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PLANNING & DESIGN Mat Su Career & Technical High School

Matanuska Susitna Borough

Mat Su School District

McCool Carlson Green Architects

Mat-Su Career & Technical High School

AGENDA

• Planning Process Overview

• Planning History & Current Operations

• Budget Review

• Space Needs

• Addition Concepts

• Next Steps

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Building Design Committee (BDC) Role

• Educational Vision

• Knowledge of existing building/operations

• New Program Information

• Design Ideas

• Critique

• Outreach

• Support

• Lines of communication

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BDC Schedule

• July 17: Kickoff

• August 12-14: Workshop

• August 27: Concept Refinement

• August 29: Focus Groups

• September 17: Schematic Design

• October: School Board/Assembly Approvals

• March 2014: Bidding

• July 2015: Occupancy

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Aspirations

• What are the most important goals for this

project?

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PROJECT HISTORY

Learning Plan

Visioning

Planning

Concept Design

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LEARNING NETWORK

• Links high school to postsecondary education and careers

• Broad clusters of related occupations in terms of knowledge and skills

• Respond to state and local labor market

• Related occupations represent variety of educational and income levels

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STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATION

• Steering Committee Key school, community, and industry leaders

• Design Committee Students

Parents and families

Teachers and guidance counselors

Administrators

Board members

Business and industry

Organized labor

Government

Community

Higher education

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LEARNING BEFORE FACILITIES

Learning Plan

Facility Plan

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ED SPEC SUMMARY

• Learner Population: 500 FTE

• Building Area: 76,550 sf CTHS = 153 sf/student

DEED HS Standard = 165 sf/student

• Full time high school plus part time students

• Career Pathways

Pathway #1: IT/Business/Electronics

Pathway #2: Arch/Engineering/Construction

Pathway #3: Culinary Arts/Hospitality

Pathway #4: Health Sciences/Nursing

Pathway #5: P.E./Sports Science

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EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

CONCEPTS

• Business & Industry Relationships

• New Teaching and Learning Strategies

• Integrating Academic and CTE

• Learning Signature

• Career Pathways

• Expansion Capability

• Flexibility & Adaptability

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LEARNING ORGANIZATION

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SITE CONTEXT

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EXPANSION & GROWTH

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SITE

PLAN

Future

Expansion Future

Expansion

Future

Expansion

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ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES

• Strong identity for career pathways • Distribute services and administration • Flexibility & adaptability to changes • Personalizable environments • Small learning communities • Integrated & interdisciplinary • Team / project based learning • Part-time and full-time student • Serving others via distance learning • Multiple use: school, employers, labor, etc.

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RELATIONSHIP TO BUISINESS & INDUSTRY

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FLEXIBILITY & ADAPTABILITY

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FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION PROTOTYPE

• Individual Work Areas

• Small Group Work/Conference room

• Large Group Work Area/Classroom

• Teaching Team Office

• Storage

• Technical Reference Library

• 2,600 sf per Pathway

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PATHWAY PROTOTYPES

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1st Floor

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2nd Floor

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ADAPTABLE CORE

Overhead Door

provides access for

large equipment and

displays

Operable Walls

create multiple

configuration

opportunities

Each Pathway has a

Portal facing the

MPR/Partners Room

Auxiliary dining area

for Culinary Arts

training

Large

Assembly

Fitness &

Large

Seminar

Fitness,

Classrooms &

Informal Learning

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PATHWAY ANATOMY

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LEARNING SIGNATURE

“The Career Center is, above all, a hub of learning for the community, providing a safe and inviting learning setting for all ages with strong ties to business and industry. To do this, the center must be connected to industry and business and be willing to adapt to the changing needs over time. It will, and must be, as changing and dynamic as the meandering Matanuska River.”

