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How old are the the District's schools
and have they been maintained?
According to the new myth of our ancient buildings the District has not
maintained its schools and they are very old.......They average 53 years of age!
They are hardly ancient. Highlighted are the dates of new construction and
renovation on our current school buildings. This District has not ignored the
problem. Starting shortly after the 1980's, when there was a real community
anger over the failure to maintain buildings, the District began making a lot of
upgrades. Two major building projects got under way in the last twenty years, in
1987 and between 1992-94. The "average" building age only considers
the date of first construction, not more recent renovations.
As for maintenance, When Mark Myles became superintendent in 1993 he found a
School Board which had diverted maintenance money from the capitol budget to
other uses like textbook acquisition. Myles put a stop to that and began a Ten
Year Capitol Improvement Project which took $2 million a year specifically for
repair and maintenance Although that figure has ebbed and flowed from as much as
$2.6 million a year to this year's $1.7 it has remained in the two million range
for well over a decade. In the last 15 years about $30 million extra has been spent
to keep our schools well maintained.
The ten year schedule was carefully examined every year to make sure that the
most important projects were attended to well before they led to further
deterioration. School board members who served during some portion of the Ten
Year Facilities Plan have a right to resent recent claims that they did not take
care of the schools.
As listed in the District's report to the
state for review and comment
School Facilities
1. Lincoln Park Elementary School a. Built 1889, additions in 1915, 1930, 1951, 1959, 1966, 1979,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1999 b. K-8 Elementary/Middle School for 451 students c. 170,596 square feet
2. Nettleton Elementary School a. Built in 1905, additions in 1945 and 1987 b. K-5 Elementary School for 362 students c. 90,024 square feet
3. Laura MacArthur Elementary School a. Built in 1914, additions in 1957, 1990 and 1994
b. K-5 Elementary School for 474 students c. 155,406 square feet
4. Morgan Park Middle School a. Built in 1916, additions in 1939, 1955, 1966, 1976, 1983,
1993, 1999 and 2000 b. 6-8 Middle School for 491 students c. 127,331 square feet
5. Lester Park Elementary School a. Built in 1917, addition in 1954 b. 2-5 Elementary School for 327 students c. 48,430 square feet
6. Grant Elementary School a. Built in 1918, additions in 1982, 1991 and 1993 b. K-5 Elementary School for 242 students c. 60,074 square feet
7. Denfeld High School a. Built in 1926, addition in 1987. Public Schools Stadium built in 2001 b. 9-12 High School for 1.151 students c. 266,360 square feet
8. East High School a. Built in 1926, additions in 1958, 1967, 1987 and 1992 b. 9-12 High School for 1.314 students c. 200,340 square feet
9. Congdon Park Elementary School a. Built in 1928, additions in 1964 and 1987 b. K-5 Elementary School for 512 students c. 66,520 square feet
10. Homecroft Elementary School a. Built in 1952, additions in 1956, 1963, 1987 and
2005 b. K-5 Elementary School for 348 students c. 48,126 square feet
11. Ordean Middle School a. Built in 1936, additions in 1956, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1994 and 2001
b. 6-8 Middle School for 767 students c. 138,068 square feet
12. Woodland Middle School a. Built in 1958, additions in 1079, 1994 & 2005 b. 6-8 Middle School for 701 students c. 119,920 square feet
13. Lowell Elementary School a. Built in 1960, additions in 1962 and 1993 b. K-5 Elementary School for 526 students c. 98,873 square feet
14. Piedmont Elementary School a. Built in 1950, additions in 1964 and 1980 b. K-5 Elementary School for 199 students c. 47,910 square feet
15. Rockridge Elementary School a. Built in 1965, addition in 1992
b. K-1 Elementary School for 170 students c. 30,671 square feet
16. Central High School a. Built in 1971, additions in 1977, 2002 & 2003 b. 9-12 High School for 1,062 students c. 231,205 square feet
17. Lakewood Elementary School
a. Built in 1992
b. K-5 Elementary School for 297 students
c. 50,440 square feet
18. Stowe Elementary School a. Built in 1992, additions in 1994 and 1996 b. K-5 Elementary School for 378 students c. 70,232 square feet
Support Buildings
20. Central Administration a. Built in 1890, additions in 1926, 1938, 1973 b. Houses district administration and Unity ALC High School (50 students) c. 158,660 square feet
21. Facilities Management a. Built in 1889, addition in 1989 b. Houses facilities planning, operations & maintenance staff c. 23,390 square feet
22. Transportation
a. Built in 1948, addition in 1991
b. Bus department offices & maintenance garages
c. 13,572 square feet
23. Garfield Building a. Built in 1949 b. Last used as cold storage for district supplies (unused now) c. 37,356 square feet
Additional Properties
24. Chester Ballfield Property a. 20'h Ave. East & 8`" St. b. 3.09 acres
25. Hartley Field Property a. Woodland Ave. & Northfield St. b. 29.61 acres
26. Kensington Place Property a. Arrowhead Rd. & Rice Lake Rd.
b. 26.51 acres
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