New Builds + Renovations
Barron Area School District Barron, WI
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion Elementary School St. Paul Park, MN For years, the home of the Spanish Immersion program for the South Washington County Schools was a designated wing within Crestview Elementary School. The program had become very popular among students and parents, and the District realized the value of providing a much larger facility for the program. A new home would also give the program a much desired identity. It was decided to renovate Oltman Middle School into an elementary school for the 680 Spanish-focused students. The students currently attending the middle school would be relocated to a new middle school in Cottage Grove. The schedule for this project spanned over two school years, with construction occurring continually despite students occupying the school during most of the construction period. To ensure that students were safe during construction, continuous and comprehensive planning occurred regularly, which resulted in students experiencing little to no disruption to instruction. Meetings were held to plan for proper traffic patterns, noise control, fume control, access to and exiting the building, availability of the exterior playground, and clear separation of the construction areas from the student occupied spaces. • Phased Construction • Facility Renovation • Branding + Identity Features • Modern Learning Spaces • 15 Month Design + Construction
ISG provided a facility assessment and educational adequacy services as part of the facility master planning effort for the Barron Area School District and its six buildings. ISG met with school staff user groups for the elementary, middle, and high schools in the District. During the user group sessions, ISG discussed preliminary findings and solicited input regarding further enhancements that could be made to the spaces. Upon completion of the user group meetings, ISG developed and prioritized a comprehensive list of improvements such as providing small group breakout spaces and other academic space enhancements. The full assessment report included the prioritized list of repairs, replacements, and improvements, as well as concepts and cost estimates for the District to review. The services provided by ISG also included community engagement. ISG assembled a community task force of 30 engaged members of the Barron community. Four meetings were held with the task force, where a vision, priorities, and recommendations were developed for the facility master plan. This plan was then presented to the Board of Education to consider how to move forward. ISG then worked alongside construction management partner Kraus-Anderson to support referendum efforts, which resulted in the passing of a $24.5 million referendum. • $24.5 M Referendum • 30 Member Community Task Force • Facility Assessment + Educational Adequacy Report • Pre-Referendum Services • Facility Assessments of Six Buildings
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