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EDUCATION CENTER REUSEEDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION ITEM

DECEMBER 20, 2018

SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION ITEM, DECEMBER 20, 2018 – 2

• Project Overview

• Educational Specifications (Ed. Specs.) Overview

• Site-specific Ed. Specs. for the Education Center Reuse Project

• Development Process

• Proposed Ed. Specs.

Agenda


• Project included in the FY2019-28 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

• Renovate the Education Center to both increase the capacity of Washington-Lee

initially, and later to adapt to possible future instructional and grade level changes

• Support APS Strategic Plan Goals, specifically for Healthy, Safe, and Supported

Students

• Address capacity by providing 500-600 high school seats

• Open by start of school 2021

• Spend a maximum project cost of $37 million, using every effort to spend less

APS project website:

https://www.apsva.us/education-center-reuse/

Project Parameters

https://www.apsva.us/education-center-reuse/


Project Timeline


• Ed. Specs. provide criteria critical for project success including:

• Mission and vision for teaching and learning

• Key design principles for High Performance Learning Environments

• Square footage allocations for program spaces

• Detailed pages for each space that include a description, adjacency relationships, and

other design requirements (furniture, special finishes, equipment, technology, etc.)

• Most recent division-wide Ed. Specs. were developed in 2004

https://www.apsva.us/design-and-construction/educational-and-technical-

specifications/

• As noted in policy F-5.7 Construction and Maintenance, “School Board periodically

reviews square footage allocations for program spaces (space guidelines) to

assure provision of adequate space in each facility.” Similar language is in F-5.7

PIP-1 Capital Program Implementation.

Educational Specifications (Ed. Specs.) Overview

https://www.apsva.us/design-and-construction/educational-and-technical-specifications/


• For every project staff develops Site-Specific Ed. Specs. that, at a minimum,

include a schedule of program spaces with required square footage allocations

• A more detailed Ed. Spec. document may be developed for projects involving non-

standard programs/spaces; recent examples are Wilson Site and Ed Center Reuse

• Site-Specific Ed. Specs. allow staff to refine design requirements based on:

• Alignment with the current Strategic Plan

• Alignment with current Department of Teaching and Learning practice and initiatives

• Updated guidance from the Virginia Department of Education

• Current best design practices for High Performance Learning Environments

• Lessons learned from recent projects

Site-Specific Educational Specifications


• Site-Specific Ed. Specs. are developed concurrent with the Concept Design phase

and are completed prior to the conclusion of the Schematic Design phase

• The criteria included in Site-Specific Ed. Specs. form the baseline for all design

submissions

• School Board has approved site-specific Ed. Specs. and/or schedule of program

spaces with the Schematic Design and Final Design of all recent projects

Site-Specific Educational Specifications


• Developed through a series of collaborative

meetings with Department of Teaching and Learning

and Washington-Lee High School leadership

• Reflect current APS pedagogy including:

The Five C’s, Personalized Learning, and

Project-Based Learning

• Align key design principles with the APS 2018-2024

Strategic Plan

• Are adaptable to possible future instructional and

grade level changes

• Incorporate input on division-wide furniture and

technology standards currently being developed by

Teaching and Learning and Information Services

Education Center Reuse Educational Specifications


• Response to an ongoing need identified by the

Collaborative Professional Strategies Team

(CPST)

• Lockable storage for teacher personal items is

now required in the Ed. Specs.

• Multiple lockable drawers or lockers to be

provided in each classroom and teacher

workroom

Staff Lockers at Wakefield HS Workroom

Ed. Spec. Update Example – Lockable Teacher Storage


APS Strategic Plan - Design Principles


Schedule of Spaces


Schedule of Spaces


Capacity


Space Detail Sheets

Example Space Detail Sheet for Dry Classroom

• Room layout, related spaces

diagram, and adaptable

arrangements

• Detailed room requirements:

• Description

• Size

• Capacity

• Related spaces/floor level

• Loose furnishings

• Casework, display board and

equipment

• Audio visual

• Information technology

• Environmental considerations


Space Detail Sheets

• Room layout, related spaces

diagram, and adaptable

arrangements

• Detailed room requirements:

• Description

• Size

• Capacity

• Related spaces/floor level

• Loose furnishings

• Casework, display board and

equipment

• Audio visual

• Information technology

• Environmental considerations Example Space Detail Sheet for Commons


• January 10, 2019 – Educational

Specifications School Board Action

Item

• January 2019 – Develop Schematic

Design Cost Estimates

• February 7, 2019 – Schematic Design

School Board Information Item

• February 21, 2019 – Schematic

Design School Board Action Item

Next Steps


• Approve the Education Center Reuse

Educational Specifications document,

dated December 7, 2018 and attached to

this presentation, which includes the

project’s:

• Schedule of program spaces;

• Capacity; and

• Detailed space requirements.

Recommendation

Documents

EDUCATION CENTER REUSE - BoardDocs · • Approve the Education Center Reuse Educational Specifications document, dated December 7, 2018 and attached to this presentation, which includes