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EXCEL projects underway districtwide

Sept. 4, 2009

This summer and throughout the fall, construction and renovation will be the name of the game at Mohonasen. While extensive work was done at all four district schools over the summer, some of the $21.9 million EXCEL building project will be completed in the 2009-10 school year.

When all is said and done, Mohonasen’s schools will be safer and more energy efficient then ever before.

Find out what is being done at each school.

Construction update — building by building

Mohonasen High School

Completed work at Mohonasen High School includes:

• Replacement of old carpet and tiling through the building for safety;

• Replacement of many of the original blackboards from the early 1960s with new whiteboards; and

• Upgrades to the heating system for greater efficiency.

Work to be completed at Mohonasen High School includes:

• Replacement of original drafty windows and window treatments for better efficiency and safety is ongoing;

• Replacement of doors and hardware that are beyond their useful life is ongoing;

• Upgrades and enhancements to current security features are underway (cameras, entryway reconfiguration, etc.). Work will continue into the 2009-10 school year; and

• Creation of three fine arts classrooms and corridor (construction will be ongoing throughout the fall).
  

 

Draper Middle School

Completed work at Draper Middle School includes:

• Replacement of many of the original blackboards with new whiteboards;

• Replacement of old carpet and floor tiles through the building;

• Upgrades to the heating system for greater efficiency; and

• Renovation of existing teachers’ workroom above the media center and the addition of two classroom spaces and two small-group instruction spaces.

Work to be completed at Draper Middle School includes:

• Replacement of original drafty windows and window treatments for better efficiency and safety is ongoing;

• Upgrades and enhancements to current security features (cameras, entryway reconfiguration, etc.). Work will continue into the 2009-10 school year; and

• Substantial exterior enhancements are ongoing, but substantially complete. The canopy outside the school is complete.
  

 

Pinewood School

Completed work at Pinewood Intermediate School includes:

• Expansion of the kitchen/cafeteria area is complete. Finishing touches will be added in the fall;

• Upgrades to the heating system for greater efficiency;

• Replacement of old carpet and floor tiles through the building for safety;

• Upgrades to the library, including combining it with the computer lab to accommodate more students; and

• Replacement of many of the original blackboards with new whiteboards.

Work to be completed at Pinewood Intermediate School includes:

• Upgrades and enhancements to current security features (cameras, entryway reconfiguration, etc.). Work will continue into the 2009-10 school year;

• Exterior enhancements to the front entrance is ongoing;

• Replacement of doors and hardware that are beyond their useful life; and

• Replacement of the current sewer system and the original septic line is expected to be complete in the spring of 2010.

 

Bradt School

Completed work at Bradt Primary School includes:

• Replacement of old carpet and floor tiles through the building for safety;

• Replacement of the original hot water tank from the 1950s and better control of the hot water heating for greater efficiency; and

• Replacement of many of the original blackboards from 1951 with new whiteboards.

Work to be completed at Bradt Primary School includes:

• Replacement of doors and hardware that are beyond their useful life is ongoing;

• Upgrades and enhancements to current security features (cameras, entryway reconfiguration, etc.). Work will continue into the 2009-10 school year; and

• Brand-new "cubbies" for students will be completed within the first two weeks of school.

 

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