SAU39 - Amherst, NH

Clark-Wilkins Elementary

The current conditions and key issues

Clark-Wilkins Current Conditions Gallery

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Wilkins School Site

Aerial view of Wilkins School site (Google).

Clark School Site

Aerial image of the Clark School site (Google).

Clark School Existing Site Plan

Clark School Existing Site Plan

Wilkins Portables-bathroom with printer

Bathroom doubles as a printer room. Condition is very poor. No storage for cleaning supplies.

Wilkins-classroom storage

Lacking enough storage space. No where for backpacks and jackets.

Wilkins School-copy and printing area

This is a former storage area, converted into a copying and printing area, due to lack of space.

Clark School-rusting door

An outside-access metal door is rusting through.

Wilkins Intervention Room 2

This room is divided to be used by several interventionists and students at the same time. It lacks privacy and necessary space.

Wilkins Multi-Purpose Room

In this picture, the MPR is divided in half. This half is serving as a cafeteria for a full grade level of students. On the other side of the curtain, a physical education class is taking place.

Wilkins Classroom-with server

This a classroom in use at Wilkins. Behind the wood panels are noisy, heat-producing computer servers. Due to the lack of space, the servers were moved here.

Special Educations Services Room

The Special Education services room is currently shared with 4 different service providers. It is very congested, lacks privacy, and limits the options and tools the teachers are able to use.

Wilkins School Site Portables

These portables were installed many years ago as a temporary solution to overcrowding. They are at end-of-life, and remain in use today.

Key Issues at Clark

  • Inadequate number of classrooms
  • Improper egress
  • Non-secure entrance sequence
  • Inefficient exterior envelope (siding and lintels in masonry)
  • Mechanical systems at end-of-life
  • Poor air quality (due to older mechanical systems) resulting in highly variable temperatures in many rooms
  • Limited access to electricity in education areas
  • Lack of Special Education space
  • Lack of ADA accessibility in many areas
  • Lack of ADA accessible restrooms and clearances throughout
  • Undersized classrooms
  • Constrained site not allowing for significant expansion
  • Lack of storage areas
  • Lack of staff work areas
  • Per the “On-sight Insight” report, dated May 31, 2017, the costs for the 20-year plan total $1,572,451 in maintenance alone (without educational or programmatic upgrades)
  • All mecanical sytems are at end-of-life, and need to be replaced
  • All plumbing systems are at end-of-life, and should be replaced with code-compliant systems
  • All electrical systems are inadequate for a modern technology rich school environment, and should be replaced
  • Emergency electical systems are inadequate, as there is no generator
  • Lighting is at end-of-life, not energy efficient, and should be replaced
  • Two buildings cost more to maintain and staff

Key Issues at Wilkins

  • Inadequate number of classrooms
  • Inadequate space for Special Education and Intervention
  • Inadequate acoustical separation, particularly in Special Education areas
  • Lack of access to electricity in education areas
  • Dislocated grade levels
  • Classrooms without sinks
  • Mechanical systems at end of life
  • Some ADA accessibility issues, particularly restrooms
  • Poor air quality (due to older mechanical systems) resulting in highly variable temperatures in many rooms
  • Site paving at end of life
  • Lack of separate cafeteria and gymnasium spaces
  • Per the “On-sight Insight” report dated May 31, 2017, the costs for the 20-year plan total #3,015378 in maintenance alone (without educational or programmatic upgrades)
  • Missing 2-3 classrooms per grade to accommodate target class sizes
  • Missing 8 classrooms to accommodate 8th grade
  • All mecanical sytems are at end-of-life, and need to be replaced
  • All plumbing systems are at end-of-life, and should be replaced with code-compliant systems
  • All electrical systems are inadequate for a modern technology rich school environment, and should be replaced
  • Emergency electical systems are inadequate, as there is no generator
  • Lighting is at end-of-life, not energy efficient, and should be replaced
  • Two buildings cost more to maintain and staff

 

Overview

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