001started. All good with it over there. All right, sounds good. So, uh, start with a roll call vote or roll call. Sorry. Here >> here [Applause] >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Minutes from regular meeting July 14, special meeting July 29. >> I move for approval of the regular meeting minutes of July 14th and also the special meeting of July 29th as written. >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second then for approval of the minutes. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Those not, same sign. >> All right. Thank you for
002all that are in attendance. Like to see full seats and anybody that's listening or watching at home. Appreciate your attendance this evening. Uh we do not have anybody signed up for public comment. So we will move right on to motion for adoption of the agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion, a second then for the adoption of the agenda. All in favor say I. >> Those not. Same sign. All right, moving right along. Um, reports by admin, Mark. >> You bet. So, uh, with us in just a moment is going to be our team from, uh, P. Uh, they'll be joining us. Mary's going to unmute us. And the, uh, P team will be uh walking us through just a couple of highlevel highlights regarding the um the whole
003project of the middle school, but really diving in deeper um specific to um the the interiors and some of the design um and layout. So, they're hard to see at the moment, but when that picture was up, uh the gentleman on the left, >> uh hey, Nick, >> that's >> Yep, that's uh that's Nick. And so, he is um I don't I don't even know what your title would officially be, but he's got a lot of stake in our project. So, he's he is a partner at PRA. Um and he's trying to trying to wrangle uh Nicole and Emily. So, Nicole Dryen's in the back. Um, and Emily Gr's on the right. So, that is our that is our team. So, thanks for being here and I'll turn it over to you because they'd rather
004hear from you anyway. >> Thank you, Mark. I don't know if my title is is I >> team regular. >> Um, no, but that's that's actually very appropriate for the stage of work that we are in uh right now. So for us in the design and engineering uh phase of this project, this is this is pretty exciting time. Uh it's it's it's a healthy uh level of of anxiety as we have so many exciting things all coming together coming down um on paper. uh we're sharing out uh regularly with our core team and the district uh with our partners at CG Schmidt uh to price uh and work through logistics of how we turn start turning these visions into reality which is going to be starting uh incredibly soon. So after so many months years
005of thinking about this project uh it's really just a few weeks away before we actually start seeing uh some movement on our site. So, it's it's really it's really an exciting time for us uh in the design world. Um, and today we're going to show you uh some of the exciting work that has happened. Last time we were all together, we really focused on the outside of the building. We walked around. We'll we'll take a glance at that again. There's been some refinement to that. Not huge changes, just continuous refinement as we get into the details. We'll take a quick look again at the site plan, refresh everybody's memory of how this has been coming together. And then what's really probably the most exciting thing for tonight is actually going inside the building. Going to
006take a look at what uh some of the key spaces uh in the new middle school are starting to look like. Uh we'll talk a little bit about uh what some of those finish selections are, how they relate to the pallet that we've discussed previously on the exterior of the building, and just give you a glimpse of what these new learning environments are are going to be for for the kids, families, community members uh of of greater Beaver Dam. So, I'm the least exciting person uh to be talking in in this group. I'm going to turn over to Nicole to start us off with uh some plan updates. Absolutely. So, uh, really quick, obviously, we know you guys have seen the floor plans, um, but we wanted to kind of regground us in the building
007and where it is, uh, because we live this every day. Um, and obviously this is not your 9 to5 job. So, want to just kind of revisit um, the site itself, where we're on the site, and then the floor plans, and I'll highlight anything that has um, been progressing or updating over the past little bit of time here. Um, so overall site on the left showing the entirety of the parcel. We're really starting to kind of nail down all of our paths there. Um, so you'll see quite a bit of the green through the site. That's going to be mostly mode grass trails. Uh, gray paths there. They're going to be a mix of either stabilized granite um or paved paths. So we want to make sure we have a really lovely paved entrance um
008from the northern access points where students might be walking or biking to school. So you're seeing connecting out to Spring as well as to Lombardi on the north. Um some opportunities for athletic spaces up on the north end of the site. And then also kind of as we start to come a little south, that would be the drive inlet that you're seeing north of the cemetery there. Um so that would be kind of primary entrance for parents drop off and pickup. Um coming down through the site, you'll see kind of our largest parking area. Um, adjacent to that is the concessions outdoor classroom and maintenance building. I know it seems like a very tiny green square on this, but I promise it's there. It has a small play space adjacent. Uh, space for bleachers for
009the field. And then continuing downward, uh, we've got our bike racks and then we've come to the actual site itself, which we've blown up on the right side of the screen so that it's a little more visible. Um, so you're seeing kind of ring road around the building. you would parents would come along the side that Emily's highlighting currently along the east side of the building um for pickup and drop off. We've been working with uh police and fire to make sure that we're meeting all of their needs in terms of widths and radius and everything that we need safety wise. Um also on the east side of the building, we have our main storm water retention. That would be a wet pond to the right. Um and then our play area to the left,
010which would be very large. You're seeing two half courts of basketball, space large enough um to kick around a soccer ball as well as a lot of hard surface for um just spending time together, having spaces available both for a recess type function as well as just more informal gathering. Um and then some kind of learning steps built in there to help us with the grade change in a really kind of both functional and beautiful way. Um, and Emily will show you much prettier pictures of all of this again in a minute. And then as we go around, um, obviously we have the building as the highlight in the center of the pin wheel here. Um, our greenhouse on the south side of the building. And continuing the ring around, you'll see our bio retention,
011our kind of dry storm water up top. Um, and then our our parking lot at the front. This would be where any visitors would park. It would be where our buses will do pickup and drop off. Um, we'll have some staff parking there. And then the bus parking will be double striped so that after hours uh we have ample ample community parking for any use of that community room up front or any other functions that are taking place. Um as well as there is a small area of visitor parking on the north side of the school that specifically is for that athletics and events entry. So, um, making sure that anyone that is not able to trek over, you know, a little bit of snow or distance from the parking lot has somewhere that they
