1. Meadowland Elementary
Renovation Campaign Plan

2. Welcome! English Welcome Pashto ښه راغلاست Burmese ကြိုဆို
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3. Your PTO’s FOCUS Fun / Be Positive! Organize Communicate Understand
Simplify

4. Goals 1…2...3 Secure School Board vote for renovation by 2018
Help meet staff support requests (Grants?)
Chromebooks, Scholastic guided reading short reads, assemblies & copy paper
Simplify volunteering

5. Renovation Plans

6. Outline About our school Loudoun County assessment
How we scored
Recommendations
School Picture comparison
New vs Renovated vs Meadowland

7. About our school ~470 Students 26 different languages in our homes!
One of 55 Loudoun elementary schools
One of 84 schools overall
Only 4 schools are older and unrenovated!
Aldi, Banneker, Lincoln, and Hillsboro [charter]
Combined attendance of these four is = ~497
Info from:
119/FY16-FY20%20School%20Board%20Adopted%20CIP.pdf

8. About our school, cont’d
Sugarland and Meadowland have same design
Very similar demographics
Sugarland ES:
Built in 1975
Major renovation in 2007 (32 years old)
Meadowland ES:
Built in 1979
Slated for renovation by 2018 (age 39), but was removed due to ‘low interest’
Info from:
119/FY16-FY20%20School%20Board%20Adopted%20CIP.pdf

9. Meadowland ES

10. Sugarland ES

11. Meadowland ES

12. County School Assessment
Schools evaluated based on the score sheet
Current county building standards set top score at 250
50 areas examined, then scored into 4 major categories:
(25%) Site & Exterior Envelope
(25%) Interior Environment, Safety and ADA
(15%) Accessibility Plan and Program Adequacy
(35%) Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Meadowland rated 131 out of 250 points (~52%)
Only 6 Elementary schools* rated lower ( )
Only 3 rated lower for plan/program adequacy and internal safety/accessibility
*Not counting the small schools

13. Assessment Findings Floor plan is inefficient (especially bathrooms)
No clean circulation loop
All classrooms have original, worn casework
Chalkboards need to be converted to marker boards
Lintels have rust and peeling paint
Color on the upper façade is leaching onto the brick below it
Damaged and deteriorating masonry and cracking starting to appear in walls and floors
Roof is ballasted EPDM and the roof ladder does not have a safety pole
Pavement/curbs failing; kiss-n-ride non-ADA compliant
Opportunity for landscaping
Antiquidated clock system
No automated lighting control present, such as occupancy sensors
Several interior lighting fixtures not working

14. Assessment Recommendations
Needed to meet full ADA compliance:
Stage, Restrooms, and Signage
To meet LCPS facility standards:
Convert chalkboards to marker boards
Add dedicated toilets in kindergarten, 2nd & special ed classrooms
Add enclosed media center with office
Dedicate gym space with storage and PE office
Add dedicated guidance room
Clinic requires sink
Add acoustical wall panels to cafeteria
Relocated kiln to art storage
Change wall partitions to fixed CMU walls

15. Assessment Recommendations
Additional recommendations:
North wing should be enclosed for security purposes
Fix pavement and sidewalk failures/settlement
Landscaping
Replace corroded bolts for Basketball Backboards
Clean/paint exposed steel lintels, repair breezeway deck
Brick masonry needs control joints (cracks forming)
Cooling tower steel – clean and paint with cold galvanizing paint
Sprinkler is a limited area sprinkler system
Chiller utilizes older R-22 refrigerant (ozone depleting)
Upgrade lighting systems and power
Egress lighting at exit doors should be addressed.
Add automated lighting control
Address unsightly exposed conduit & raceway in the corridors

16. Comparison Photos New: Frederick Douglass Elementary
Renovated: Sugarland Elementary
Old: Meadowland Elementary

17. Summary We have an excellent staff We have excellent maintenance
BUT … we are past due for major renovations

18. What we do next Sign “Renew our School” Petition
Invite School Board reps to next PTO meeting
Attend 22 November 16 Budget Meeting

19. Other Notes Compared to the standard... But…
Meadowland has 60% of supported student count and clasroom area
Classroom standard is about 35sqft/student
But…
Standard school has 8827sqft gym/cafeteria; Meadowland has 7260
Standard has 5000sqft for art, music, and computer lab; Meadowland has none
Standard teacher space is 710sqft in standard school; Meadowland has 300sqft