High School Building Committee (HSBC) Meeting #9 Minutes

Thursday, April 8, 2004

Wayland High School Commons Conference Room

 

Attendees

HSBC members:  Lea Anderson, Josh Bekenstein, Dianne Bladon, Brian Chase, Mary Lentz, Joe Lewin, Cindy Lombardo, Eric Sheffels, Steve Tise

(Absent: Steve Breit, Jim Howard)

Ex Officio members: Gary Burton, Fred Knight, Charlie Ruopp

Turner team:  Dick Amster, Julie Bezoetdebie

HMFH team:  George Metzger, Doug Sacra

 

Chairman Lea Anderson called the ninth meeting of the HSBC to order at 7:40 p.m.

 

Goal setting – George Metzger led the HSBC in a discussion of goals (see summary below).

  

Minutes – A motion was made by Josh Bekenstein and seconded by Cindy Lombardo to approve the minutes of HSBC meeting #8 on April 1, 2004.

 

Vote - Nine in favor; none opposed.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m.

 

An information session on The Effect of the Existing Facility on the Educational Program will be held on Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Language Building lecture hall, L1 at WHS.

 

A regular meeting of the HSBC will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in L1 following the information session.

 

 

Observers:  Lori Frieling, Anette Lewis, Heather Pineault, Mark Santangelo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Notes

 

 

Date:            April 8, 2004 (revised 4/15/04)

 

Re:                Wayland High School

                     HSBC Goal setting

 

Attendees    HSBC members:  Lea Anderson, Josh Bekenstein, Dianne Bladon, Brian Chase, Mary Lentz, Joe Lewin, Cindy Lombardo, Eric Sheffels, Steve Tise  (Absent: Steve Breit, Jim Howard)

                     Ex Officio members:  Gary Burton, Fred Knight, Charlie Ruopp

                     Turner team:  Dick Amster, Julie Bezoet de Bie

                     HMFH team:  Doug Sacra, George Metzger

 

 

 

1.     Definition of School Committee Charge to HSBC

 

1.1.  Determine most cost efficient solution necessary

·      To be driven by WHS educational needs, bench-marked to comparable high schools and appropriate best practices

·      Consider initial capital cost to reduce long term operating costs.

 

1.2.  House its current and future student population

·      Design capacity for 1100 students at 85% utilization

·      Plan core facilities (auditorium, cafeteria, library, and gymnasium) for 1200 students

·      Plan locations for future expansion of teaching and support spaces

 

1.3.  Instructional space (and related areas) for educational programs of highest quality now and into foreseeable future

·      Emphasize quality of learning environment

·      Support an educational program of the highest quality

·      Provide all necessary support space

·      Design in flexibility to accommodate future educational changes

·      Provide for universal access to technology

 

1.4.  Develop a schematic design to provide adequate estimate of total project cost for architectural drawings, construction and furnishing

·      Include construction cost, A/E fees, and all other project-related costs

·      Cost projections to include time-value of money analysis

·      Cost analysis to include life cycle cost benefit

 

 


2.     High School Building Committee’s Project Objectives:

 

In addition to the School Committee’ charge, the HSBC has agreed on the following objectives for the initial design phase.

 

2.1.  Education

·      Expand classrooms sizes to meet current space standards

·      Provide additional classrooms for optimal scheduling and utilization

·      Upgrade science facilities

·      Enhance cafeteria, athletics and performing and fine arts facilities

·      Provide computer access in all teaching spaces and library and for all administrative functions

·      Meet SBA planning standards, except as otherwise dictated by WHS program

 

2.2.  Teaching and Support

·      Adequate space for faculty workspace, meetings and conferences

·      Plan adequate departmental centers with workspace, office support and resource space

·      Plan adequate storage space for teachers, staff and general use

 

2.3.  Student Life

·      Provide unprogrammed space for informal social and academic encounters among students and faculty, both interior and exterior.

·      Adequate space for activities such as student newspaper, yearbook, clubs, etc.

·      Plan adequate spaces for student support: guidance, College Counseling, health, study and collaborative work space

·      Provide appropriate, convenient and secure facilities for student storage

·      Provide for display of student work and achievement

 

2.4.  Community

·      Must be education-driven with additional community use or separately funded

·      Plan location for community pool, but do  not include in WHS project cost

·      Consider emergency shelter with additional $46K funding

·      Consider community uses in vacated existing buildings, including WPS central office, but funded separately from the WHS project cost

 

2.5.  Environmental Responsibility

·      Optimize interior environmental quality for IAQ and educational performance

·      Incorporate green design measures that enhance educational performance or curriculum

·      Consider green design measures that produce positive payback on operational costs or that capture additional funding

·      Consider other green design measures that are environmentally responsible at an acceptable cost

 

2.6.  Financial Responsibility

·      Wherever possible, provide comparative cost data for major programmatic and building decisions

·      Consider shared-use spaces and other means to provide flexibility and reduce space costs

·      Design proposals to be based on materials and systems that have proven durability in similar HS construction

·      Optimize for long term operational savings over low initial cost

 

2.7.  Operational

·      Provide air conditioning for interior and administrative spaces

·      Consider AC in all year-round spaces and include as an alternate cost

·      Where feasible, plan building systems for future expansion

·      Design systems and select materials for maintenance efficiency

 

2.8.  Character and Appearance of High School Facility

·      Strong preference to maintain the feel of the open campus

·      Multi-building campus must be as energy efficient as possible

·      Design for improved access security and effective response to an emergency condition

 

2.9.  Design and Construction

·      Plan for year-round use of school but not for year-round educational program

·      Core academic, support space, athletics and other school uses are all of equal priority except as determined by different reconstruction options

·      Address code compliance throughout buildings and site

·      Plan for single-contract project phased to accommodate on-going programs with minimal disruption and impact on programs, students and staff.

 

2.10.                High School Site

·      Investigate an alternative entrance to the campus to solve traffic problems

·      Consider artificial turf to expand use of limited play fields

·      Improve visibility of entrance and wayfinding on campus

·      Improve vehicular circulation and parking on campus

 

 

 

 

 

(i/wayland/1.2/HSBC goal statement 040804revised)