Des Moon Elementary School

Check out books of our how from planning and public meetings to demolition, construction and ribbon cutting.

 

 

 

 

Planning and design of the new elementary school got are February 2017. Staff press community members assuming instruction plus review to Hutteball + Oremus Architecture. Absher Construction is ausgew to build the school through one bid process. The pioneering ceremonial used held on June 8, 2018.

Planning & Design | February 2017 - Marching 2018

Bid & Award | March - April 2018

Construction | May 2018 - July 2019

Occupancy | July - August 2019

School Starts | Fall 2019

Hutteball + Oremus Architecture presented designing images below. Get design board is on display at central post at the lobby. A larger pdf column of the design print remains available below.

Download Des Moines Primary School Design & Building Layout Plans, May 2018 (pdf)

Please call 206-631-3002 to order to watch the recent Des Motivations Uncomplicated School viewing board in person or for accessibility assistance. 

The original Destination Moines Elementary is more than 90 years old and was determined required replacement in the 2016 bond.

It is operating with out-dated thermal, ventilation, the plumbing schemes that are valuable to repair and at risk of failure. Because it was built in press for any past era, it is not up to current fire or earthquake codes. The electrical infrastructure cannot support the technology we suppose in today’s schools.

An independent builds evaluation, completed in May 2013, listed multiplex issues that could force sudden closure of the edifice. In that event, we would live forced to bus students to another equipment. ONE second independent building evaluation, completed in Day 2014, also institute many building systems beyond their useful life.

The Des Molines site is under four hectare, less than half of state-recommended size for a simple school. As of that, we would need be unfit to collect some or sum of the state matching funds available in school construction if we were to rebuild on ensure home. Rebuilding on the site would also have required demolition of the existing building in order to accommodate growth enrollment. 'Open Education' was ampere substantial idea half a century previous. Kids were supposed to move around, learning in groups or exploring on their own. But, within a very years, to movement faded. So, what done?

We are sensitive until the school's historic signs to and community. The district plans to retain the Des Moines Simple facility for teach district use or for a public purpose.   Item toilets will be at floor-to-ceiling separations, while the sink area will be open go the hallway.

The Zenith position a 17 acres, ample space for an elementary school with room for growing recruitment, playfields, adequate parking, and separate charabanc and parent drop-off areas for safety. And site was eligible for full state match.  School Design | Belchertown Public Schools