012can kind of park there nearer to the building. Um, and then again, drive out to Spring County Highway um to the west there. Thank you. Um, we're working on kind of getting our monuments sign location dialed in along the street face. Um, we've done quite a bit of work with the site, with the cemetery, making sure everything is in good shape there, and looking forward to going to plan commission with the city this month to get some additional feedback. So, moving on to the floor plans. Thank you. So, this is highlighting all of those entries that we talked about. So, consistently as we look at these kind of highlighted areas of floor plans, you're going to see the upper level on the left. And just to remind everyone that it would be on grade for
013the west side of the site and then the lower level on the right which is on grade for the east side of the site. Most of our grade change is going to happen along the north edge of the gym and then at the retaining wall on the south side of the site. Um we're making sure we're being very cautious to hold areas for any future expansion that needs may need to happen in the future. So, starting on the upper level on the left, you're seeing the kind of visitor entry that goes in through our secure entry sequence right there where Emily is showing with the arrow. Um, also up near the front, kind of tucked to the side, so it's not competing so much with the main front entry is our community room entrance. So,
014completely segmented off from all of the school functions. We do have a communicating door, but you would need a card um to be able to buzz between those spaces. Um, we'll look at the program in a minute, but on the right we have our athletics and events entry. Again, on the lower level from the north side of the building. So, that gets you into a vestibule, um, where we're able to kind of compartmentalize off and allow or separate access into both the gym spaces and attach spaces there, including fitness, um, or the commons, and then a number of spaces off of that common space as well, like the auditorium. And then on the right, um that's going to be where a lot of our students are coming in and out for pickup and drop off
015because remember our cars are queuing over to the east. Um as well as um kind of our our recess in and out throughout the day. We do have kind of other access points off of the classroom wings that would not be really official entry exits um but would be carded for staff access as well as special education. Um, we have some flexible areas around the building to kind of figure out best once we move in where it works best for special education transportation to pick up and drop off. So, there's a couple kind of curb cuts and uh card reader doors. So, highlighting on the left side, this is the administrative suite right when you walk in. And we'll just kind of quick run through these so you can keep on clicking. Um these are
016kind of more of our community spaces as you continue to move in. So on the upper level we're seeing the library highlighted just beyond the administrative and student services. On the lower level that's the entire kind of athletic suites or gym or fitness our gym storage, our locker rooms, our fitness storage. And then u moving on to our commons and more social spaces. So on the upper level, you're seeing that balcony space overlooking the commons, which right now is being shown as kind of a a group um more casual space, but could be built in as additional classrooms in the future. And then on the right, you're seeing our commons um lunch space as well as large group instruction. It's associated storage and the kitchen spaces associated with that. And then moving on to kind
017of our more typical classroom spaces. So, in the lighter blue, you're seeing more of our standard um day-to-day sixth, seventh, eighth grade classroom spaces. In the darker blue, you're seeing more dedicated student special needs, special services spaces um including like the EBD, our resource room, speech, ELLL, etc. Um all of our general classroom wings are identical kind of throughout the building. Um, so they're all built around a pod unit with two classrooms sharing um, central spaces that have both the small group instruction and kind of a project breakout room um, with varying degrees of flexibility between those that also provide some safety functions as well. Um, so we've been working really closely with the district um, administrative staff to really perfect that. I think it's getting to a great place. Um, science as you move
018closer towards the center of the building. Um, all standard classroom wings have flexible student uh, special education spaces kind of built in so that we're able to um, really push in as much as possible. And when that's not possible, we have services that are being delivered closely to where our students are day-to-day. And then in our purple, we have our specials. So, our special programming, including on the left on the upper level, our music wings. So you're seeing choir band and orchestra there in purple um as well as all of their kind of periphery secondary spaces. And then on the right you're seeing the auditorium along with its associated storage bathrooms etc. Um the fabrication lab and project lead the way that would be more of the um robotics drafting spaces and then going down
019the kind of wing here. This would be our our kind of classroom wing that is a little more unique. um has paired world language, paired project lead the way rooms, paired art rooms um and then the agricultural both clean lab and uh dirty animal plant lab and then we didn't I missed highlighting it but then greenhouse right outside. >> That's the floor plan. Any questions on the site or floor plan before we get into the imagery? >> I just have one question. What is the method to get up to the upper level from the lower level? >> Ju just stairs or is it or is there some an elevator or something else? >> Yeah, there's an elevator. Um it's towards the the front of the building near the visitor entrance. Um it would be kind
020of right where Emily is showing with the mouse right at the beginning of the music wing. Um but opening to the public space. So, it'll open to the commons and to the corridor overlooking the commons above. And then there's open stairs within the common space to go up and down. And then there's closed stairs at the end of both classroom wings. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Hey guys, I got a qu couple questions for you. Um, as far as expansion is concerned, I mean, if there were ever to be uh an expansion to this building, where where are you looking? Like where are your options for that? >> Yep. back to site plan. We were debating if we should add leave the the dash lines on there or not. Um but one of the locations
021would be directly to the south of the music wing. Emily showing we've got um kind of a a just a held green hillside there and then the other would be to the northeast of that classroom wing. You could kind of build another classroom pod on similar to how it was structured at Prairie View. >> Okay. Very good. Um, as far while we're at the site, uh, can you just as far as traffic flow goes around, um, is that is that two-way traffic flow like to the south and to the east? Um, that loop around is or is that is that one way traffic or what's your thoughts on that? >> So, the loop around the building itself where Emily showing now would be one way except in cases of emergency or um, district maintenance and
