Overarching Goals & Priorities - new High school

  • Spaces, Opportunities, and Technology to support Authentic Learning, Cross Curricular Experiences, Student Voice and Collaboration

  • Support for Information, Media and Technology Skills throughout the Facility • Greater Flexibility and Adaptability as Educational Delivery continues to develop and change over time

  • Modern, Larger Science Facilities Clustered with Academics

  • Spaces and Opportunities to Support Teacher Collaboration, Cross-Curricular Planning and Professional Learning

  • Flexibility in space types and features to support all students

  • Building organization, features and operational structures to improve overall educational experience

  • Dedicated space to support the needs of each educational program

  • Spaces and opportunities for students to take a breath and convene informally

  • Expansion of Media Center’s reach and integration, even beyond school walls

  • Functional multi-use space to elevate the student and community experience

  • Intentional outdoor use for learning and movement

  • Showcasing student work and learning

Overarching Goals & Priorities - new pre-k space

  • Provide safe and secure drop-off and pick-up of children

  • Provide sufficient space for outdoor play areas for each age group

  • Provide path and transfer points for access to equipment for children with disabilities

  • Be accessible/convenient to all points in town

  • Provide core academic and support spaces for town-wide prekindergarten program with sufficient space to house program in one location

  • Provide a healthful and stimulating environment in which to learn- a school that is comfortable visually, acoustically, and thermally, where children feel safe and secure

  • Provide space to integrate children with special needs and children who are developmentally typical

  • Provide space to house the Family Resource Center

  • Support the service delivery models of individual educational plans (IEPs)