Watkins  Moderniza/on  

 

School  Improvement  Team  Mee/ng   1/13/2016    

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Project  Update   Swing  Space  Transporta/on   Swing  Space  AEercare   Space  Pre-­‐Occupancy  Improvements   Swing  Space  Program  Layout  –  Review  Session  

District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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Project  Update   §  Builder  Selec/on:    RFP  review  panel  has  made  a  recommenda/on  and  a   builder  is  expected  to  be  on-­‐board  in  the  coming  weeks.   §  January  2016   §  Focus  on  swing  space  program  layout  

§  February  2016     §  Builder  reviewing  the  project  and  preparing  pricing  es/mates.   §  Regroup  on  site  layout  and  gardens  

§  March  2016   §  Regroup  on  design  and  program  layout  

§  Spring  2016   §  Color  discussions,  flooring  types,  etc  

District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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Transporta/on   §  DCPS  will  provide  transporta/on  to/from  the  Eliot-­‐Hine.   §  We  would  like  to  form  a  subgroup  with  the  school  leadership,  SIT,  PTA,   parents  to  help  us  answer  ques/ons  like:   §  §  §  § 

#  of  Students  Requiring  Transporta/on   Pick-­‐Up/Drop  Off  Times   Pick-­‐Up/Drop  Off  Loca/ons   Others  

§  DCPS  will  con/nue  to  work  with  WMATA  &  DDOT  on  the  C40  route,  but  we   are  commi`ed  to  supplemen/ng  the  transporta/on.   §  The  informa/on  above  will  help  DCPS  prepare  a  RFP  for  a  transporta/on   company.  The  informa/on  above  is  needed  by:  Mid-­‐February  

District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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AEercare   §  School-­‐led  aEerschool  enrichment  programs  will  be  determined  by  the   school,  but  there  are  no  reasons  why  they  cannot  operate  as  they  have  in   the  Watkins  building.     §  OST  Programs  will  con/nue  to  operate  at  Eliot-­‐Hine  for  Watkins  students.   §  Springboard  will  con/nue  to  operate  at  Eliot-­‐Hine  for  Watkins  students.   §  DPR:  There  are  ongoing  discussions  with  DPR  about  their  program   placement.   §  This  group  will  work  with  the  school  (Vanessa  Drumm)  and  DCPS  to   determine  where  in  the  building  these  programs  will  be  located.  

District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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Pre-­‐Occupancy  Improvements   §  Many  of  the  pre-­‐occupancy  improvements  will  be  determined  aEer  the  final   layout  (wall  addi/on/demo,  etc),  but  we  would  like  the  SIT  to  help  us  think   through  other  pre-­‐occupancy  improvements,  like:     §  §  §  §   

Pain/ng   Ligh/ng   Other  cosme/c  upgrades   IT  Infrastructure  (determined  by  OCTO)  

§  This  will  be  part  of  the  SIT  discussions.  

District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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Move  Logis/cs   §  DCPS  &  DGS  will  be  working  to  set  up  move  coordina/on  mee/ngs  with   Watkins  staff  in  February.   §  The  selected  contractor  will  be  responsible  for  the  move  from  Watkins  to   Eliot-­‐Hine.       §  The  contractor  will  provide  boxes  and  supplies   §  The  move  mee/ngs  will  focus  on  packing  procedures,  packing  best  prac/ces,   labeling,  scheduling,  etc.   §  DCPS  moves  all  student  records/files  and  technology.   §  The  school  may  ask  for  parent  volunteers  to  help  pack.    To  be  coordinated  by   the  school.    

District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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Program  Layout  at  Eliot-­‐Hine   §  DCPS  &  DGS  are  presen/ng  a  VERY  PRELIMINARY  DRAFT  layout.   §  This  process  has  to  go  through  review  by  leaderships  at  both  schools.   Exercise  for  Tonight   §  Break  into  3  groups  and  include  a  parent,  teacher,  staff  member   §  Answer  the  following  ques/ons  as  a  group:   §  What  elements  do  you  like  about  this  layout?   §  What  are  your  biggest  concerns?   §  Are  there  elements  missing?  

§  We  would  like  to  con/nue  this  discussion  with  the  SIT.    Layout  needs  to  be   finalized  by  early  March     District of Columbia Public Schools | January 1, 2010

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Next  Mee/ng     §  February   §  §  §  § 

Updates  on  subgroup  topics   Con/nued  discussion  on  program  layout  in  swing  space.   Site  design  and  garden  discussion   Builder  Introduc/on    

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