022we would be gated off. So there'd be a gate from the main drive to that loop road um on both ends and then from the uh the service drive kind of where Emily's arrow is now left to the bus lot would be two ways for deliveries only. So there's quite a bit of gating and logistics that go into it and we can share a logistics plan as a follow-up because it's probably easier than my rambling explanation. >> Okay. So, but that traffic goes it comes in from the west and then goes south around the east side. That's the idea. >> Are you talking? >> Yeah. So, deliveries would come in from the west side, go south and then east and into the um the service yard and they would be gated off past the service
023yard. So, they could not go any further. There would be no risk of them going to student play spaces. >> Can you show the parent route coming in from the street where parents become kids. >> Yep. So, they would start at the entrance and then come down and then there would be a stop and they would go into the ring road. They would be able to drop off along that ring road and then um go continuing out along the loop and then exit. Um they would actually have the option to turn left or right kind of their depending on where they're exiting out to. Okay, perfect. How about um as far as is there going to be uh like after hours parking around that on that loop? Is there is there room for that or
024is that just going to be essentially a thorough way throughway? >> Uh you you could have I don't know that you'd necessarily want to um to keep it wide enough for fire trucks. You'd really really be pretty tight. Um, we did talk about the possibility to potentially have uh after hours parking along the main kind of thoroughfare where you're going north south but not the ring road around the building. >> Okay. Um what what do you got for like that parking lot that's up to the to the north? Um about how far you know from like the from the north end of that parking lot about how far is it to get into that um essentially gym entrance on the north side of the building? It's about 700 ft from the first point. >> 700
025ft. >> Yeah. >> Well, that's to the corner of the building, so I would say maybe 800 to that gym entrance. >> Okay. Um, all right. That sounds good. Um, when we're talking about in the building, um, like some of those classrooms, is there is like the like when we're talking about the hallways, are there windows facing into those hallways or is that are we just talking about like a a traditional door uh and then a block wall or whatever we're doing. >> I think I think you'll be able to see that once again. >> Oh, coming through the inside. >> We'll take a look with the interior pictures. So, imagine, >> right? Okay, fair enough. And then the last question I have as far as u bathrooms are concerned. Are there um do do
026we have any like family bathrooms where they're like a unisex type bathroom throughout the building? >> Excellent question. So there is a unisex toilet associated with each of the classroom pods and then there is a family restroom off of the commons which with each of those bathrooms as well as at the entrance to music and then the administrative and student service and community room only have um single user unisex bathrooms. They don't have any group bathrooms. Excellent. And just a note on the main toilet room groupings uh in each of the the main classroom wings. So the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade classroom wings, those are within the compartmentalization doors. So those are intentionally organized to really be part of that grade level um neighborhood. So you do not have to leave uh that grade's
027um space. Go to the restrooms. >> Excellent. Thank you guys. >> All right. I think we're good to move on. >> Look at some images. >> I'll just quickly recap the exterior. So, starting here from the south, this is going to be your view as you come up uh from 151. Um just a kind of a reminder that we are built into the site here. So, you're seeing the main grade change here at the south. You'll also see it at the north. Um this is that retaining wall Nicole was talking about. So, up here is that music wing. Um this is the yard we keep calling it where all deliveries and everything will happen. And then this is that south classroom wing with the um greenhouse in front of it. Um and the materials on
028this building that we are looking to use as more of natural elements. So as a reminder, we are looking to use the stone from the Beaver Dam Pore as well as a wood look aluminum siding um and then some metal siding to kind of give it a little bit softer, more residential feel. And then you will see as we go around some natural wood being incorporated. And >> that space to the left is where we're holding for future expansion. >> Thank you. Yes, this large green space here is where we um would plan for one of our big future expansion spots. Okay. Then from the east here, you're seeing me uh kind of on the walking path going past that uh wet pond that Nicole was talking about. So this is the main outdoor student
029space that we were saying. Um it has the hard surface. on the right with uh two half basketball courts and then a large uh turf surface on the left uh big enough I believe for a soccer a small soccer field. >> Yeah. >> Um the two wings you're seeing here that are flanking it are the classroom wings. So this on the right are the double uh core classroom wings. On the left is the upper is the core classroom with the lower being that specials wing. And then in the center is um our main entry into the common. So, all of this glass here that kind of blacked out is um the view into that main common space. >> Then just one quick note on this uh because this is that gathering space, that play space
030for students during the day after lunch, um but also the start of the day if parents are dropping their students at this point. This is fenced, right, to create a sense of enclosure and containment and separate this area from the much larger um rest of the site. Although you do have access points um through to provide convenient uh passage between this space uh and the green athletic spaces uh just nearby. >> And coming to the north entry, this is where that event entry is. So if you were coming after hours, um this is where we have that ADA senior citizen uh veterans parking and you would come into this main entry here for after hours. On the left is that core classroom lane. And then on the right here, the big box is the gymnasium.
031And again, this is where you're seeing that main grade change throughout the building that allows us to have those entries at both um the upper and lower level on grade. And then here to the side of the entry is our fitness/wrestling room with then the library overlooking that entry. And coming around to the front, this is that drive lane that any visitors or buses will be taking in. So, we really wanted to bring them in on access with the building um so that they have this nice entry view. And again, just a reminder of the materials is mostly stone. Here you're seeing a lot more of that woodlook siding. And then you're also able to experience the more natural wood elements here. And that kind of alludes to what we are doing on the inside.
