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Public Hearing – ESPLOST V Project List

Posted on October 12, 2016 by | 44 comments

This Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at 7pm at Chamblee High School the public is invited to a meeting to discuss and gather feedback related to the development of the 2017‐2022 E‐SPLOST V project list.
2017-2022 E-SPLOST PROJECT CATEGORIES

Resolution Item $ millions Percentage
1. Safety and Security $15 3%
2. New Facilities and Additions $230 46%
3. Facility Condition Improvements $100 20%
4. Technology Improvements,incl. ERP $65 13%
5.Buses, Vehicles, and Other Capital Equipment $40 8%
Management and Contingency $50 10%
Totals $500 100%

Category 1: Safety and Security Improvements ($15 Million)
• Life Safety ($9.8 M) – The DeKalb County School District is working with the DeKalb County Fire Marshall on a prioritized list of school facilities that require life safety upgrades, to include automatic sprinklers, fire alarms, emergency lighting, etc.
• Security Improvements ($5.2 M) – Includes Fencing, security vestibules, and/or security lighting

Category 2: New Facilities and Additions ($230 Million E-SPLOST + $25 Million Ga DOE Reimbursements)
  Phase III – Cost Estimates (July 2016)
  Final Recommendation – Cost Estimates (September 2016)

Secondary School Study Recommendation Budget
July September
1. Auditorium Addition at Cedar Grove HS – $5M
2. Addition at Chamblee HS (2,400 seat capacity) $19M $16.4
3. Addition at Clarkston HS (1,925 seat capacity) $8M $16M
4. Addition at Dunwoody HS (2,100 seat capacity) $23M $16.4M
5. Addition at Freedom MS (1,675 seat capacity) – $8.4M
6. Addition at Lakeside HS (2,500 seat capacity) $34M $22.1M
7. Build a New Cross Keys HS (2,500 seat) $84.8M $84.8M
8. Convert Cross Keys HS to MS with Addition (1,500 seat capacity) $15.0M $12.0M
9. Addition at Peachtree MS (1,700 seat capacity) $17M $13.9M
Total $200M $195M
Two new elementary schools to Serve Cross Keys Cluster
1. John Lewis ES (900 FTE plus land purchase) $30M
2. News ES for Cross Keys North (TBD) $30M

Category 2 has three options: 2A, 2B, and 2C
One new replacement elementary school and other additions

Option 2A: $56.6M Option 2B: $28.0M Option 2C: $0
Rebuild Indian Creek ES
(to 1,200 FTE): $28.0M		 1. Rebuild Indian Creek ES
(to 1,200 FTE): $28.0M		 None
Addition at Jolly ES
(250 seat addition): $8.9M
Addition at Chesnut ES
(350 seat addition): $10.5M
Addition at Rowland ES
(325 seat addition): $9.2M

Complete Project List
http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/e-splost/files/2016/10/ProjListHandout_20161004.pdf

Timeline
Five regional meetings to discus and gather feedback related to the development of the 2017‐2022 E‐SPLOST V project list.
Oct 4 – 18, 2016
Each public hearing will be at 7 p.m. at the following locations:
• Oct. 4, 2016 at Tucker High School (Region 2)
• Oct. 11, 2016 at Miller Grove High School (Region 4)
• Oct. 13, 2016 at Chamblee High School (Region 1)
• Oct. 17, 2016 at Columbia High School (Region 5)
• Oct. 18, 2016 at Stone Mountain High School (Region 3)
Oct 4 – 24, 2016
• Online Survey on draft E-SPLOST project list
Nov 7, 2016
• Board COW discussion on E-SPLOST project list
Dec 5, 2016
• Formal Board approval of E-SPLOST project list

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SPLOST V – Project List – Sorry Dunwoody, Chamblee and Lakeside

Posted on October 10, 2016 by | 29 comments

Sorry School Councils, the administration is adding a couple projects to the project list and your piece of the pie just got smaller. I don’t know what the administration promised, but go ahead and officially take as much as 35% off of that now.
School councils were asked to provide input into the over crowding solution. The decision was effectively between a new Doraville cluster or adding seats at the current schools. DeKalb Schools planning provided estimates and told various school councils that additions would include renovations to common spaces like the cafeteria, gymnasium, parking lot, athletic fields, media, and art centers. I’m told by various school council chairs that these renovations played a big part in their decisions.
Lakeside HS, Dunwoody HS and Peachtree MS are over crowded. Both schools have campuses and surrounding infrastructure that cannot handle the number of students they have now. Lakeside HS School Council Position asks the district for 1000 more seats. Dunwoody HS School Council asks for 600 seats and Peachtree MS PCMS Foundation asks for 450 seats.
I’m sorry to say, the list of renovations your schools will see just got shorter. Over the next 7 years, expect that list to get even shorter.
Original Round 3 Estimates

New Classroom Additions Cost
1. 600 seat addition at Dunwoody HS $23 million
2. 450 seat addition at Peachtree MS $17 million
3. 900 seat addition at Lakeside HS $34 million
4. 500 seat addition at Chamblee HS $19 million

Latest Estimates

School Final Recommendation Change in Seats New Estimates Change In Funding
1 Dunwoody HS 600 seats (2,100 seat capacity) 0 $16.4 million – 29%
2 Peachtree MS 450 seats (1,700 seat capacity) 0 $13.9 million – 18%
3 Lakeside HS 750 seats (2,500 seat capacity) – 17% $22.1 million – 35%
4 Chamblee HS 600 seats (2,400 seat capacity) + 17% $16.4 million – 14%

Timeline
Oct 4 – 18, 2016
Five regional meetings to discuss and gather feedback related to the development of the 2017‐2022 E‐SPLOST V project list. Each public hearing will be at 7 p.m. at the following locations:
• Oct. 4, 2016 at Tucker High School (Region 2)
• Oct. 11, 2016 at Miller Grove High School (Region 4)
• Oct. 13, 2016 at Chamblee High School (Region 1)
• Oct. 17, 2016 at Columbia High School (Region 5)
• Oct. 18, 2016 at Stone Mountain High School (Region 3)
Oct 4 – 24, 2016
• Online Survey on draft E-SPLOST project list
Nov 7, 2016
• Board COW discussion on E-SPLOST project list
Dec 5, 2016
• Formal Board approval of E-SPLOST project list

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