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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HARFORD COUNTY INFORMATIONAL REPORT DECISION ON THE JOPPATOWNE HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED RENOVATION EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS JUNE 17, 2019 Background Information: A scope study was approved by the BOE December 2009. Joppatowne High School has multiple critical systemic problems. This includes major HVAC, building envelope, structural, ADA deficiencies, and safety and security issues. A project to address these issues was originally put forward to the State as a systemic renovation; however, the State would not fund multiple systemic renovations and recommended the project be put forward as a limited renovation. With a limited renovation project, HCPS can address the multiple critical systemic needs of the building while also improving the facility for educational programs such as the Homeland Security program, Child Development, Music, Science, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) and Tech Ed. Local planning for the limited renovation was approved in the FY2016 CIP. Discussion: Educational Specifications provide direction to the design team on the minimum physical and performance requirements for a project. The Educational Specifications Committee for the Joppatowne High School Limited Renovation Project included the Executive Director for Middle and High School Performance, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Planning and Construction staff, administrators from the school, and representatives of Banta Campbell Architects, Inc, the architectural firm responsible for the design. Content supervisors, as well as representatives of Harford County Parks and Recreation also participated in this process. Additionally, at the April 15th PTSA meeting, the scope of the project was presented and discussion with parents, teachers, and staff of Joppatowne High School. The Educational Specifications for recently constructed high schools, as well as Havre de Grace Middle/High School were used as a reference. The committee also considered how changes in technology and the delivery of education may be supported by the building. The Educational Specifications for the Joppatowne High School Limited Renovation outline the needs for a school with a design capacity of approximately 1,094 students, with special classroom spaces needed to support the current Homeland Security Signature Program, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) and an impending partnership with Harford Community College to offer college level courses to students in the Joppatowne High School Building; current discussions include courses associated with the Homeland Security Program as well as general education credits. The Educational Specifications must be submitted to the Public School Construction Program by July 1, 2019, and approved by the State Superintendent of Schools, in order to be considered for State construction funding in FY 2021. Superintendent’s Recommendation: The Superintendent of Schools recommends that the Board of Education approve, for submission to the State, the Educational Specifications for the Joppatowne High School Limited Renovation. Educational Specifications JOPPATOWNE HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED RENOVATION HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education Approved June 17, 2019 DRAFT APPROVAL/REVISION SUMMARY The table below reflects a summary of approvals and revisions made to the Joppatowne High School Educational Specifications. REVISION REVISION SECTION APPROVAL/REVISION DESCRIPTION NUMBER DATE 1 June 2019 Full Document Board Approved 2 July 2019 Full Document Submitted to MSDE COMMITTEE The committee was asked to review the county’s standard Educational Specifications and modify it for the program requirements and projected needs at Joppatowne High School, Joppatowne, Maryland. The programmatic goals for the facility are to have a school with a student capacity to meet County growth projections, and to meet the educational standards for program grades 9 - 12. The resulting capacity is 1094 students. The committee had an initial kickoff meeting in March of 2019. Work sessions with the Principal and content area specialist were held March 29th, April 2nd and April 8th, 2019. On April 15th, the project scope was discussed with attendees of the PTSA meeting at Joppatowne High School. The final specification document was provided to the committee for final review and comment on June 12, 2019. Committee Members Name Title Organization Cornell Brown Assistant Superintendent for Operations Harford County Public Schools Chuck Grebe Assistant Supervisor of Planning and Construction Harford County Public Schools Christopher Morton Supervisor of Planning and Construction Harford County Public Schools Missy Valentino Facilities Planner Harford County Public Schools Joseph Schmitz Executive Director of Middle & High School Performance Harford County Public Schools Pamela Zeigler Principal Harford County Public Schools Gloria Mikolajczyk School Facilities Architect Supervisor Maryland State Department of Education Robert Limpert Supervisor of Business, Technology, and Magnet Programs Harford County Public Schools Mike Thatcher Director of Special Education Harford County Public Schools Mary Nasuta Supervisor of Health Services Harford County Public Schools Patti Jo Beard Exec Director of Facilities Management, Planning & Construction Harford County Public Schools Michael Campbell Principal in Charge Banta Campbell Architects, Inc David Goodwin Engineering Associate V/Project Manager Harford County Parks & Recreation Angela Hoover Civil DRAFTEngineer/Project Manager Harford County Parks & Recreation Debbie Basler Supervisor of Physical Education and Health - High Schools Harford County Public Schools Steven Thomas Vice President for Academic Affairs Harford Community College Andrew Renzulli Supervisor of Science Harford County Public Schools July 2019 Joppatowne High School Educational Specifications Page i CONTENTS APPROVAL/REVISION SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... i COMMITTEE .......................................................................................................................................................... i SECTION I - PROJECT SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 1 COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 1 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION .................................................................................................................................. 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................................... 2 SCOPE OF WORK, SCHEDULE AND BUDGET ................................................................................................ 4 SECTION II – HCPS BOARD POLICIES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES .............................................................. 5 MISSION, VISION AND GOALS ......................................................................................................................... 5 COMMUNITY USE ............................................................................................................................................... 6 SECTION III – EDUCATIONAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS ................................................................................ 7 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.............................................................................................................................. 7 PROPOSED STAFFING ....................................................................................................................................... 10 SECTION IV – PROGRAM SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 11 SECTION V – PROJECT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................................... 18 GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 18 TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................................... 19 GENERAL SAFETY AND SECURITY GUIDELINES...................................................................................... 19 UTILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 SITE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................... 22 ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED ........................................................................................................... 23 CLIMATE CONTROL ......................................................................................................................................... 24 MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................................................................... 24 SECTION VI – ACTIVITY AREAS ........................................................................................................................ 27 ADMINISTRATION ...........................................................................................................................................