032So then for the interior when you enter the space you um are brought into a nice large secure entry vestibule. You have to be buzzed into this space and then buzzed further into this reception area. So you can see um they're both being clad in either the dark wood to match our linear metal outside or you can see the natural wood here up in the beams that are protruding out of the building. Um, we're trying to make sure that we're staying true to your branding and really only using green and a little bit of yellow, but otherwise using more natural colors, natural elements throughout this design. Um, in our nice reception area, we have a large desk big enough for two to sit at. Um, and then we are just celebrating the volume of that
033big space there by keeping it as open as possible. As you come into the admin suite, um there are two conference rooms. This is the larger of the two. Um again, using a lot of the same elements. We're doing a linear metal ceiling that will match that natural wood. Uh we have that more neutral carpet in here and then a nice uh accent wall at the back. And then just one room over, we have a nice big work slash break area in the back of the admin suite. Uh this is where the main mailboxes will be, where the main printers for this portion of the building are, as well as a nice gathering island, a kitchenette, uh you know, for when you bring in cringle and potluck. >> Then one over is actually our community
034room. Um this corridor here was the back way to the building. And I'll just uh this door here, right, is actually that shared access to the community room. So, if the school did want to access it, they h they don't have to go around the building. Um, but then this is that nice large community room, big enough for I believe it was 60 people uh for a board meeting. >> Furniture is all set up for your board meeting already. >> And again, just bringing in those natural elements. We have that wood look in the ceiling. This green accent wall, um, we are going to be bringing on a graphic designer to do more of a history wall, history of Beaver Dam. Um, so that's why we have a nice blank slate there and kind of
035just letting that be the feature. Excuse me. >> Sorry, just a quick note on on furniture. So you'll see in the past image, it's just kind of ghosted in as white. Um, other images there's some suggestions on furniture. We have not yet begun that uh furniture design process. So everything that's shown here is is just representative to test fit the space. So that's a whole design exercise that will be coming. And then here we are coming on to the commons. So um off of the admin suite it overlooks this nice large uh central common space. So at the upper level we are on access right behind me in this left view is that main entry vestibules. So this is what what you would see as you come in through uh the main space as you'd
036be greeted with the stairs and this nice open area. We have the performance space on the right um that you'll see is double is clad on both floors with the stone trying to bring that um element in. And then we have the natural wood in our beams across the ceiling here. Um going to the image on the right, you're seeing that we are bringing in the darker wood as the face of the balcony all the way around the space just to warm it up a bit. And then we have that nice green ribbon tying the whole space together. Um we are surrounding the common space with clear story glass. Um since it is centrally located in the building, it doesn't have direct access to the exterior except at this east end. So we wanted to
037pour it in with as much natural light as we could. Um and then what you're seeing for materials here otherwise on the lower level we are showing a ground and polished and colored concrete um with some patterning in it. So this is very similar to what you have at the high school. And then on the upper level um we are doing a rubber material that will have the same patterning and colorization. Um also on the right image you're seeing our library um that is overlooking the audit or the commons. Um it has some windows along here. Um as well as our little tech bar you can see here on the left. Um, and there is a pupil services entrance that is way in the distance, but just at the other end of that admin suite.
038So, everything really does feed off this central spine. Okay. Then going to the south of the commons is our music suite. So, on the upper level is the classrooms. So, this is an example of the three classrooms. This is our band room. Uh, so we're showing bringing in a it's called a kinetics carpet. is kind of um hard surface carpet is what they call it because you can spill on it and it can it won't wick in. Um we are trying to keep the space as neutral as possible but just adding pops of color with our acoustic wall panels throughout. And then this is a vated space. So just letting um the ceiling clouds celebrate that by angling up. And then on the left is our performance space. Um, so this is has seating for
039300 and we are showing a lot of neutral tones. Um, we're letting the gray kind of be the backdrop where we then have pops of the two wood tones and a little bit of greens in the seats. And going north of the commons is our gymnasium. So this is a two-station gym um with bleachers on both sides. a small row of bleachers on the south side and then enough bleachers on the north to be able to pull out for the entire student body um for assemblies and such. We do have divider curtains not only dividing the two um the two courts but also one dividing the back court in half. So we would actually have three spaces for a gym gym class to have stations. Um, directly off of the gymnasium is our wrestling fitness
040room. That is what you're seeing kind of highlighted here on this wall. Um, with a lot of visibility into it as well as connectivity through an overhead door and a mand door here. Um, we are looking to get some not so subtle branding with your large beaver on one end and then putting in the BDMS very similar to what you have at the high school into the bleachers. Then into the fitness and wrestling room is right here. So this is the view out. This is that gymnasium view through the glass as well as being able to open up that overhead door. Um or you can connect through on the side door as well. Um so this room is large enough for one and a half wrestling mats as well as some extra space for fitness
041and weights equipment. There is also a large fitness storage room. So, in the off season, the wrestling mats can all get rolled up and put in there so that they have a nice open area for another station for their gym class. >> On the left, what you're seeing here is the event entry. So, this is how anyone after hours would be entering. Um, we have this nice big display wall. This big blank black wall you're seeing would is another graphic that we are getting a designer on for. Um, and I believe uh this was Jo-Ann's idea to have the history of the beaver. So, >> we are gonna do a nice graphic in the center. We have a bench built in on the left with a display for any messaging. And then we have display
