DeKalb Schools will bring to the board on Monday a recommendation to construct a 600-seat, 29-classroom, two-story addition to Dunwoody High School. The project will also include
- Kitchen extension (1,731 sq/ft)
- Cafeteria extension (485 sq/ft)
- New media center addition (2,020 sq/ft)
- New parking – paving over the retention pond (160 spaces)
Note: The plan is to add 600 seats but only a 20’x 25′ cafeteria expansion and 160 parking spaces for students and employees.
Note: This project will not include any renovations or additions to existing media rooms, art rooms, locker rooms, band room, choir room, gymnasium, fields, or any other common spaces or surrounding infrastructure.
What are your thoughts?
Conceptual Plan
The following plans represent a conceptual approach to locating building additions and site modifications at the schools recommended for additions and reconfiguration. These conceptual plans are intended for the purpose of determining feasibility only.
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Enrollment/Capacity – Dunwoody High School (Oct 2016)
Dunwoody HS currently has 1,822 students enrolled and is expected to have at least 2,093 students (588 students over current capacity) by the year 2022. The campus currently has 462 parking spaces for students and faculty.
| Enrollment By Grade (Oct 2016) | Total | Total | Available | Percent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Enrollment | Capacity | Seats | Capacity | Portables |
| Dunwoody HS | 538 | 462 | 437 | 385 | 1,822 | 1,505 | -317 | 121% | 4 |
Recommendation
The administration recommends constructing a 600-seat, 29-classroom, two-story addition extending the current footprint and bringing the school to 108 classrooms.
Core Areas
The recommendation is to construct a new kitchen/cafeteria addition, as well as a new media center addition. These modifications will expand core areas by 4,236-square-ft.
Cost
| August Round 3 Estimates | Cost | September Final Recommendation | Change in Seats | Estimates | Change In Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600 seat addition at Dunwoody HS | $23 million | 600 seats (2,100 seat capacity) | 0 | $16.4 million | – 29% |
| 2 | 450 seat addition at Peachtree MS | $17 million | 450 seats (1,700 seat capacity) | 0 | $13.9 million | – 18% |
| 3 | 900 seat addition at Lakeside HS | $34 million | 750 seats (2,500 seat capacity) | – 17% | $22.1 million | – 35% |
| 4 | 500 seat addition at Chamblee HS | $19 million | 600 seats (2,400 seat capacity) | + 17% | $16.4 million | – 14% |
The estimated total cost of the proposed recommendation has flucuated over the last few months +/- 30%. It was most recently $16.4 million. The latest estimated total cost of the proposed recommendation is $16,900,000.
Total Budget Cost includes direct construction costs, Arch/Eng. fees, site testing fees, furniture/fixtures/equipment, and project contingencies. These costs were developed from historical cost information compiled by School Planning and Management, in their Annual School Construction Report
2015, Region 5 (Southeast United States) cost per student for new high schools. These costs were then inflation adjusted for year 2019.
Board of Education Meeting
These recommendations will be presented to the board at the end of the 2pm business meeting this coming Monday. There will be public comment at 5:45pm. The board is expected to vote on this in December. You may get on the list to speak this Monday at public comment by emailing Margaret_Francois (Margaret_Francois@dekalbschoolsga.org)
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