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Special Meeting/Workshop - No Division Assigned

Title: Modernization Projects for D.D. Eisenhower Elementary

Recommendation:

I recommend the School Board approve the revision to the FY 2006-2020 Five-Year Plan & Capital Budget revising the scheduled opening dates for the modernization projects for D.D. Eisenhower ES from 2011 to 2007, Palm Beach Gardens ES from 2007 to 2008, Northboro ES from 2010 to 2009 and North Palm Beach ES from 2009 to 2010.

Description:

 

D.D. Eisenhower Elementary School - Modernization Project #1541-8352

 

Description of Proposed Modification:

 

  • This action modifies the opening dates of these three schools, but does not modify the project budgets. 

Reason for Modification:

 

  • This change is being proposed to allow the District to save $4 million on the cost of a temporary holding school.
  • The current plan is to build a holding school on the campus of D.D. Eisenhower ES and move each of these three (3) schools into the holding school, one at a time, while we rebuild each respective school.  The cost of the temporary holding school is approximately $4 million.  The temporary holding school would be constructed using modulars and concreteables with covered walkways and the necessary site work.
  • This new proposal is to construct the new D.D. Eisenhower ES, move the old school over to the new school and then use the existing D.D. Eisenhower ES as a holding school for these three (3) schools thus saving the cost of the holding school.  There may be some modest costs for preparing the existing D.D. Eisenhower ES to be used as a holding school, but that will be far less than $4 million needed for the temporary holding school.
  • This option was considered previously, but we had no way to fund the construction of the new D.D. Eisenhower ES.  We solved this problem by shifting the funding for each of the projects as indicated in the table below.
  • Note that the opening dates for Palm Beach Gardens ES and North Palm Beach ES simply go back to their original opening dates.  The opening date for Northboro ES gets moved back one year from the original opening date.  The opening date for D.D. Eisenhower ES gets moved up from 2011 to 2007.
  • D.D. Eisenhower ES is not included on the list from the referendum resolution because it was not planned for the five-year planning period (FY 2005 – FY 2009), which was the basis of the referendum. 
  • In the 2003 ranking of schools to be modernized D.D. Eisenhower was ranked 2nd behind C.O. Taylor/Kirklane ES, which is also being moved up in the modernization schedule.  Both D.D. Eisenhower ES and C.O. Taylor/Kirklane ES were built with the “open classroom” concept and both schools received damage during the last two hurricane seasons.
  • The principals of the four (4) schools have been consulted and have no objections to this proposal although they have not had the chance to fully discuss this with their parents, staffs and School Advisory Councils. 

School

Design Start

Construction Start

Opening Date

Notes

Funding Issues

Current Holding School Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Modular Holding School

2005

2006

2006

Cost $4 million

 

Palm Beach Gardens ES

2005

2006

2007

SY 06/07 in Holding School

 

North Palm Beach ES*

2007

2008

2009

SY 08/09 in Holding School

 

Northboro ES*

2008

2009

2010

SY 09/10 in Holding School

 

D.D. Eisenhower

2009

2010

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Plan

 

 

 

 

 

D.D. Eisenhower ES

2006

2006

2007

Move into new school

Uses PBGES Funding in FY 2007

Palm Beach Gardens ES

2005

2007

2008

SY 07/08 in DDEES

Uses NPBES's Funding in FY 2008

Northboro ES

2007

2008

2009

SY 08/09 in DDEES

Funded already in FY 2009

North Palm Beach ES

2008

2009

2010

SY 09/10 in DDEES

Uses DDEES Funding in FY 2010

*Northboro ES was ranked higher than North Palm Beach ES in the 1999 rankings of schools to be modernized.

 

Additional Considerations:

 

  • Funding sources of these projects may changes as a result of the shifting of the dates, however funding is available for all of the projects.
  • The budget amounts may be revised in a future Proposed Plan Modification, however the overall changes are expected to be cost neutral as we are simply switching funding around with no net increases.

Financial Impact:
There is no Financial Impact

For Additional Information, contact:
Joseph M. Moore (moorej@palmbeach.k12.fl.us)
Joseph M. Sanches

Attachments (list):
Q&ADDE.doc
Site Plan.pdf

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