042cases um with shelving all around this space. You're also seeing on the right of this first image some visibility from the weight room, wrestling room into this space. And then straight ahead is the student commons at the end of that corridor. >> Thank you. Yep. Then going into the student spaces, the general student spaces. So here you're seeing the upper level on the left and the lower level on the right of the main student classroom corridors. So these are 12t wide corridors. And I believe I'm hoping this is answering that question. We have some visibility in from the classroom. So, there is some supervision if a student has to run out and grab something from their lockers. We are showing some nice large wide lockers that are going to be um clad with a butcher
043block over the top so it's a usable a useful surface. Um and again here we really wanted to kind of let the space be more neutral. Um there are tack boards along the way. You can't really see them because we're hoping they'll blend right into the wall. Um so the space will be colored with with all of that stuff. So, we really wanted to make sure that this was just clean and neutral and sophisticated. Um, having the wood accents at our small group instruction and breakout spaces on both floors. And then on the upper floor, you're seeing the vated ceiling here with the clear story above and it'll be illuminating that green sit there. Um, trying to make sure that we're them being equitable and having that sophet run down on the lower level as
044well. >> Just a quick note on the glass. Uh part of this design was a careful study of where we put glass and what the sight lines into and through the classrooms uh may look like. Knowing that uh unfortunately we do need to think about uh if if we needed to go into a lockdown situation, what areas of the classrooms can be seen from the corridor and what areas of the classrooms cannot be seen uh from the corridor. So there is the windows are not random uh in their location. there's a lot of study uh and design uh put into locating them. >> Okay. Then going into the general classrooms. So on the left is um is that seven of the nine classrooms in each wing are outfitted this way. Just a nice large open
045space with some builtin storage as well as that sliding glass partition to this shared central space. So this is the breakout and then the window to the right is that small groupoup instruction that we saw off of the corridor. So this is one of the two pairs of classrooms. These are the pods that Nick and Nicole were speaking to earlier. Um in the floor plan, the central set of pods is actually adjoined by another sliding glass partition. This partition does have a builtin right uh whiteboard. So there isn't straight visibility through it. is technically the second teaching surface in this classroom. Um whereas the one to the breakout space would be all glass for supervision. Um again here is that supervision window in the classroom. And again they were all kind of paired together. So
046all of the visibility is in one corner. So there is a safe zone in each classroom. And then on the right here we have a typical science classroom. Um, we're showing the perimeter casework with then the furniture, the tables can be pushed up against it to make the peninsulas for lab stations. Um, we have enough space at the front then for the teaching station as well as the desk for the teacher. Um, all of the science classrooms are adjoined with a science storage room in the center as well as an adjoining door between science classrooms. And then this is again the center of the two p uh classroom pods. So that's why this science classroom does have the sliding glass door to that breakout space. >> In the science classrooms, are you guys planning to
047have chemical hoods and other things at least in one of the rooms for each grade level? >> Uh yes, thank you. One of the um one of the wings does have a chemical hood um for the upper grades. >> Okay. I had a question on >> with lab stations and the teaching station would have gas. The student stations would not but yeah only one science room um has the hood. >> Yeah. So that was developed that's it's fairly typical but that was also developed in conjunction with um with your science teaching staff and your district um level leadership. What is a pro the conversation around what is necessary? what is appropriate for middle school level science labs as opposed to high school level science labs. >> I had a question on the shared spaces. Um
048are like soundwise when they don't want to be shared and those things are closed is that going to be fairly soundproofed where it's you know they're not hearing the class next to them? >> Yes. Yeah. This is a product that we use um very frequently that we've had really good results with that we really don't accept a lot of um alternative products when it comes to those just because this one has held up so well over time and does have a good acoustic rating. >> Right. Um the one of the benefits of so Emily noted the laminated uh white the whiteboard material in those panels uh that's for sight lines and for creating a teaching space but it also enhances uh the acoustical performance of those those sliding glass panels. So it's it's a it
049does three things for us doing great. >> All right. Good. Um just a couple more spaces. We'll just look at the um more specialty of the PLTW spaces. So on the left here, you're seeing BD arts lab. Um we do have a builtin for eight potter's wheels. And then we have again a ring of casework here. We have two large um sinks, three basins, or not three basin, but three faucet sinks as well as a handwashing sink. as you enter or exit the room on the left, that tiny little nub you can see. Otherwise, a nice open space um so that they can be as flexible as they like to be. We are showing no ceiling in this space, so trying to give as much height as possible and daylighting. Um but then we will
050be treating acoustics with some panels in the ceiling as well as around the walls um in this room as well as it's a joining room. So, this is one of two art rooms that are joined with this prep space in the middle. These sliding glass doors are the same ones you saw in the classrooms. And again, this is acting as a teaching surface with that writable film. Um, but between these two spaces is a nice large area where they can prep all their materials. They have a storage room off of it. It also has a green screen, so it can do double duty as a little film booth. Um, and it will have room darkening shades there for that. And then on the right is the more lab area of the fabrication classroom suite. Um
051on the left of this image, you can see the more direct instruction kind of clean space. And then this is our nice large volume of a wood shop, a starter wood shop I'll call it. Um, so nice large open space, high ceilings again, uh, no ceiling in here, sorry. And, um, treating the acoustics with the deck, um, with the panels on the deck. And then this is, um, the overhead door that actually is directly to that yard we had seen on the south side. So, all deliveries for this tech class will come in through these doors. I guess that was my last image. Okay, just to wrap this up as I started this saying uh we are moving quickly and lots of things are coming together um in in a short order. We actually have
052our very first bid documents uh getting ready to go out to our CGS partners uh this week. Uh that is a bid package uh looking at primarily the site work and the footings and foundations of this building. So some of the the very earliest uh pieces of work to start getting this site ready to go. Uh we'll continue working uh through the fall. CG Schmidt's teams will work through the fall to begin moving dirt and then uh towards the end of October bid package two that is the second of our um large document sets will go out for bid and that one will be the bulk of the building. So that is all of our superructure, walls, enclosure and interior finishes and that will be um that will bring to uh an end the the
