Future Planning for Facilities
Project Milestones
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November, 2022
A community forum about the proposed facilities project was held on November 10, 2022.
Community Forum Meeting Recording
October, 2022
A group of Avon Lake teachers, administrators and parents accompanied representatives from Fanning Howey to visit four different school sites. The schools were all PK-5 elementary or 6-8 middle schools. Photos from the site visits.
At the October BOE meeting, a summary of the enrollment projections was shared.
Enrollment Projections Summary
October 2022 Facilities Committee School Site Visit Photos
2022 Permanent Improvements and Other Projects (Presented at Regular Board Meeting, 10/11/22) This presentation is a summary of PI projects (parking lots, the caboose, major equipment upgrades, etc.) and other projects (classroom moves/upgrades, major repairs, etc.) completed or in progress between January and early October, 2022. A summary of grant funding received is included on the last slide. Several opportunities were available this year that have not been available in the past and we tried to take advantage of that.
September, 2022
The faculties planning committee met to discuss next steps in the project. Visioning for staff, and a community forum will be held in November. Site visits to newly constructed elementary and middle schools will occur in October.
August, 2022
The district commissioned FutureThink to complete an updated enrollment study.
June 2022
At the June 7th regular Board meeting, the Board approved Fanning Howey's pricing proposal "for the necessary design and related construction administration services" for the District-wide facilities project. The District is now authorized to execute an agreement with Fanning Howey to provide pre-bond services to the District. These services include things like site visits and assessments, stakeholder meetings, and more.
April 2022
At the April 12th regular Board meeting, the Board approved Fanning Howey as the most qualified firm (see March 2022 for RFQ information). The Superintendent is now authorized to receive a pricing proposal from Fanning Howey for pre-bond services. This proposal will be presented to the Board of Education at an upcoming Board meeting. Click here for the Chronicle-Telegram article about this news.
March 2022 Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
Based on the work of the facilities committee, the District published a Request for Qualifications (linked above) for pre-bond issuance services for a potential District-wide improvements project. As part of this process, the District will receive statements of qualifications from architectural firms, short list a few firms with whom to conduct follow-up interviews, and make a recommendation to the Board regarding next steps. The tentative timeline is to make that recommendation at the regular Board meeting in April. The District's facilities committee has played a key role in providing a solid foundation for the RFQ process, and the work of the committee is to be commended.
February 2022 Update to Board of Education
In May of 2021, the Avon Lake City Schools formed a committee to begin the task at looking at the state of our facilities. This coincided with a report from the Ohio Facilities Construction Committee (OFCC) identifying specific information related to the physical state of our schools. The committee consists of 39 individuals representing parents, staff, community members and a representative from the BOE. Stay tuned to this page for more information.
2021 Permanent Improvements and Other Projects (Presented at Regular Board Meeting, 11/2/21)
This is a presentation that would typically occur in August or September, following the conclusion of summer permanent improvement (PI) projects. It was moved due to COVID-related discussions and other presentations. The presentation is a summary of PI projects (parking lots, athletic facilities, interior lighting upgrades, etc.) and other projects (moving Open Door back to Learwood, etc.) completed or in progress between 3/1 and 11/2/21. Several of these projects were directly aligned with needs as identified in the OFCC Facility Assessment Report (see below).
Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) Assessment - Summary (Presented at Regular Board Meeting, 4/13/21)
The full OFCC Assessment was completed in December, 2020. It included a shorter overview document and a longer (~500 pages) Facility Assessment Report. This linked presentation was meant to provide a concise summary of the assessment. It is important to note that the dollar figures referenced in the assessment and summary reflect a renovation estimate to bring each building up to new construction standards (as of December, 2020) and should not be interpreted to mean that the renovations are mandatory. This is how the OFCC figures the "renovation to replacement ratio," which is meant to provide guidance and to help have conversations with the community regarding the long-term plan for the district's facilities.