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LEARNING SIGNATURE

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Discussion – Teaching & Learning

• Teaching & Learning at CTHS

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Discussion – Future Trends

• Technology

• Mobile devices • Distance Learning • Information vs. understanding • Teachers as coaches

• Diversity

• Personalization • Languages • Teaching teams

• Global Economy

• Literacy • Creativity • Collaboration • Integrated learning / inquiry based

• Brain Research

• Learning Pyramid • Multi sensory learning • Active Learners • Learning styles

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Discussion – Existing Operations

• Integrating academic and tech

• Lack of classrooms space

• Configuring Flex areas for classroom use

• More kitchen serving lines needed

• Sound isolation at classrooms

• Need Gym for ball sports

• Space for itinerants

• 2nd floor cross circulation

• More restrooms

• Media center / Library

• Loading dock access

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Preliminary Budget Summary

Unit Cost Area Cost

Minor Remodeling 30$ 4,000 120,000$ allowance for minor adjustments to existing building

Food Service Mods 400$ 1,000 400,000$ allowance for adding a serving line

Addition Interface 500$ 250 125,000$ tie-in between existing building and new addition

Building Addition Budget (1) 350$ 33,060 11,571,000$ based on recent Valley Pathways low bid

Total Project Budget Estimate 12,216,000$

Budget 12,485,000$

Variance (269,000)$ over budget (under budget) amounts

(1) Total Building Area identified in RFP of 33,060 GSF translates to approximately 23,614 SF net program space

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Discussion – New Program Needs

• Transportation Pathway

• Therapeutic Services Pathway Expansion

• Natural Resources Pathway

• Human Services Pathway

• Media / Testing Center

• 10 General Classrooms

• 2 Science Classrooms

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Preliminary Space Program

Quantity Size Totals Dept Totals Path Totals

Natural Resources Pathway

Classroom 1 800 800

Vet nary Lab 1 1,200 1,200

2,000

Flexible Instructional Space

Large Group Instruction/Classroom 1 800 800

Flex Area 1 1,674 1,674

Individual Work Areas

Small Group Work Areas/Conference

Teacher Team Office

Technical Library

Student Lockers

Storage

2,474

Natural Resources Pathway Total 4,474

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Preliminary Space Program

Quantity Size Totals Dept Totals Path Totals

Transportation Pathway

Aviation Lab 1 2,100 2,100

Process Technology Lab 1 1,000 1,000

Diesel Power Generation Lab 1 1,000 1,000

Storage 3 300 900

5,000

Flexible Instructional Space

Large Group Instruction/Classroom 1 800 800

Flex Area 1 1,674 1,674

Individual Work Areas

Small Group Work Areas/Conference

Teacher Team Office

Technical Library

Student Lockers

Storage

2,474

Transportation Pathway Total 7,474

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Preliminary Space Program

Quantity Size Totals Dept Totals Path Totals

Human Services Pathway

Law Enforcement Classroom 1 1,000 1,000

Education Classroom 1 1,000 1,000

2,000

Flexible Instructional Space

Large Group Instruction/Classroom 1 800 800

Flex Area 1 1,674 1,674

Individual Work Areas

Small Group Work Areas/Conference

Teacher Team Office

Technical Library

Student Lockers

Storage

2,474

Human Services Pathway 4,474

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Preliminary Space Program

Quantity Size Totals Dept Totals Path Totals

Therapeutic Services Pathway Addition

Gymnasium 1 4,600 4,600

Gym Storage 1 400 400

5,000

Therapeutic Services Pathway Addition Total 5,000

Media / Testing Center -

Library 1 3,650 3,650

Testing Center 1 800 800

Library Office/Workroom 1 250 250

Library Storage 1 300 300

5,000

Media / Testing Center Total 5,000

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Preliminary Space Program

Quantity Size Totals Dept Totals Path Totals

General Academic

Classrooms (6 distributed to Flex) 4 800 3,200

Science Labs 2 1,200 2,400

Science Prep 1 400 400

- 6,000

Administration Subtotal 6,000

Targets Variance

Net Program Area 32,422 23,614 8,808

Service, Mechanical, Structural, Circulation & Toilets (SMSCT) 40% 12,969 9,446

Total Gross Program Area 45,391 33,060 12,331

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Educational Specifications

• Program Information

• DEED Approval

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Expansion Concept Option

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Homework

• Program Prioritization/Budget

Reconciliation

• Program detail information

– Teaching & Learning strategies

– Space sizes & functions

– Major equipment

– Student population

– Critical spatial relationships

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Wrap Up

• Questions/Comments?