053large design and engineering work. Uh and then as a reminder this whole project is on track for a substantial completion in the summer of 2027 which seems sort of far away but also sort of really close. Uh so a lot of ex a lot of intense work to be done over the next uh just over two years of time to bring this building to life. With that I think we are done with our updates. Any um comments, questions for us? >> Hey guys, I just have one more question. When when we're talking about the classrooms um in regards to a lockdown situation, it looks like am I seeing that right that the classroom doors have both a sidelight and a transom on them. Is that accurate? Yes. Yeah. It would be a solid door and
054a shade for the side light. Yep. >> As long as we have shades for the corridor window. >> So, can you speak to how that the safety aspect of that? I mean, h how do how do we prevent in a situation like that? How are we how are we keeping that secure? >> Yep. Um so, we are I guess as a starting point um doing laminated glass throughout the building. So just from a force entry situation, we would be in pretty pretty decent shape there throughout the building, both interior and exterior. Um the idea with this was that the right side of the room where we see the sliding door would be kind of the safe triangle. And for that you would just need to again push push the lock on the door and then
055do the shade on the sidelight. Um we do have those shades on the corridor windows, but that's not um needed for our kind of safe triangle within the room. Um so that could fit an entire classroom. Also kind of inferred the uh breakout area to the left with those that large opening with the glass doors and having flexible furniture in there. You'd also be able to just push all the furniture out and use that as a safety zone. And then maybe taking it one step further back, we have to remember that there are layers of security built into the building. Right? Of course, our first perimeter is the exterior. We don't want people who shouldn't be in the building getting into the building in the first place. If the building has to go into a
056lockdown mode, there is a panic button in the front office. Um, this is similar to the high school that can be hit and the wings are compartmentalized. So, doors on hold opens will slam shut and lock the wings down. So, if the front office is breached, there is another layer of defense that will have to be broken through to even get into the classroom wings. And then finally, once you're in the classroom wings, what Nicole just went through with the laminated glass and the shades and the security, the areas to hide, that's our our inner layer of defense inside the classrooms themselves. So, and I I mean that's reassuring for sure, but as far as what prevents any of that sidelite glass from being shattered? Anything? >> It's reinforced laminate. So, >> reinforced laminate. >>
057The fire department can get through it. >> All right. >> Yeah, >> because they have tools to to do that. But in that type of situation, that's it's basically like having a door. >> Gotcha. All right. Otherwise, I mean, I'm This is >> That's a good point, though. That's become kind of moving forward. That's kind of our industry standard. Even with the work that we're doing at Washington, for example, when we put in glass, there's a height spec, and I don't want to get into too many details in case there's, you know, people nefarious people watching, >> but there's a height spec that and below that glass is basically a reinforced laminate, so you're not you're not getting through. >> Gotcha. All right. Other than that, you guys, I think it looks really really great.
058I'm super excited and uh this is pretty cool. So, thank you. Thank you. >> Any other questions anybody has? >> Are there classroom spaces? >> Yes. Thank um so when we were looking at the site plan at the beginning, we were talking about the tiny green square up in the corner. Um that is our kind of shared multi-function outdoor building. So, it would have concession maintenance from kind of a practical standpoint with the site, but it would also have a pretty large outdoor classroom um on the southeast corner. So, it would be just smaller than the standardized classroom of interior space, but it has a um glass garage door that opens up to a covered exterior space um to really be able to spill out to do any outdoor learning work. And then there's also
059a number of nature trails throughout the site. So I know there's been interest even as we've been talking of with like high school teachers of what they could do kind of on that north end of the site where it's still really really um natural. >> And maybe last further to that uh within the play area u closer to the building Emily noted learning steps. So, while it's more informal, that is another gathering place that a class could go outside, sit on those steps, um, and be in a more informal outdoor uh, environment on on the few perfect 68° sunny days that we that we enjoy during the school year. >> All right, sounds good. Well, thank you guys very much. Appreciate you spending the evening with us and giving us an update on the middle
060school. >> All right, >> thanks for having >> Thanks. Good to see you all. Thank you. >> Thanks, guys. >> All right. 8.2 high school overnight field trip requests. Mr. Gerber. All right. Um, in your board packet, um, I gave you a copy that looks like this. I always like to bring a visual aid. Um, there's a number of different requests that I'm asking for tonight. The first two are athletics. Um, the first one is a golf girls golf event in Green Bay. This is a fairly tight turnaround admittedly um and comes because we had a coaching change last minute. Um John Nortman's going to be our girls golf head coach. Uh Coach Chase is going to be moving back to the assistant role. Um in part of that some planning came up. So they're
061basically looking for an overnight. Yes. But also when you look at where they're going to be going to Green Bay, they play the night before somewhere else. This allows them to get where they're going, stay overnight, um, and get up not at 5:00 in the morning. Um, there's also only about five girls that'll be making this trip, and they do have co-ed, um, chaperrons on that. The second one is until December. Uh, this is the same trip that the wrestling team took to lacrosse last year up to the B-state tournament, which is one of the largest tournaments in the state of Wisconsin, uh, each and every year. Um, and uh, a lot of that is paid for by the wrestling club in that organization. Flipping the page if you're on that. Um, actually I'm going
062to skip FFA because I did bring a guest. Um, in case you have any questions on the last page, uh, performing arts, uh, Mark Lef Fever's group. This is their every four-year trip. They're going out to New York. This has been a wellpublished event within their uh their group. Um they've been working on that quite a bit, fundraising and whatnot. Um making plans including uh additional security pieces out in New York while they're staying in the hotels. Talking with Mr. Lef Fever, this is going to work very similar to like when our kids go to Washington DC where they're in rooms and then they have guards at um the hallways making sure the kids don't get out of their rooms late at night. So, it's pretty locked down. Um, and that's something that we've talked
