October 8, 2010

Reclaiming Rec Space

For decades, multipurpose gymnasiums at elementary schools and high schools have served as the heart of the educational facility, often providing space for not only physical education, but for such diverse functions as a cafeteria, gathering area, and a stage for school performances.
 
Increasingly, school officials are realizing the benefit of having individual rooms to better serve these functions. 
Architectural firm Wight & Co., of Darien, Ill., has provided redesign solutions for the outdated gyms of several Chicago-area schools.

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Bleachers

All Star Bleachers presents its Champion arena seats, which feature a one-piece, automotive-grade polypropylene material that requires little or no maintenance. With six unique models to choose from, All Star Bleachers’ Champion seats are designed to retrofit to most existing bleacher or grandstand systems, according to the company.

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Detroit District Issues $210 Million in Capital Bonds

DETROIT — Detroit Public Schools issued more than $210 million in capital improvement bonds needed to move forward on a $500.5 million district-wide construction and renovation program.
 
The sale included $160.9 million in Qualified School Construction Bonds and $49.6 million in Build America Bonds, both of which were authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, according to reports.
 
The funds will support the district’s three-year capital improvement plan, which will close dozens of schools a

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Belle Plaine school board holds special meeting

The ongoing school construction project brought the Belle Plaine Board of Education to a special meeting Oct. 6. More than a month after work was to be complete, administration and staff identified over 70 items that still need attention, ranging from missing ceiling tiles to regulation of the heating and cooling systems. Architects John Darveau […]

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Supervisors Optimistic About Ashburn School Construction Options

After hearing the same presentation given to the School Board last week on the study to assess options for Ashburn school needed to provide seats for a growing student population, the Board of Supervisors Tuesday seemed confident that the solutions to overcrowding in the eastern Loudoun schools were within its grasp.

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Supervisors Optimistic About Ashburn School Construction Options

After hearing the same presentation given to the School Board last week on the study to assess options for Ashburn school needed to provide seats for a growing student population, the Board of Supervisors Tuesday seemed confident that the solutions to overcrowding in the eastern Loudoun schools were within its grasp.

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DeSoto board approves two school construction projects

Improvements to two DeSoto Parish schools totaling almost $6 million got the green light during Thursday night’s School Board meeting. Notable is construction at Stanley and North DeSoto high schools will be done without an additional tax burden to DeSoto residents. Instead, revenue from increased sales taxes spinning off from the Haynesville Shale is allowing school officials to pay cash for …

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Florida education news: Graduation rates, school construction, class size and more

CLOSING THE GAP: Pinellas community and school leaders look for solutions to the district’s abysmal graduation rate for black males . (Times photo, Scott Keeler)  TOO LOW: USF trustees and administrators say the school’s 49 percent six-year graduation rate is a ‘major weakness’ . HAVE A SAY: The Pinellas school district ends its ban on employees reading and writing comments on the Gradebook …

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