The USD 489 Facility Needs Committee will meet on Friday Morning. They will hear presentations on Special Education from Mark Hauptman and on HVAC/lighting at all buildings from Francis Hammerschmidt.

Facilities Needs Committee Building Consensus Summary

April 2013

The committee has reached a consensus that the mission of this group is a ‘think tank’. This committee was charged with forming a recommendation of how to address current and future structural needs of the district. No timeframe for action has been set.

The committee has reached a consensus that their immediate focus is not the construction of a new school. This conclusion was based upon the enrollment projections over the next five years, as well as the structural soundness of the current buildings. These factors, coupled with the additional information the committee was provided, allowed the committee to conclude that there does not appear to be a need to build an additional school within the next five years in Hays. The consensus of this committee is to build on to or upgrade current facilities to accommodate educational needs in existing buildings. Understanding the educational needs in each building has helped this committee form its consensus.

o O’Loughlin Elementary

•   Entry/Front Office
•   Cafeteria/kitchen – storm shelter Could be expanded into current gym if new one built
•   Gym/Storm Shelter
•   Additional Classroom Space–2 rooms(addition of 2 SPED rooms will open up 2 rooms
•   Parking/Traffic Flow
•   Additional Classrooms – 2 SPED rooms.o Lincoln

•   Office/Entrance
•   Cafeteria/kitchen and full-sized gym
•   Additional classrooms – 3 6 rooms
•   Storm Shelter Current Lunch Room could serve as storm shelter IF elevator installed
•   ADA Accessibility

o Elevator – 3 Floor
 Window upgrade – efficiency increase/noise reduction

o Roosevelt

•   Security: Secure facility to include key readers at all doors, limited glass in doors
•   Cafeteria/kitchen
•   Gym – storm shelter
•   Classrooms: Construction of 10 new classrooms (to accommodate 5 sections)Updating of current classrooms to include lights, heat, air, technology, restrooms, storage area