063about. And then the middle groups are are FFA trips. Uh, Mr. Gansky is here in case you have any specific questions for him. Uh, but today we're looking at three different um trips. The trip to Kansas City, Missouri, the Kansas City Royal Livestock EVEL contest. Uh, the second one is the National FFA Convention, which is in Indianapolis this year. And the third group or the third trip is the halftime conference in Stevens Point. Those are overnight trips. Um the two of those trips have been approved and done in the past. The new one for FFA is the Kansas City Royal Livestock Evale Contest. This is on the list, but there's also the national leadership conference one in November at Chula Vista. >> We've gone that in the past. I don't think we've never asked board
064permission because it was never out of stater. I think that's changed the last couple years out of stator now overnights now get asked. So, >> um, >> so any questions for John? the na the uh the we've never gone to the American Royal Livestock because in order to go you have to finish in the top four in the state and then you also have to have in the top four in the state nobody that's graduating or not win it because you can't compete if you're winning and going to nationals. So it's kind of a small area. We happen to have a team finish in the top five. They're all juniors or mostly all juniors last year are going to be seniors. Um it's the oldest uh livestock event in the country. Uh actually FFA was
065started at this event back in the 1928. Uh so we've been invited to go. What's nice about this one, it's not they don't miss a bit of school. We leave early Saturday morning and we come back late Sunday night. So there's no school missed. So >> can you tell us a little more about the trip? It's not >> Yeah. So I've taken this will be if I if it's approved, this will be the 29th year I've taken kids to this uh conference. It rotates around the state. Uh it's usually Green Bay, uh Stevens Point. Uh this year it's in the Dells and the National FA puts it on. It's their curriculum and they rotate every couple years different curriculum and then uh national uh people come in and put this national event on in the
066states. We don't have to travel, you know, to some national thing. And they do this all uh all 50 states or almost all 50 states. We're pretty big with the fifth largest FFA in the country. The state is and usually there's about 12,000 kids that go. That's why it used to be Okanok and Oclair and back in the you know but now it just and then I'll make sure to include this one on the that one that I didn't have this time on the next one. So, thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Reports by the board 9.1 operations. Well, I I think I would just like to ask Joanna and John to share uh some information in regard to the referendum project monthly update. Uh is
067there anything different that you would like to present with that? Um it is available. It's posted on our website on a monthly basis. But uh um >> I I think you seen a lot of what we've been working on tonight in an earlier presentation. Couple of things that we've been working on that that wasn't touched basically some civil engineering stuff with the city some of the requirements that the city would like us to see us do. So that's kind of an ongoing project uh in progress a work in progress and I do believe we meet again on Wednesday >> and I think yeah until we get to furniture like a lot of as you saw in the pictures is fairly set. Um, but we've been talking a lot about um the last few weeks about
068site safety along with the city civil engineering to make sure that we try to think of everything. Um, and then >> my favorite subject delineation >> noted. Well, I I know looking at the different schools and I've been kind of watching the playground equipment and stuff that's going up and I think it'll be really cool for for the kids, you know, the changes and the availability for for um all all of them to be able to use it in one way or another. >> You mentioned Monday night we're going to go through Washington, but I drove by this morning and the whole parking lot was full of all of the trains trucks. Y must look like ants in your building today. [Music] >> Yeah. Next week we're planning to take a the tour of Washington
069Elementary's progress at five o'clock and then we have a workshop after that. We also will have that at Washington School for next week. >> Yeah. And Ryan, do you have um anything to add to the the whole project? >> Yeah, I just have a couple updates. Um P I think did a good job explaining everything that uh has been going on with the middle school. Uh the biggest item uh that's kind of wrapping up right now is Washington. So final punch list items are being taken care of in the kindergarten edition uh today and tomorrow. Uh the furniture was installed and delivered today and that's all set up in the classrooms for the three new kindergarten rooms. Uh the visual display boards are being installed this week. The final cleaning uh through Clean Mart is
070going through and then our summer cleaning crew is coming in after them, kind of touching up everything. So that's taking place this week so we're ready for inservice on Tuesday. Uh the other punch list items in the remodel area section are also uh being taken care of this week. And in the new commons edition, the brick and steel joist and decking were installed or are being installed and we're looking at uh phase one kind of wrapping up early this fall here and then moving on to the phase two section at Washington. Uh for the district-wide projects, uh both playgrounds at Jefferson and Prairie View are completed and open to the public. Uh the ADA pathway improvements at Jefferson have also been completed and the ADA and safety improvements in the that school's office will wrap
071up by the end of this week. And then the high school ADA accessibility and community recreation projects are currently underway. Um and and we'll see a lot of headway on that in the next two weeks in terms of uh the pulverizing the dirt, regrading that and starting on starting forming up those walkways at the high school site. >> Thank you. Anybody have any questions for Ryan? >> Okay. Thanks for >> Good. >> Yep. Good. >> All right. Teaching and learning. >> Teaching and learning. We have nothing. But just as Barge mentioned, next Monday is the Washington walkthrough 5:00 PM and then our workshop beginning at 6 PM and we will have our workshop at Washington, not here next week. >> Yep. Yep. So good good notes. Uh next week is at um Washington. And then
072uh just also note that next month's regular business meeting is a week later on the 15th instead of the 8th. All right. With that, um any uh let's see here. Teaching and learning uh board engagement recognition opportunities. any engagement or recognition the board would like to share out, this is your opportunity. I'll turn it over to the board. >> I have a couple saw a couple of shows this summer. I missed last month's game, so my timeline might be a little bit off, but both the musical um the high school big guys and Dolls and Cinderella had a ton of our alumni in uh were really impressive performances and it was a lot of fun and just we were with some out of town guests that were amazed by the level of talent and creativity
