CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: New Tech Campuses

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7-12 Campus Timeline
February 2021 Completion and April 2021 Opening
 
K-6 Campus Timeline
February 2021 Completion and August 2021 Opening

 

K-6 Blitz

7-12 blitz

 

 

 

 

K-6 photo gallery campus

photo gallery for 7/12 campus

CAMPUS SITES

  • Environmental Design - Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum** set as a goal for the new facilities; LEED-Platinum is the highest level attainable

  • WELL Building Standards**** also being implemented whenever and wherever possible to maximize the health and wellness benefits of our design, operations and new school construction

 Miscellaneous

  • Core Team - team directs design and reports to WWCS Board of Education

  • Design Steering Team (DST) - district-level leadership team providing input on design to Core Team

  • Campus Design Teams - team meetings with extensive community and stakeholder involvement and engagement

  • Small Learning Community (SLC) Design Teams - select focus groups provide input on design and operation of the academic areas

  • Design Focus Groups - small staff member groups with specific department and/or grade-level focus areas

  • Design Teams

7-12 Learning Community


North Campus - 1231 W. Kemper - Forest Park

K-6 Learning Community

South Campus - 147 Farragut Road  - Greenhills

South Campus - 147 Farragut Road  - Greenhills

K-6 site plan


North Campus - 1231 W. Kemper - Forest Park

7-12 Site Plan

DESIGN - Interior and Exterior Design to Support New Tech Network Philosophy

 

COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL VALUES
Show and Tell ~ empower creation, presentation and curation
Community and Culture ~ support small groups and community
Eat and Learn ~ allow eating space to become learning space
Inside and Outside ~ learning in varied settings adds interest & context

FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
  • Land Use Plan led by the WW Board of Education being developed
  • Restoring busing when the buildings are completed

  • Shared community spaces and potential partnerships for these spaces
 

 

DESIGN VOCABULARY

*Program of Requirements (POR) - A complete listing of all of the different types of spaces within a school and their given square footage amounts.

 

**Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum -  A rating system devised by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the environmental performance of a building and encourage market transformation towards sustainable design. Buildings can be certified Silver, Gold or Platinum with Platinum being the highest level awarded.

***Community Learning Centers (CLC)- specializes spaces that serve as hubs for community services, providing a system of integrated partnerships that promote academic excellence and offer recreational, educational, social, health, civic and cultural opportunities for students, families and the community.

 

**** The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is leading the global movement to transform our buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. IWBI delivers the cutting-edge WELL Building Standard, the first to be focused exclusively on the ways that buildings, and everything in them, can improve our comfort, drive better choices, and generally enhance health and wellness.

 

COMMUNITY VISIONING

 February 15, 2017
Community Visioning Meeting VIDEO
Press Release ARTICLE

February 21, 2017
Community Visioning Meeting VIDEO

March 2, 2017
Community Visioning Meeting VIDEO
Student Visioning Meetings PHOTOS
Visioning Final Report
Visioning Final Report Appendix

Open Community Meetings 
Forest Park, Greenhills, Springfield Twp
Campus Designs Presentation