District Facilities Report

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District Facilities Report

• Kerry Helm Rick Musselman
• Nick Soccio Paul Britcher

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The following facts figures have been compiled
to illustrate the deficiencies of the current
district facilities.
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Facilities drive programs, and our current
buildings, most notably the middle/high school,
are in immediate need of renovation to address7
important areas of concern.
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• Space concerns/ Instructional integrity
• Safety security
• HVAC
• IDEA regulations
• Electrical plumbing
• Extracurricular wellness programs
• Technology

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 Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity

• A general list of items is referred to in the
  Feasibility Study (2003), submitted by The Ray
  Group. The study indicates that, although PDE
  does not project student population growth, the
  current facilities are undersize in capacity.

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Instructional Design

• The middle/high school facility is not
  designed to serve two separate student
  populations. The current middle school/junior
  high is neither a middle school nor junior high.
  We simply house grades 7 8 in the old or
  original building.

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Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity

• We have utilized nearly every square foot of
  usable space for instruction. This includes
  workrooms and custodial closets, which have now
  become classrooms.

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•       All of the classrooms are used to capacity.
  We currently float three teachers and do not
  have adequate workspace to serve the majority of
  staff since we have to double classroom use. The
  faculty currently does not have a workroom, only
  a lounge area which doubles as lunch facilities.
  It is not a large enough space to serve them
  adequately. Classrooms dedicated to special
  education are reserved for daily use. The number
  of classrooms for this use has doubled in the
  past decade.

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Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity      

• The four computer labs are now filled beyond
  capacity use. One of the computer labs now serves
  as a full-time reading lab, which limits its
  availability for integrated use. The computer
  labs are limited to 20 students at any time.

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Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity

• The cafeteria is filled to capacity two of three
  lunches. An additional table is necessary for
  this coming school year and will further limit
  the available space.

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Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity

• The original facility, constructed in 1927, was
  designed according to standards of the day. It
  was dedicated on February 21, 1928 and housed 300
  students grades 7-12. It has been condemned in
  the past and updates have been conducted to bring
  it to a barely passing grade. It is an entirely
  wood frame structure.

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Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity

• The electrical wiring is suspect and was not
  intended to maintain the current load from
  computers, televisions, and other equipment.

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Space Concerns/Instructional Integrity

• The basement classrooms are subject to severe
  foundation erosion, constant dampness, mold and
  mildew. The classrooms in the basement house our
  primary industrial arts shop, our print
  shop/graphic arts lab, and an art classroom. The
  students bathrooms, the original boiler room and
  a custodial closet complete the basement section.
  Stairwells on both ends of the building provide
  access to the basement. There is no adequate
  handicapped access.

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• The first floor of the original building has
  eight classrooms, a technology suite, the IST
  office, faculty restrooms, and the
  auditorium/stage. Classrooms are not
  air-conditioned and the windows do not work
  properly. We were forced to rig windows due to a
  spate of burglaries. The shop dust remover, a
  monstrous structure, is located just outside the
  life skills classrooms. In a recent observation,
  the life skills classroom teacher had propped
  open her windows for ventilation and had fans
  running to move air. While I was present, the
  dust remover kicked on and it was impossible to
  hear any instruction in the classroom. The only
  option would have been to close the windows which
  was out of the question.

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•    We currently house life skills, which should
  be two separate classes, and art in what once
  were administrative offices. The remainder of the
  classrooms on this floor include 7th grade
  geography, and grade 8 learning support, language
  arts, American history, math, and music. These
  classrooms also double as health and study hall
  classrooms when available during the day.

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• The auditorium lighting and sound are no longer
  feasible. A makeshift lighting panel has been
  placed at the front of the stage. The lights
  frequently blink on and off at will. The carpet
  is solid brown and needs replaced. The auditorium
  seats are multicolored orange, brown, and yellow
  with solid blue seats. The floor has begun to
  give in certain areas. We recently had our FCS
  class make replacement curtain panels. The main
  curtain only moves manually. There is no air
  conditioning which requires us to open the main
  doors to the street and run the ventilation fans
  at full thrust during most programs, even in the
  winter, which creates a sound problem for nearly
  two-thirds of the seating area. The auditorium
  only seats two-thirds of our students and staff
  safely, which means most assemblies must be
  repeated or modified in some way.

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• The modular unit, placed at what was the front of
  the school is not only an eyesore it has created
  a water flow/drainage problem which in turn, has
  created a damp/mildew problem in the classrooms.
  Water stands under the building nearly year
  round. The modular houses three 7th grade
  classrooms, science, math, and language arts, and
  a learning support classroom. The science
  classroom does not have a fully functional lab.
  In the past, pig fetuses, stored outside in the
  snow to keep them cold were stolen. The modular
  unit is an additional security risk and weather
  hazard as it requires leaving the main building
  to access. At least one staff member has fallen
  on the icy service ramp. Students in 7th grade
  must frequent the outside service ramp, a set of
  doors, and two flights of stairs on a daily basis
  to access all of their classes. Handicapped
  access is via the street.

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• None of the classrooms save the computer labs and
  the modular, are air conditioned. During the
  summer months, the classrooms on the 3rd floor
  are stifling. We only recently uncovered
  additional ventilation which has only slightly
  alleviated the problem. The band room, which is
  used in August for band camp, is unbearable when
  filled to capacity and not even close to
  conducive to effective instruction.

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• The kitchen is in serious need of further
  renovation.

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• Computer lab 263 was a shop classroom created
  by laying a block wall over a wood floor. It
  effectively cut the agricultural shop in half and
  limits storage space.

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• The metal building is really a storage facility
  and should not be used as a recreational
  facility. It is nearly impossible to keep clean
  due and properly ventilated.

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• The current gym is too small for capacity
  events. Seating at the lower level is directly in
  contact with the activity. The bleachers are
  showing considerable wear and some structural
  damage. A student was severely injured on an
  exposed switch plate last year. Hazards such as
  this abound and are only increased in the current
  locker room facilities. Visibility is poor due to
  the locker arrangement. Our gym is used nearly
  24/7. We lack a training facility, proper
  storage, and an adequate weight-training/fitness
  facility.

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• As noted in the Feasibility Study, the library is
  currently undersized. This is partly due to the
  loss of a significant portion of the library to
  relocation of guidance facilities, which now
  occupy a third of the original library space. The
  former guidance facilities now house the
  technology suite. Technology servers/equipment
  have taken over storage space in the agricultural
  classroom and from the athletic department. The
  TV studio also is now housed in former library
  space.

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• We have done considerable repairs to the roof,
  but rain and water damage have left several
  ceilings damaged and in need of repair, most
  notably in the locker rooms.

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Safety Security
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