Kindergarten & Science Lab Reconfigurations

The Board of Trustees approved the implementation of Extended Day Kindergarten across the District beginning in August 2014 as part of the grade reconfiguration. The Board subsequently approved educational specifications for all future District school facilities that require four kindergarten classrooms at all K–5 and K–8 schools — each room approximately 1,120 square feet, with a student restroom inside the classroom, plus a teacher’s work room of approximately 200 square feet for every two kindergarten classrooms. The approved specifications also require 1,200-square-foot science labs at the K–8 and middle school sites, with a 200-square-foot prep room for every two science labs.

This project was developed to encompass all kindergarten and science lab reconfigurations needed to implement grade-level reconfiguration across the entire District beginning August 2014.

To meet this requirement, Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc. reviewed the existing conditions and capacity of all sites with the District Superintendent and staff, and identified the particular sites that required facility improvements to accommodate the grade reconfiguration.

Improvement needs were identified at eight sites: kindergarten reconfiguration improvements at Brekke, McAuliffe, and Ritchen, and science lab improvements at Chavez, Curren, Kamala, Haydock, and Fremont.

The design and construction team included Dougherty & Dougherty as architect and Vanir as construction manager. The project was completed in Summer 2015.