Everything from modernized entries to exterior painting to landscaping will be happening during the summer break, as our team works with local contractors to coordinate the efforts as part of a bond-coordinated effort.
Middle Schools + An Initial Corridor
The multi-year effort concentrates on different corridors – groupings of schools that feed or connect to our four middle schools. We have a list of the projects here, organized by the timeline and grouping of the projects. For more information, including updates presented to the board, click here.
Spring & Summer 2023 Bundle A: Middle School Entry Modernization
We have been doing upgrades at all four middle schools (LMAAC, Parkway Academy, Spring Valley Academy, and STEAM Academy).
La Mesa Arts Academy (LMAAC): Upgrades and improvements include the monument marquee, landscaping, hardscaping, signage, and other general entrance improvements with the goal of ensuring that the campus entry is safe and welcoming. The work will honor the architectural integrity and style of the existing buildings.
Parkway: Upgrades and improvements will include projects to address critical infrastructure, provide a single point of access to the school, and security fencing improvements. There will also be campus-wide landscaping improvements and ADA upgrades.
Spring Valley Academy: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, and improvements in school grounds. We will also address campus infrastructure and signage/marquee upgrades, including the south gate to the staff parking lot, repairing compromised field fencing, and upgrading the south side gate.
STEAM Academy: Upgrades and improvements will include the existing marquee sign, landscaping (such as the existing planters outside of classrooms), hardscaping, and other general entrance improvements including an entry gate to the admin office. The goal of these improvements is to ensure that the campus entry is safe and welcoming while honoring the architectural integrity and style of the existing buildings.
Summer 2023 Bundle B: Elementary Schools in the Spring Valley Academy Corridor
We will be doing upgrades at the five elementary schools that are within the boundaries of Spring Valley Academy.
Casa de Oro: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, campus infrastructure upgrades & signage/marquee upgrades. These will include improving the student drop-off spaces as well as the marquee on the NE corner of campus.
Highlands: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds & signage/marquee upgrades. These will include the plaza between the Admin office and the Multi-Purpose Room and the entrance to the Admin office.
Loma: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, campus infrastructure upgrades, and improvements in school grounds & signage/marquee upgrades. These will include the campus entry, the marquee near the drop-off, and the student lunch/dining area.
Murdock: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds, cooling tower HVAC, & signage/marquee upgrades. These projects will include the main entrance monument, a kindergarten metal fence, and clearing the obscured address monument.
Sweetwater Springs: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds, and campus infrastructure improvements. These will include the wet utility, library access from the courtyard, the central plaza amphitheater, and central plaza landscaping.
Summer 2024: Bundle C: Elementary Schools in the LMAAC Corridor
La Mesa Dale: Upgrades and improvements will include the and administration building, security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvement in school grounds, & signage/marquee upgrades.
Lemon Avenue: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds, campus infrastructure & signage/marquee upgrades.
Maryland Avenue: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, campus infrastructure & signage/marquee upgrades.
Rolando: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, shade improvements, campus infrastructure & signage/marquee upgrades.
Summer 2024: Bundle D: Elementary Schools in the STEAM Academy Corridor
Avondale Elementary: Suggested site improvements include entry modernization work including a new, monument-mounted digital marquee, landscaping, decorative security fencing, graphic panels, painting, and appropriate ADA work if needed after surveys have been completed. It is also suggested that we add security chain link fencing along the site perimeter and critical infrastructure.
Bancroft: Suggested site improvements include entry modernization work including a new pole-mounted digital marquee, landscaping, decorative fencing, and required ADA work if needed after surveys have been completed. It is also suggested that we add security fencing along the site perimeter, remove two buildings at the rear of the campus, and landscape improvements to the overgrown garden at the front of the campus.
Kempton: Suggested site improvements include entry modernization work including a new pole-mounted digital marquee and an accessible entrance with a new ramp from the public right of way to the main entry. Other work includes landscaping, security fencing, and critical infrastructure.
La Presa: Suggested site improvements include security fencing at select locations, asphalt seal coating and paving in the playfield courts, workout equipment in the play area, replacement of the chillers and hydronic piping on campus, concrete plaza and sidewalk improvements as necessary, as well as critical infrastructure.
Rancho: Suggested site improvements include security and landscape improvements, accessibility upgrades, shade improvements, campus infrastructure upgrades, and signage/marquee upgrades.
Summer 2025: Bundle E: Elementary Schools in the Parkway Academy Corridor
Fletcher Hills: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds and campus infrastructure, and access improvements to the admin offices.
Murray Manor: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds, and shade and infrastructure upgrades.
Northmont: Upgrades and improvements will include security improvements, accessibility upgrades, improvements in school grounds and campus infrastructure, and signage/marquee upgrades.
For more information, including updates presented to the board, click here.