073in our town. And then um the FFA has been blowing up my Facebook feed with all of the things they've been doing from the Palooa to the state fair and um their leadership representation in work. So, look forward to seeing um seeing some around the county fair next week, but >> anybody else? >> I did go to the new teacher orientation meeting this morning. Met a few new people. One's new, but I know her because she's the girls bowling coach. Uh, and so we chatted for a while and talked to some different people. Uh, I didn't realize that they had mentors, the new teachers coming in, so that that's kind of nice to help them get acclimated um for the year. So, >> anybody else? >> I also went to Cinderella. Excellent show. wonderful talent
074in our community and and again so many opportunities for the youth to participate over there at the Beaver Dam area community theater. So, >> I just want to recognize the scholarship foundation. They did a backpack drive this weekend. Uh so, a big shout out to those folks. And I think there's another one going on in town, but I don't exactly remember where I saw that, but >> E Sports Bank. But yeah, anyhow, big shout out to those folks and appreciate them guys >> helping out. >> All right, >> Mark, >> I just want to echo what Heather shared. Uh, just as far as the new educator orientation, a lot of um shared lift goes into that. So, I think everybody did a great job. Um, shout out to Melissa Hemling, um, Ashley Jansma, and Tammy
075Suther for all their work coordinating. So, great start. Um, good energy. It's a little bit of a smaller class, but that's okay, too. That's a that's a good sign, but a really good class. So, it's going to be awesome. Um, so this whole week, um, they'll be working with their buddies, mentors, and other key leaders throughout the district that help, uh, build capacity with those folks. Uh, so we have a great start. Um, board member PD got notification. Isaac Dornfeld, level one grad for Wasby at Kudos. Ike go >> start wear the wear the badge of honor there. Join the club with your peers here. It's good. No, congratulations. >> Um, like to uh thank Russ for his time with the district. This is his last board business meeting, I think. I mean, you're welcome
076back kind of. uh be a little weird, but uh appreciate everything that you've done for our our students and staff. Still not happy uh with with the timing. Uh but happy for you and wish you the best. And then a big shout out for um the BDHS admin team. Uh John Casper, 30 years serving the district and nobody better to uh to step up and take over. So looking forward to the work that you do at the high school and the work that Ryan Gerber does and uh Jamie Dugan and other people that are going to share that lift. So uh thank you uh to that team. Um and then project time and effort. It is crunch time uh because everybody's coming back. So and and that puts a lot of extra pressure on our
077buildings and grounds team uh which is good for them. They do great with that. So everything will be uh smooth sailing and and clean as a whistle uh by next Tuesday uh when all staff are back. So looking forward to it. >> All right. With that uh entertaining a motion to move into close session. >> I move the board recess into close session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 85 Pren 1 PN C considering employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility specifically to discuss specific employees and employee groups. >> Second. >> All right. Motion a second to move into close session. Roll call vote, please. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> All right. We'll move into close session. Be back afterwards. Okay,
078[Music] my All good. >> All right, we are back in open session and we'll move on to uh 12 12.18 or 12.1. Sorry. >> I'm going to move that we don't do any stipens. >> 12.1. >> Oh. Oh, sorry. >> All right. All right. I have one resignation for your consideration tonight. >> I move the board approve the resignation as presented. >> Second. >> I have four uh medical leaves for your consideration tonight. >> We need to >> Oh, I'm sorry, Mary. >> For the resignation. >> Oh, sorry. I was just going to let it roll. >> All approved. >> All in favor? >> No. No. So, we got a motion, a second. >> Yep. >> Sorry, I wasn't listening. All right. Motion, a second for the resignations as presented. All in favor say I.
079>> Those not same sign. >> All right. Now you can. >> Now I have four leaves for your consideration tonight. >> I move the board approve the leaves of absence as presented. >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion to second then for the leaves of absence as presented. All in favor say I. >> All those not same sign. >> Right. All right. So, moving on to appointments. I have three long-term sub appointments. One of them is Julia Adame for art teacher at our elementary schools from August 19th to November 25th. One is Julia Bell, third grade teacher, long-term sub at Lincoln Elementary School from August 21st to November 20th. Another one is Sandra Kohler, substitute teacher um building full-time sub at the middle school. that is a limited term employment from for the
080school year. And then Jamie Han, special education teacher for Lincoln Elementary School, long-term sub from September 15th to December 15th. Then moving on to our FTEES would be Britney Cashman, English language learner coordinator for the district, Isabella Golyher, grade five teacher for Prairie View Elementary School, Ashley Hobbs, science teacher for the high school. Haley Hughes, speech and language pathologist for our elementary schools starting on December 1st. And Morgan Moss, fifth grade teacher for Prairie View Elementary School. Christopher Parish, English language arts teacher for our middle school, and Matteline Star, physical education teacher at the high school. >> I move the board approve the appointments as presented. >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion, a second to approve the appointments as presented. As for roll call vote, please. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >>
081All right. Thank you. >> All right. On 12.4, uh, we have on the agenda a stipen consideration. Look for discussion or a motion. >> Mr. President, can I have the floor? >> Yes. I move that the uh board approve a one-time inflationary stipen of $1,000 to be awarded to certified staff in good standing with more than 5 years of local service who did not qualify for level movement for the 2526 school year. >> Second. All right, we have given a motion and a second on the floor for a stipen consideration for a onetime inflationary stipen of $1,000 awarded to certified staff in good standing with more than five years of local service who did not qualify for level movement in the 2526 school year. Ask for roll call vote, please. >> Yes. >> No. >>
082Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> No. >> All right. With that motion is successful and we will move on to 13.1 payment of claims. >> All right. I move for payment and claims in the amount of 7 million 37,7226. >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion of second for payment of claims. Roll call vote again, please. >> Yes. All right. Look for a motion for a German. >> Motion a second for German. All in favor say I. I. >> Others not. Same sign. All right. Thank you. You have a good night.