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LRFMP Board Presentation Feb2025
Clayton High School Purchase Caleres?: • Swing space for Elementary Schools during renovations for 3-10 years? • Future Wydown MS Campus? • Future HS expansion? • Future Innovation Center? • Real World Learning • Business Partnerships • Hands On Learning Labs/Studio • Keep Garage with Turf Above for Field Hockey and Physical Education? • New Performing Arts Center on east side? • Relocate activities from Gay Field? Caleres Property Option #1 Option #2 New Elementary Schools 3 new schools to replace 3 existing elementary schools: Existing Captain: 60,400sf Existing Glenridge: 59,800sf Existing Meramec: 61,400sf Each New Elementary: 80,000sf @ $450/sf x 20% contingency = $43,000,000 Rebuild all 3 schools in 2025 dollars: = $129,000,000 • Building construction costs only, does not include site design costs due to unknown site • new or existing site? • Does not include land acquisition • Does not include acquisition and renovation of swing space Preliminary, pre-bid rounded cost estimates includes 20% contingency. Provided by Paragon Architecture • Each site is less than 5 acres. Recommended site size is 8-10 acres • High cost of renovation of existing buildings • Disruption caused by construction activities while school is in session • Rebuilding 3 new schools on existing sites is very difficult without relocating students • Challenge & cost of relocating students/staff to swing space for 1-1.5 years • Challenge & cost of finding appropriate building for swing space during renovations for 3-10 years? Combine 3 elementary schools into 2 new schools on new sites? Further exploration through a feasibility study is needed on the elementary schools and property acquisition may be required
Combine 3 elementary schools into 2 new schools on new sites? Further exploration through a feasibility study is needed on the elementary schools and property acquisition may be required Funding Current Debt = $34,752,000 to be fully paid off by March 1, 2029 Current Debt Levy = $0.5110 per $100 assessed valuation Will support up to $90M of bonds to fund capital projects without a tax increase Long Range Facilities Master Plan Options Total potential future long-range projects at each site: Building Level 2 Level 3 • The Family Center $8m • Captain Elementary $19m • Glenridge Elementary $27m $44m • Meramec Elementary $27m $44m • Wydown Middle School $4m • Clayton High School $29m • Athletics & Activities $23m $30m Total Construction +/- $137m to $178m Three new elementary schools • New Captain Elementary $43m • New Glenridge Elementary $43m • New Meramec Elementary $43m $129m Provided by Paragon Architecture • Order of Magnitude construction costs in 2025 dollars • Preliminary, pre-bid rounded estimates with contingency • Further exploration is needed on feasibility • Building construction costs only, does not include site design costs due to unknown site • Does not include FF&E or professional services • Does not include land acquisition • Does not include acquisition and renovation of swing space • Order of Magnitude construction costs in 2025 dollars • Preliminary, pre-bid rounded estimates with 20-35% contingency • Does not include FF&E or professional services • Does not include land acquisition • Does not include acquisition and renovation of swing space
Long Range Facilities Master Plan Options Total potential future long-range projects at each site: Building Level 2 Level 3 • The Family Center $8m • Captain Elementary $19m • Glenridge Elementary $27m $44m • Meramec Elementary $27m $44m • Wydown Middle School $4m • Clayton High School $29m • Athletics & Activities $23m $30m Total Construction +/- $137m to $178m Three new elementary schools • New Captain Elementary $43m • New Glenridge Elementary $43m • New Meramec Elementary $43m $129m Provided by Paragon Architecture • Order of Magnitude construction costs in 2025 dollars • Preliminary, pre-bid rounded estimates with contingency • Further exploration is needed on feasibility • Building construction costs only, does not include site design costs due to unknown site • Does not include FF&E or professional services • Does not include land acquisition • Does not include acquisition and renovation of swing space • Order of Magnitude construction costs in 2025 dollars • Preliminary, pre-bid rounded estimates with 20-35% contingency • Does not include FF&E or professional services • Does not include land acquisition • Does not include acquisition and renovation of swing space Summary ● Alignment with Strategic Plan ● Learners are different now than when our schools were built ● For Clayton to continue to be the premier school district not only locally, but nationally, we must be on the cutting edge of education, by providing state of the art facilities ● Enrollment is projected to be stable allowing Clayton to invest in innovative & specialized learning environments ● Much of the improvements identified through the assessments can be handled within the district's current annual capital improvement budget of $4m ● Some of the Level 2 and 3 type improvements shown would require community participation through bond issue election(s) ● Additional exploration is needed to complete feasibility studies on the elementary schools ● Property acquisition may be required & collaboration with the City is crucial through next phase ● The LRFMP, shaped by the involvement of each building's committee of stakeholders and extensive overall community engagement, now provides the information needed for the Board of Education and the Superintendent to evaluate next steps moving forward
Summary ● Alignment with Strategic Plan ● Learners are different now than when our schools were built ● For Clayton to continue to be the premier school district not only locally, but nationally, we must be on the cutting edge of education, by providing state of the art facilities ● Enrollment is projected to be stable allowing Clayton to invest in innovative & specialized learning environments ● Much of the improvements identified through the assessments can be handled within the district's current annual capital improvement budget of $4m ● Some of the Level 2 and 3 type improvements shown would require community participation through bond issue election(s) ● Additional exploration is needed to complete feasibility studies on the elementary schools ● Property acquisition may be required & collaboration with the City is crucial through next phase ● The LRFMP, shaped by the involvement of each building's committee of stakeholders and extensive overall community engagement, now provides the information needed for the Board of Education and the Superintendent to evaluate next steps moving forward The School District of Clayton Thank You!