hopmeadow Street City, State or Province, Country Simsbury, CT 06070 Phone 860-658-0456 Other Firms: CCR Pyramid Project Role Technology Consultant Project Contact Michael Kerwin Title President | Technical Director Address 460 Totten Pond Road City, State or Province, Country Waltham, MA 02451 Phone 860-449-1166