Facilities & Grounds CommitteeLSC, Waters Elementary

School Annex and Renovations UpdateFebruary 4, 2019

Facilities & Grounds Committee, LSC

• Ms. Kipp, principal• Erica Smith, LSC chairperson• Jason Rieger, LSC vice-chairperson• Greg Foster-Rice, LSC secretary

All images in this presentation come from the Schematic Design for the Proposed Annex and Renovation of Waters Elementary, prepared by Legat Architects, David + Mason Architects, and Site Design Group for CPS and the Public Building Commission in December 2018 and posted to the Public Buildings Commission website in January 2019. It is always possible that changes may occur over time to these plans.

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Timeline for Expansions

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South Annex/Grounds ProjectCompleted

Modular Space in Annex, Library, and preK classrooms all converted for K-8 classroom space

New Field HouseProject Falls Through

Annual Meetings with Ald. Pawar to discuss growth and possible capital project

CPS Capital Projects Announced for FY19

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2018-2019 Timeline• 1/24/18 – Meeting with Alderman Pawar to discuss possible funding for CPS

capital improvement projects (Principal Kipp and LSC Chair Erica Smith)

• 2/20/18 – Stakeholder meeting with teachers, LSC, and WT members to discuss space and programming needs and create vision for expansion

• 2/23/18 – Submitted Waters School vision for expansion to Alderman Pawar

• 7/6/18 – Announcement of FY19 capital budget plan, Waters to get a new annex and building repairs

• 7/19/18 – Public hearings on FY19 capital budget plan, public statements made by Waters LSC members and parents in support of the project.

• 7/24/18 – Board of Ed approves FY19 capital budget plan

• late July-early August: CPS/PBC discuss options with Ms. Kipp, she rules out building on the field or in the garden

2018-2019 Timeline

• 9/11/18 – PBC approves partial undertaking request for CPS annex projects

• October 2018 – Presence of surveyors and markings for drilling soil samples in the

South garden generate community alarm, protests, and local press coverage

• 10/19/18 – Stakeholder meeting at Alderman Pawar’s Office (Principal Kipp, Erica

Smith, many CPS/PBC officials and architects). Garden threat neutralized, better

communication promised.

• 11/11/18 – Organizational meeting to plan community meeting

• 11/13/18 – Public meeting to discuss process and get broad community input

• 11/16/18 – Stakeholder meeting at Alderman Pawar’s Office (Principal Kipp, Pete

Leki, Erica Smith, Jessie Novak, and reps from CPS/PBC and architects) to discuss

strategic design process and annex location, shared community feedback

2018-2019 Timeline• 11/20/18 – Drilling begins to test soil on NE site for new Annex

• 11/27/18 – LSC votes to establish a Facilities and Grounds subcommittee to

monitor design and construction process

• 12/7/18 –Design plans shared with design and sustainability professionals in the

community for specific feedback, which was then shared with Principal Kipp, Ald

Pawar, and CPS/PBC.

• 01/18/19- Stakeholder meeting at Alderman Pawar’s Office (Principal Kipp, Pete

Leki, Erica Smith, Jessie Novak, and reps from CPS/PBC and architects) to update

us: project has moved from strategic design to design development, which is

almost complete; project plans and documents released on PBC website

• 01/20/19 – Round 2 of geo drilling to collect soil samples

• 02/04/18 – Public meeting of LSC Facilities and Grounds subcommittee to update

community and discuss design.

• Late Feb – Community meeting with architects/PBC/CPS, March break ground

Site Plan

Landscaping

• Teresa Fourcher, Architect, Parent• Pete Leki, Ecology Director

Landscaping – proposed tree removals (marked with X)

Landscaping detail – proposed NW playground renovation

Sample images of “nature playspaces” designed by the landscape architect, who also did Welles Park

Landscaping detail – proposed new nature playspaces

Gym

Nature playscapes

Nature playscapes

Nature playscapes

Landscaping detail– proposed renovation around main entrance

Main Entrance

Nature playscapes

Building

• Ron Dean, architect, parent

Inventory of New Annex

• Elevator – connecting all floors in old and new building, ADA compliant

• 11 New Bathrooms – 5 unisex, 3 boys & 3 girls, all ADA compliant

• 1 New Cafeteria – 188 occupant, 2813 sf space (currently ~1500sf)

• 1 New Kitchen – 1676sf

• 6 New General Purpose Classrooms – average 38 occupant/760sf each

• 1 New Art classroom – 51 occupants, 1018sf classroom + storage & kiln

• 1 New Music classroom – 53 occupants, 1048sf plus storage

• 1 New Digital Media Center - 142 occupants, 2125sf

• 1 Special Needs space -40 occupants, 797sf

• 3 New Entrances (1 each on Wilson, Campbell, and facing the grounds)

• Storage – significant increase in storage space

Inventory of accompanying renovation of existing building

• 2 New General Purpose Classrooms in Old Annex – avg. 38

occupant, 777sf each

• 1 New Admin space in Old Annex – 621sf

• New storage in Old Annex

• New windows along portions of the East Side of Main Building

• New Roof and paint along Cornice of Main Building

• Ability to turn existing computer room into classroom

So, the total number of New General Purpose Classrooms would be 9,

plus new Art, Music, and Digital Media rooms.

Digital Media Room

Cafeteria

Entry/Exit

CampbellEntry/Exit

Music Classroom2nd floor

Wilson Ave

Wilson AveEntry/Exit

Storage/SupplyEntry/Exit

Art Classroom2nd floor

Elevator

Wilson Ave

Campbell Ave

1st Floor – New Annex in Grey

2nd Floor – New Annex in Grey

3rd Floor – New Annex in Grey

Current Annex after proposed renovations in red

New Art Classroom – 51 occupants, 1018sf plus storage and kiln

All glass windows facing north, Providing north light which is ideal for art room

Kiln room –We would need to buy kiln

New Digital Media Center - 142 occupants, 2125sf

New Music classroom – 53 occupants, 1048sf plus storage

Angled wall for better acoustics

Construction & Zoning

• Teresa Fourcher, Architect, parent

Zoning

March-August 2019: Excavation and Vertical ConstructionAugust 2019-March 2020: Interior Building Work

March 2020-August 2020: Interior work continues, Landscaping begins

August 2020: Substantial Completion

Principal Report

Acknowledgements• Alderman Pawar and his Chiefs of Staff (former and current)

• Admin, Teachers, and Parents who contributed to discussions about space and programmatic needs

• Current and former community members who kept advocating to our Alderman

• Garden community for working to preserve the native plants, cultural and community history of this place

• Design and sustainability professionals for providing valuable perspectives on the design and the process.

• CPS, PBC, Legat Architects, Bailey-Edward Design, and Site Design Group for working with us to get the most out of this project for the money!

Next steps

• The Facilities & Grounds Committee synopsized everyone’s

comments from the Feb. 4 Meeting and sent a document to CPS,

PBC, the Architects and Alderman that communicated our general

praise of the plans with suggestions for coordinating relocation of

plants, adding more outdoor playspace, maintaining the current

annex as an open multi-use space, redistributing the science

classrooms, and ameliorating the blankness of the northern façade,

among other issues raised by the community.

• We are awaiting a response and meeting time as well as date for

the community meeting.

• We will stay in communication with the community